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Officials say Qatar has decided to suspend its mediation efforts on Gaza

Officials say Qatar has decided to suspend its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel

Officials say Qatar has decided to suspend its mediation efforts on Gaza
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Israel declares war, bombards Gaza and battles to dislodge Hamas fighters after surprise attack

The Israeli government has formally declared war and given the green light for “significant military steps” to retaliate against Hamas for its surprise attack from the Gaza Strip

Israel declares war, bombards Gaza and battles to dislodge Hamas fighters after surprise attack
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As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined Wednesday with a top political rival to create a wartime Cabinet overseeing the fight to avenge a gruesome weekend attack by Hamas militants

As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
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Israel orders the evacuation of 1.1 million people from northern part of Gaza, the UN says

Israel’s military has directed the evacuation of northern Gaza, a region that is home to 1.1 million people, within 24 hours

Israel orders the evacuation of 1.1 million people from northern part of Gaza, the UN says
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Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms

Palestinians began a mass exodus Friday from northern Gaza after Israel’s military told some 1 million people to evacuate toward the southern part of the besieged territory

Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms
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Gaza's desperate civilians flee or huddle in hopes of safety, as warnings of Israeli offensive mount

Palestinians are struggling to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody attack into Israel

Gaza's desperate civilians flee or huddle in hopes of safety, as warnings of Israeli offensive mount
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Weary families trudge through Gaza streets, trying to flee the north before Israel's invasion

Some left home with suitcases jammed with clothes

Weary families trudge through Gaza streets, trying to flee the north before Israel's invasion
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Lack of water worsens misery in besieged Gaza as Israeli airstrikes continue

In the besieged Gaza Strip, 2.3 million people don’t have access to clean, running water because of Israel’s decision to cut off water and electricity to the enclave while pounding it with airstrikes

Lack of water worsens misery in besieged Gaza as Israeli airstrikes continue
Health|News|World

Palestinian medics in Gaza struggle to save lives under Israeli siege and bombardment

Gaza's health ministry says that an estimated 1,200 people are still trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings awaiting rescue, or recovery

Palestinian medics in Gaza struggle to save lives under Israeli siege and bombardment
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No place is safe in Gaza after Israel targets areas where civilians seek refuge, Palestinians say

Even the safe zones of Gaza aren’t safe for Palestinians

No place is safe in Gaza after Israel targets areas where civilians seek refuge, Palestinians say
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Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the 'nightmare' of Gaza's hospitals

In the besieged Gaza Strip, hospitals are nearing collapse as doctors work under the most trying conditions

Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the 'nightmare' of Gaza's hospitals
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Dwindling fuel supplies for Gaza's hospital generators put premature babies in incubators at risk

Doctors in the Gaza Strip say dwindling fuel supplies are putting dozens of premature babies hooked up to incubators at risk of imminent death

Dwindling fuel supplies for Gaza's hospital generators put premature babies in incubators at risk
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Israel steps up air and ground attacks in Gaza and cuts off the territory's communications

The Israeli army says its ground forces are “expanding their activity” in the Gaza Strip, as it moves closer to a full-on ground invasion of the besieged territory

Israel steps up air and ground attacks in Gaza and cuts off the territory's communications
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Mass graves, unclaimed bodies and overcrowded cemeteries. The war robs Gaza of funeral rites

Palestinians say the devastating war between Israel and Hamas is robbing them not only of their loved ones but also of the funeral rites that long have offered mourners some dignity and closure in the midst of grief

Mass graves, unclaimed bodies and overcrowded cemeteries. The war robs Gaza of funeral rites
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Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive

Nearly three dozen trucks entered Gaza in the largest aid convoy since the war between Israel and Hamas began, but humanitarian workers say the assistance still falls desperately short of needs after thousands of people broke into warehouses seeking food

Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive
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Pressure rises on Israel to pause fighting and ease siege as battles intensify near Gaza City

Israeli troops have encircled Gaza City in heavy fighting with Hamas militants, the miiltary says, as the Palestinian death toll rises above 9,000

Pressure rises on Israel to pause fighting and ease siege as battles intensify near Gaza City
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Following an Israeli airstrike, crowded Gaza hospital struggles to treat wounded children

Airstrikes in the Gaza Strip's Bureij refugee camp have flattened entire apartment buildings, sending scores of injured Palestinians into a hospital unable to grant them bed space

Following an Israeli airstrike, crowded Gaza hospital struggles to treat wounded children
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Trapped in hell: Palestinian civilians try to survive in northern Gaza, focus of Israel's offensive

Weeks after ordering northern Gaza’s 1.1 million inhabitants to evacuate south, the Israeli army is intensifying its bombing of the area that stretches to the wetlands of Wadi Gaza, in the central strip

Trapped in hell: Palestinian civilians try to survive in northern Gaza, focus of Israel's offensive
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Gaza has lost telecom contact again, while Israel's military says it has surrounded Gaza City

Gaza has lost communications in its third total outage of the Israel-Hamas war, and Israel’s military says it has encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two

Gaza has lost telecom contact again, while Israel's military says it has surrounded Gaza City
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Civilians fleeing northern Gaza's combat zone report a terrifying journey on foot past Israeli tanks

What was once Gaza’s busiest thoroughfare has become a terrifying escape route for Palestinian civilians running for their lives from heavy combat

Civilians fleeing northern Gaza's combat zone report a terrifying journey on foot past Israeli tanks
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Israel-Hamas fighting heats up in Gaza City, accelerating the exodus of Palestinians to the south

Thousands of Palestinians are streaming out of northern Gaza on foot in an accelerating exodus

Israel-Hamas fighting heats up in Gaza City, accelerating the exodus of Palestinians to the south
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Civilians flee north Gaza or shelter at a hospital as Israel and Hamas battle in the city

Crowds of Palestinian families stretching as far as the eye could see walked out of Gaza City and surrounding areas toward the south Thursday

Civilians flee north Gaza or shelter at a hospital as Israel and Hamas battle in the city
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Thousands who were sheltering at Gaza City’s hospitals flee as Israel-Hamas war closes in

Thousands of Palestinians sheltering from the Israel-Hamas war at Gaza City’s main hospital are fleeing south after several reported strikes in and around the compound overnight

Thousands who were sheltering at Gaza City’s hospitals flee as Israel-Hamas war closes in
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Netanyahu rejects growing calls for a cease-fire as Israel battles Hamas outside main Gaza hospital

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing back against growing international calls for a cease-fire, saying Israel’s battle to crush Gaza’s ruling Hamas militants would continue with “full force.”

Netanyahu rejects growing calls for a cease-fire as Israel battles Hamas outside main Gaza hospital
Health|News

Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital and people trapped inside say they cannot flee

Health officials and people trapped inside Gaza’s largest hospital are rejecting Israel's claims that it is helping babies and others evacuate, saying fighting continues just outside the facility where incubators lay idle without electricity and critical supplies are running out

Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital and people trapped inside say they cannot flee

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