43 h. ago Israel attacks Gaza’s last working hospital as it expands offensive across territory

Israeli attacks kill at least 14 Palestinians across besieged territory on Palm Sunday

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1 week ago Fresh horror in Gaza and fears for hostages as Israel expands to 'crush' Hamas

Israel has unleashed more bloody attacks on Gaza , warning its offensive will expand into large areas of the Strip in a bid to wipe out diehard Hamas fighters - amid fears for locals and hostages

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2 w. ago ‘They don’t want them to know anything’: Gaza civilians held in Israel not told families had been killed

A nurse, a civil servant and a teacher, among thousands of Palestinians detained without charges, were not informed their relatives had died in Israeli attacks• ‘He insisted we take him to the graves’: the Palestinian hostages coming home to catastropheFor six months after it became impossible, Ahmed Wael Dababish still dreamed of a simple reunion: the day he could once again hug his wife, Asma, his two daughters and his young son.A nurse from Gaza, Dababish last saw his family in the early hours of one night in December 2023, when Israeli troops attacked a school where they had sought shelter. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Words are used like cheap marge in supermarket sandwiches. No one means what they say

QUENTIN LETTS: Sir Keir Starmer called Israel's latest attacks on Gaza 'truly shocking'. When Sir Keir says 'shocking', which he does quite often, he keeps his lips rigid like a ventriloquist.

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3 w. ago 'Israel airstrike' kills UN worker in Gaza after attack on major headquarters

A health ministry in the Gaza Strip today said one United Nations worker was killed and five others left severely injuries in a strike on a headquarters in the area

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Israel breaking the ceasefire: destroying hope along with lives | Editorial

Benjamin Netanyahu is kept in place by an endless war, at a terrible cost to Palestinians and hostagesIn shattering the two-month ceasefire that had brought a fragile peace and relief to Gaza, Israel has also smashed the faint hopes that a resolution might just remain within reach. This was one of the deadliest days since the early months of the conflict, sparked by the lethal Hamas raid of 7 October 2023. Israel says it was attacking “terror targets”, but health authorities in Gaza say that 174 children and 89 women were among the more than 400 dead. Evacuation orders issued by the military suggest that a renewed ground offensive may be on its way for traumatised and repeatedly displaced Palestinians. Families of the remaining Israeli hostages are terrified and angry too, attacking the government for choosing to give up on them.Horror is piling upon horror. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed since the war began, and the numbers grew even during the ceasefire, many d...

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3 w. ago ‘A nightmare come true’: Palestinians flee again after Israel’s attacks on Gaza

Thousands displaced once more as wave of airstrikes ends ceasefire, killing hundreds and raising new fears about aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesThousands of Palestinians were on the move in Gaza on Tuesday, after a wave of Israeli airstrikes signalled the end of almost two months of calm in the devastated territory. Many were newly bereaved, and most had been displaced many times.Like others in Gaza, Ghaitam, a 19-year-old from a village near the southern city of Khan Younis, said he was woken at about 2am by the sounds of warplanes, explosions and screaming. “It was a nightmare that came true,” he said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gaza death toll soars to 330 as Israel launches heaviest attack since ceasefire

Airstrikes on Gaza have led to reports of 330 deaths so far as Israel says it has aimed at dozens of Hamas targets in its heaviest assault on the territory since a ceasefire took effect

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4 w. ago Israel launches Gaza strikes in biggest attack since ceasefire

Netanyahu says Hamas faces ‘increasing military strength’ over refusal to release hostages or agree to terms

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