Tag Archives: Gaza

Hamas releases bodies of Israeli hostages, including the Bibas family

Muhamad Yehia The Bibas family include a mother and two children whose whereabouts were widely speculated on. Hamas on Thursday released the bodies of four deceased Israeli hostages, said to include the Bibas family — a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead. Militants displayed four …

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Hamas frees eight more hostages, Israel delays prisoner release

  Muhamad Yehia After more than a year of being held captive, Israeli soldier Agam Berger was released on Thursday by Hamas as part of the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. She was among five female Israeli soldiers abducted by the Palestinian militant group during the October 7th Hamas …

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Israel’s Netanyahu vows to challenge ‘absurd’ corruption charges as he takes the stand in his trial

Muhamad Yehia TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised defiantly on Tuesday to knock down corruption allegations against him as he began testifying in his long-running trial, becoming the first sitting Israeli leader to take the stand as a criminal defendant. The testimony is another low point for …

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Hungry Palestinians in north Gaza search for food

JERUSALEM (AP) — With virtually no food allowed into the northernmost part of Gaza for the past month, tens of thousands of Palestinians under Israeli siege are rationing their last lentils and flour to survive. As bombardment pounds around them, some say they risk their lives by venturing out in …

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Muhamad Yehia CAIRO (AP) — The number of Palestinians killed in the yearlong war in Gaza has passed 43,000, more than half of them women and children, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Monday. The tally includes 96 dead who arrived at hospitals in Gaza over the past two days, the …

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It could take 350 years for Gaza to rebuild if it remains under a blockade, UN report says

Muhamad Yehia & sahar ragab United Nations agencies have long warned that it could take decades to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s offensive against Hamas, one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns since World War II. Now, more than a year into the war, a new report speaks in terms …

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More than 100 people killed in latest Israeli bombings in Gaza, say medics

More than 100 people killed in latest Israeli bombings in Gaza, say medics Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo UN special coordinator says ‘nightmare in Gaza is intensifying’ and calls for immediate end to violence At least 87 people have been killed or are missing and 40 injured after intense Israeli airstrikes overnight …

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Middle East crisis live: Iran warns UN about Israel’s threats against its nuclear sites; Israel launch strikes across Lebanon

Muhamad Yehia WHO to evacuate 1,000 Palestinian women and children for urgent medical care Up to 1,000 women and children needing medical care will shortly be evacuated from Gaza to Europe, the head of the World Health Organization’s Europe branch said in comments published on Monday. Israel, which is besieging the war-devastated …

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Israeli protesters demand Netanyahu reach hostage deal with Hamas

Cairo.. Muhamad Yehia Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sign a deal to release the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza During the weekly protest against the government of Netanyahu, relatives of hostages and their supporters said the moment …

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UN urges ceasefire in the wake of killing of Hamas leader

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Will the warring parties in the Middle East agree to a ceasefire in the wake of the killing of Hamas’ chief That is the call of UN Secretary General and the U.N. special coordinator for the Middle East peace process. “The Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) is interested that …

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