14 h. ago The Guardian view on the killing of Gaza’s journalists: Israel wants to stop the world from seeing what it’s doing | Editorial

This is the most lethal war for the media in recent times. A generation of journalists is being wiped outDay by day, the death toll rises, the war crimes mount, and the outrage grows. Last Wednesday, the pope demanded that Israel stop its “collective punishment” of Gaza’s population. A day later, António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general, warned that “the levels of death and destruction are without parallel in recent times”. More than 500 UN staff have pressed the human rights chief, Volker Türk, to call it genocide. Half of registered voters in the US have already concluded that that is what Israel is doing in Gaza.The agony is deepening. On Friday, the Israeli military declared famine-hit Gaza City to be a combat zone, intensifying its assault and ending “tactical pauses” that allowed limited – if utterly inadequate – food delivery. Many inhabitants are physically incapable of fleeing again, and fear that they would be no s...

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15 h. ago Israeli attacks on Gaza City kill dozens ahead of planned offensive

Hundreds of thousands of civilians are sheltering in Gaza City as Israel’s leaders discuss a plan for attack

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21 h. ago Palestinians flee Gaza City as escalating Israeli offensive kills 77

Israeli official reveals plan to halt or limit aid into northern Gaza even as malnutrition kills 10 more people

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57 h. ago Israel releases distressing footage of Hamas terrorists murdering father in front of his two children on October 7

The harrowing video was publicized by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wife of the deceased on the same day the IDF launched the Gaza City offensive.

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58 h. ago Gaza famine likely to worsen as Israel ends pauses for aid deliveries

Israeli military announces move in Gaza City as it steps up attacks before planned offensiveIsrael’s military will no longer pause fighting to allow aid deliveries in Gaza City, a military spokesperson has said, in a decision likely to deepen the famine already gripping the north of the territory.Israeli forces have been stepping up attacks in and around Gaza City as the military prepares for a ground operation that humanitarian groups and many of Israel’s closest allies have warned will be catastrophic for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians already struggling to survive hunger, disease and Israeli attacks. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Gaza famine likely to worsen as Israel ends pauses for aid deliveries in capital

Israeli military announces move in Gaza City as it steps up attacks before planned offensiveIsrael’s military will no longer pause fighting to allow aid deliveries in Gaza City, a military spokesperson has said, in a decision likely to deepen the famine already gripping the north of the territory.Israeli forces have been stepping up attacks in and around Gaza City as the military prepares for a ground operation that humanitarian groups and many of Israel’s closest allies have warned will be catastrophic for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians already struggling to survive hunger, disease and Israeli attacks. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Israel declares Gaza City ‘dangerous combat zone’ as ground offensive launched

Fears for hundreds of thousands of Gazans as Israel declares Gaza City a 'dangerous combat' zone and launches ground attack on the enclave's largest community

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67 h. ago Israel says bodies of 2 hostages returned as military begins Gaza City offensive

Israel says Gaza City is now considered a dangerous combat zone as it begins the initial stages of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation

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68 h. ago Israel begins initial stages of Gaza City offensive as IDF attacks outskirts 'with great force' after declaring it 'dangerous combat zone'

'We are not waiting. We have begun preliminary operations and the initial stages of the attack on Gaza City, and we are currently operating with great force on the outskirts of the city,' the IDF said.

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68 h. ago Israel says body of hostage returned as military begins Gaza City offensive

Of the 251 hostages taken by Hamas-led militants almost 22 months ago, roughly 50 remain in Gaza including 20 that Israel believes to be alive

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69 h. ago Israel declares Gaza City a ‘dangerous combat zone’ ahead of planned offensive

The military did not confirm whether residents or aid groups had been notified of the plans

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69 h. ago Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone and halts humanitarian pauses

Israel’s military says it is suspending mid-day pauses to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza City, calling it a “a dangerous combat zone.”

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69 h. ago IDF ends 'tactical pause' in Gaza City and declares it 'a dangerous combat zone' as it prepares for military take

Starting today, the local tactical pause in military activity will not apply to the area of Gaza City, which constitutes a dangerous combat zone,' the military said in a statement.

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4 d. ago UN official says 'all hope is gone' if Israeli offensive on famine

A United Nations official tells The Associated Press that if Israel’s military goes ahead with a planned offensive in Gaza City, then “all hope is gone that we’re ever going to see the end to this."

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4 d. ago Gaza starvation death toll keeps rising as Pope issues desperate ceasefire plea

Deaths from starvation across the Gaza Strip soar at a terrifying rate, according to local health officials, even as Israeli troops prepare for a major offensive on Gaza City and warplanes pound the community

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7 d. ago ‘No place is safe’: families flee Gaza City as Israel vows to press on with offensive

Others refuse to leave as aircraft and tanks bomb outskirts of city where about half of Gaza’s 2m people now liveIsraeli aircraft and tanks have pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City, destroying buildings and homes, as Israeli leaders vowed to press on with an expanded large-scale offensive on the city.Witnesses reported the sound of continuous explosions overnight from Saturday night into Sunday morning in the areas of Zeitoun and Shejaia. Meanwhile, tanks shelled houses and roads in the nearby Sabra neighbourhood and several buildings were blown up in the northern area of Jabaliya. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘Death is better than displacement’: Gaza City mothers say hunger blocks escape of looming Israeli offensive

Palestinian mothers have warned that their hunger is preventing them from moving away from Gaza City as Israel warned that Gaza’s largest city would be destroyed unless Hamas yields to their terms.

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1 week ago Gaza war latest: Israel to continue with Gaza City offensive as Netanyahu orders ‘immediate’ hostage negotiations

The UK condemns Israel's plans for illegal settlements in the West Bank

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1 week ago Gaza City offensive would be ‘death sentence’ for Israeli hostages, say relatives

UN warns of ‘massive death and destruction’ if Netanyahu proceeds with plan for expanded military operationMiddle East crisis – latest updatesAn Israeli operation to conquer Gaza City would be a “death sentence” for the remaining living Israeli hostages held in Gaza, relatives of the hostages have said, as the Red Cross and UN warned of a looming catastrophe.Opposition to a new operation – repeatedly “approved” by Israeli figures in recent days – is growing inside Israel and internationally. Calling for an immediate ceasefire, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, warned of the “massive death and destruction that a military operation against Gaza would inevitably cause”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Huge explosion in Gaza as Israeli military launch next stage of ground offensive

A huge blast erupted in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military launched the next stage of its ground offensive on Thursday (21 August).

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