22 h. ago Israeli bombing of Gaza school housing displaced Palestinians kills at least 27, say medical officials

Most of those killed were women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry

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30 h. ago At least 27 killed as Israeli strike hits a school in Gaza, say medical officials

The bodies of 14 children and five women were recovered from the school in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, say officials

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64 h. ago Israel announces intention to seize large areas of Gaza Strip in major escalation

Defence minister Israel Katz says seized land ‘will be added to the state of Israel’s security areas’Middle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s defence minister has said the country intends to “seize large areas” of the Gaza Strip amid a major expansion of aerial and ground operations in the besieged Palestinian territory.Israel Katz said in a statement on Wednesday that “troops will move to clear areas of terrorists and infrastructure, and seize extensive territory that will be added to the state of Israel’s security areas”. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Israel says it is expanding military operation in Gaza and will ‘capture large areas’

Defence minister says seized lands will be added to 'security zones of the State of Israel’

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68 h. ago Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister says military is expanding its operation in Gaza

Israel’s defense minister says its military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize “large areas."

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69 h. ago Israel’s military operation in Gaza Strip expanding to seize 'large areas,' defense minister says

Israel’s defense minister says the country's military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize “large areas” of the Gaza Strip

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3 d. ago Palestinian doctors ‘tortured into confessions’ in harrowing claims of abuse against Israel’s soldiers

Dr Khaled Al-Serr, a surgeon at Al-Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, claims he was brutally beaten and other inmates told him they had been raped in Sde Teiman military detention centre, southern Israel. Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew reports

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3 d. ago Middle East latest: Palestinians struggle to find food in Gaza; Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills 4

The Israeli military has hit a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs in a airstrike

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3 d. ago ‘The way to hell’: Palestinian doctors accuse Israeli soldiers of abuse and torture

Dr Khaled Al-Serr, a surgeon at Al-Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, claims he was brutally beaten and other inmates told him they had been raped in Sde Teiman military detention centre, southern Israel. Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew reports

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3 d. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel issues evacuation order for parts of northern Gaza

IDF says residents should evacuate Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahiya and the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Zayed, al-Manshiya and Tal al-ZaatarThe IDF has issued a forced evacuation order to residents in parts of northern Gaza: Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahiya and the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Zayed, al-Manshiya and Tal al-Zaatar.Avichay Adraee, an Arabic language spokesperson for the Israeli army, said it is a “final” warning before the “raid”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Israel issues sweeping new evacuation orders for Gaza’s Rafah

The Israeli military could soon launch a fresh offensive in the southern city

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4 d. ago Middle East latest: Israel prepares to move deeper into Gaza and issues new evacuation orders

The Israeli military has indicated it could soon launch another major offensive in Rafah and ordered most of the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip evacuated

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4 d. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel orders Rafah evacuation; return to ceasefire between Israel and Hamas essential, says EU

Sweeping order from military covers most of city in southern Gaza; European Union says resumption of negotiations is only way forwardThe Israeli military said on Monday that an inquiry had found that on 23 March, troops opened fire on a group of vehicles that included ambulances and fire trucks when the vehicles approached a position without prior coordination and without headlights or emergency signals.It said several militants belonging to the militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad were killed. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Red Cross ‘heartbroken’ by suspected Israeli attack killing eight aid workers in Gaza

Red Cross says all eight medics were wearing visible emblems and travelling in clearly marked ambulances

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5 d. ago Hamas says it accepts a new ceasefire proposal but Israel makes counter

The Hamas militant group says it has accepted a new Gaza ceasefire proposal

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6 d. ago Inside Israel’s ‘torture’ jails where Palestinians held without charge tell of brutal treatment

A special investigation by Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew reveals allegations of brutal treatment of Palestinians in Israeli facilities including rape, torture, medical neglect and death. Israel rejects all accusations of wrong-doing

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7 d. ago Israel bombs Beirut in first strike since November ceasefire

The strike was in retaliation for rockets fired at northern Israel

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8 d. ago Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill a family of 6 and a Hamas spokesman in Gaza

Israeli strikes overnight and into Thursday killed a family of six and a Hamas spokesman in the Gaza Strip

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9 d. ago Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu repeats threat to seize parts of Gaza if Hamas does not release hostages

Israeli PM says he will take ‘more powerful repression’ if Hamas does not release remaining hostagesFull story: Hundreds join Hamas protest in GazaHere are some of the latest images coming in via the newswires:The Gaza health ministry said on Wednesday that at least 830 people had been killed in the Palestinian territory since Israel resumed large-scale strikes on 18 March, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Middle East latest: Israeli military orders evacuation of parts of Gaza City

The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of parts of Gaza City as it steps up its renewed offensive against Hamas

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