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Thousands of Gaza children are malnourished under Israel's food blockade, aid groups say

Aid groups are raising new alarm over Israel’s blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip

Thousands of Gaza children are malnourished under Israel's food blockade, aid groups say
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Israeli defense minister says troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely

Israel’s defense minister says troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely

Israeli defense minister says troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely
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Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9 other people

An Israeli airstrike has struck the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing a medic and wounding nine other people

Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9 other people
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Hamas says it's sending a delegation to Qatar to continue Gaza ceasefire talks

A Hamas official says that the Palestinian militant group is sending a delegation to the Gulf Arab state of Qatar to continue the indirect ceasefire talks with Israel

Hamas says it's sending a delegation to Qatar to continue Gaza ceasefire talks
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Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday and hits a hospital in the north

A new wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza has hit the last major hospital providing critical health care in the territory's north

Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday and hits a hospital in the north
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Israel releases 10 Palestinians detained from Gaza. They say they suffered abuse

Israel has freed 10 Palestinians detained from Gaza, the latest in periodic releases from the thousands of people troops have seized during the military campaign in the territory

Israel releases 10 Palestinians detained from Gaza. They say they suffered abuse
MidEast|Political|World

Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building kills at least 23, officials say

An Israeli airstrike on a residential block in northern Gaza killed at least 23 people, health officials in the Palestinian territory say

Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building kills at least 23, officials say
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An Israeli strike hit near a charity kitchen in Gaza as Palestinians gathered for food

Hospital officials say Israeli strikes around Gaza killed more than 30 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children

An Israeli strike hit near a charity kitchen in Gaza as Palestinians gathered for food
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Israel walks back its account of the killing of 15 medics in Gaza after video seems to contradict it

The Israeli military has backtracked on its account of the killing of 15 Palestinian medics by Israeli forces last month after phone video appeared to contradict its claims that their vehicles did not have emergency signals on

Israel walks back its account of the killing of 15 medics in Gaza after video seems to contradict it
MidEast|Political|World

Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza as ground troops enter Palestinian territory's north

Israeli strikes have killed more than a dozen people in the Gaza Strip as Israel sends more ground troops into the Palestinian territory to ramp up its offensive against Hamas

Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza as ground troops enter Palestinian territory's north
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Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials say

Gaza's Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike has killed at least 27 Palestinians sheltering at a school in northern Gaza and wounded 70 more

Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials say
MidEast|Political|World

Netanyahu says Israel will establish a new security corridor across Gaza to pressure Hamas

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is establishing a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip

Netanyahu says Israel will establish a new security corridor across Gaza to pressure Hamas
Food|MidEast|Political|World

UN agency closes its remaining Gaza bakeries as food supplies dwindle under Israeli blockade

The U.N. food agency is closing all of its bakeries in the Gaza Strip

UN agency closes its remaining Gaza bakeries as food supplies dwindle under Israeli blockade
Health|MidEast|Political|World

Israeli troops killed 15 Palestinian medics and buried them in a mass grave, UN says

Palestinians held funerals for 15 medics and emergency responders killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza

MidEast|Political|World

Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza's southern city of Rafah

The Israeli military has issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah

Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza's southern city of Rafah
Economy|MidEast|Political|World

'Eid of sadness': Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have little to celebrate as they mark the normally festive Eid al-Fitr

'Eid of sadness': Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

UN to reduce staff in Gaza, blaming Israel for a strike that killed its employee

The United Nations has said 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

UN to reduce staff in Gaza, blaming Israel for a strike that killed its employee
MidEast|Political|World

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israel has struck the largest hospital in the territory's south

Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israel’s military has struck the largest hospital in the territory's south, killing two people and wounding others

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israel has struck the largest hospital in the territory's south
MidEast|Political|World

Israel fires on Lebanon after rocket attack in the heaviest exchange since the truce with Hezbollah

Israel has launched airstrikes on several locations in Lebanon in retaliation for a rocket attack

Israel fires on Lebanon after rocket attack in the heaviest exchange since the truce with Hezbollah
Crime|Health|MidEast|Political|World

A month-old girl is pulled from the rubble in Gaza after an airstrike killed her parents

Rescuers have pulled a 25-day old baby girl alive from the rubble of her home in Gaza's Khan Younis after an airstrike killed her parents and brother

A month-old girl is pulled from the rubble in Gaza after an airstrike killed her parents
MidEast|Political|World

Strikes in Gaza kill 85 overnight, bringing the total since Israel broke ceasefire to nearly 600

Israeli strikes have killed at least 85 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday

Strikes in Gaza kill 85 overnight, bringing the total since Israel broke ceasefire to nearly 600
Crime|Health|Lifestyle|MidEast|Political|World

A pregnant woman and her young son were killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike

Afnan al-Ghanam of Gaza had given birth to her first child during war, 13 months ago, while the family was still living in their home

A pregnant woman and her young son were killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike
MidEast|World

Israeli troops advance in Gaza to retake part of a corridor dividing north from south

Israel says its troops retook part of a corridor that bisects Gaza, and its defense minister warned that attacks would intensify until Hamas frees dozens of hostages and gives up control of the territory

Israeli troops advance in Gaza to retake part of a corridor dividing north from south
Health|MidEast|Political|World

Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds are 'only the beginning'

Israel has launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says are “only the beginning” and “a necessary condition for freeing hostages.”

Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds are 'only the beginning'
MidEast|Political|World

Israel launches deadly wave of airstrikes across Gaza after ceasefire talks stall

Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, striking dozens of Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January

Israel launches deadly wave of airstrikes across Gaza after ceasefire talks stall

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