38 h. ago Israel destroys a hospital in north Gaza as strikes intensify on Palm Sunday

A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza hit a hospital, a municipal building, a home and a vehicle, killing at least 21 people, including children, on Sunday.

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38 h. ago Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza, targets hospital in territory’s north

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza — Israel struck a hospital in northern Gaza early Sunday, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensified. The pre-dawn strike hit Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, after Israel issued an evacuation warning, according to Gaza’s ministry of health. One patient, a girl, died during the evacuation because medical staff were unable to […]

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1 week ago Israeli strike on school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian officials say

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 100 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 27 or more sheltering at a school, according to Palestinian medical authorities, in a stepped-up offensive that Israel’s military said is intended to pressure Hamas and eventually expel the militant group. The bodies of 14 […]

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3 w. ago UN to reduce staff in Gaza and blames Israel for a strike that killed its employee

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Nations said Monday it will “reduce its footprint” in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank strike hit one of its compounds last week, killing one staffer and wounding five others. Israel has denied it was behind the March 19 explosion at the UN guesthouse in central Gaza. […]

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3 w. ago Israel strikes Gaza and orders new evacuation as Palestinian death toll climbs past 50,000

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 26 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a Hamas political leader and several women and children. Residents said tanks had advanced into an area of the southern city of Rafah as the military ordered it evacuated. Gaza’s Health Ministry said the […]

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3 w. ago Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds ’only the beginning’

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday that killed more than 400 Palestinians, local health officials said, shattering a ceasefire in place since January as it vowed to force Hamas to release more hostages and relinquish control of the territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes after […]

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3 w. ago Little Italy’s Bar Pompette receives prestigious hospitality award

Toronto’s Bar Pompette has been named Michter’s Art of Hospitality Winner by North America’s 50 Best Bars. In its fourth edition, North America’s 50 Best Bars — sponsored by Perrier — is considered by many as the most authoritative and prestigious survey of cocktail tastes on the continent . This year’s awards ceremony will take […]

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3 w. ago Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 404 Palestinians and shatter ceasefire with Hamas

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes after Hamas […]

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3 w. ago Israeli air strikes across Gaza shatter ceasefire with Hamas

JERUSALEM — Renewed Israeli air strikes in Gaza early Tuesday morning spelled an end to the uneasy ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) launched the strikes just after 2 a.m. Israeli time, ordered by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as a result of the terror group’s refusal to release more hostages. Unverified numbers […]

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4 w. ago At least 44 killed in new Israeli strikes against Hamas, Gaza officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Gaza’s Ministry of Health says at least 44 people have been killed from Israeli airstrikes into Gaza early Tuesday morning. Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, saying it was striking Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in […]

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4 w. ago Homes now living memorials in kibbutz targeted by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023

KFAR AZA, Israel — Just beyond the gate, past a row of destroyed and burned-out homes, one can see the ruined buildings in the northern portions of Gaza City. On a good day, you can even see the Mediterranean. Kibbutz Kfar Aza was one of the first — and among the hardest hit — Israeli […]

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4 w. ago North Macedonia investigates bribery allegations tied to club fire that killed 59 people

KOCANI, North Macedonia (AP) — As families gathered at a hospital for updates, Tomco Stojanov already knew his son’s devastating fate: 25-year-old Andrej was killed Sunday in the nightclub fire that left dozens dead, many trampled during a desperate bid to escape. “Thank you for your condolences, but my pain is incurable. The wound is […]

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