Tag: Gaza
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Sinwar’s death offers an opening to end the war in Gaza – and a test for Netanyahu
The killing of Hamas’ leader Yahya Sinwar represents a major symbolic and military victory for Israel a year after the hardline ideologue masterminded a devastating terrorist attack that shattered the country’s sense of security. But it’s unclear if Sinwar’s demise will open the door to the release of Israeli hostages still held by Hamas, end…
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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar possibly killed in Gaza
Share Who is Yahya Sinwar? Yahya Sinwar is the Hamas leader who Israeli officials said was the main architect of the group’s Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel and who the country’s military has been chasing for more than a year. It’s been believed that Sinwar, who was in charge of day-to-day operations in Gaza…
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Israeli military investigating ‘possibility’ Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza
The Israeli military said Thursday it is “checking the possibility” Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was among three militants killed in Gaza during its operations in the enclave. Sinwar, who Israel has accused of being the architect of the Hamas-led Oct. 7 terror attacks, was announced as Hamas’ new political head in August following the assassination…
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U.S. says it will be ‘watching’ as Netanyahu holds emergency meeting on increasing aid to Gaza
Facing increasing U.S. pressure to ramp up aid into Gaza and warning that Washington would be “watching,” as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an emergency meeting to discuss the matter on Wednesday. An Israeli official confirmed the meeting to NBC News on Thursday, but did not provide further details about the discussion which was…
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Teen recounts horror after his mom and brother were burned alive by Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
When an Israeli airstrike on Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah sparked a fire that swept through a cluster of tents Monday night, 19-year-old Shaban al-Dalu was sleeping near his mother, Alaa, 38. In a video that circulated widely on social media, Shaban’s arms could be seen reaching from the enveloping flames, horrifying a world…
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Stern U.S. letter prompts Israel to allow first aid into northern Gaza this month. Will it last?
Israeli officials were Wednesday scrutinizing an unusually stern letter from the U.S. government threatening to review military assistance to the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if it continued to block essential aid from entering the Gaza Strip. While the departments of State and Defense will be reassured that, according to an Israeli official, the…
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At a time of despair in Gaza, a newborn brings hope
Islam Al-Qanou addressed her newborn son as she made her way back to the camp for displaced people in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis. “Oh, Abdel Hadi, you came in a time of destruction and war,” she said. “There is no bed for the boy. We are staying in the open air and on the sand.”…
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U.S. warns Israel it may restrict military aid if Gaza humanitarian situation doesn’t improve
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has warned Israel that if the humanitarian situation in Gaza doesn’t improve within the next 30 days, the U.S. may restrict military assistance to Israel. In a letter Sunday to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs, Ron Dermer, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense…
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Israeli strike on Gaza hospital ignites devastating fire
The strikes marked a deadly weekend in Gaza that continued into Monday morning, with the Israeli military launching a separate strike in the area of the Jabalia refugee camp in the enclave’s north, killing at least several people and injuring dozens of others, an official at the Al-Awda Hospital told NBC News. The official said…
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Protesters stage sit-in at New York Stock Exchange to spotlight Gaza attacks
A group of protesters staged at a sit-in outside the New York Stock Exchange Monday morning amid continued Israeli attacks in Gaza. Individuals representing Jewish Voices for Peace, a Jewish-led pro-Palestinian group, arrived at the exchange at 85 Broad Street as part of an “unscheduled protest” just before the stock market’s official 9:30 a.m. opening,…