Gaza, Hamas and Israel
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The Israeli army killed at least 32 Palestinians and wounded several others in fresh attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, medics said. In Gaza City, two Palestinians were killed and others were injured when an Israeli airstrike hit a house in the al-Daraj neighborhood in the city center, a medical source said.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to give final approval Thursday for plans to take over Gaza City, an operation that could start within days. The widening of the 22-month offensive against Hamas appears to be proceeding despite protests in both Israel and the Palestinian enclave.
The drums of war are pounding on the doorstep of Gaza City. Residents of the largest city in northern Gaza, packed with locals and refugees, fear the hours are ticking down before a looming Israeli offensive.
The women are on a hunger strike to call for Israeli authorities to release the body of a beloved community leader killed during a clash with a Jewish settler last week.
An Israeli official said that the military will be operating in parts of Gaza City where the Israeli military has not yet operated and where Hamas is still active.
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Accusations of shooting civilians at will have led some observers to conclude that Israeli soldiers are ‘gamifying’ war.
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A woman who works for the Israeli border police was caught on video yelling antisemitic slurs at her Jewish neighbor over the death of his daughter who was stabbed to death In November 2023, a "teenage terrorist" assassinated David Lubin's American daughter,
The siege on Gaza City is the first part of plans approved by Israel’s security cabinet to take full military control of Gaza
Palestinian families are choosing between braving Israel’s fierce bombardment at home or being forcibly displaced again.
To be clear: this war must end because of the humanitarian crisis, which has resulted in tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths. But perhaps pushback from within Israel and within the IDF itself could make a difference.