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Gaza ceasefire holds overnight after days of fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad

More than 40 Palestinians have been killed and over 300 wounded in the three days of fighting.

Axios · Aug 7, 2022

Israel, Palestinians agree truce from Sunday evening - sources

Israel and Palestinian militants have agreed to observe a truce in Gaza from Sunday evening as proposed by Cairo, sources said, after a weekend-long pounding of Palestinian targets by Israel drove militants to target its cities with longer-range rockets.

Reuters · Aug 7, 2022

UN special rapporteur says Israeli strikes on Gaza are ‘illegal’

Francesca Albanez calls on the United Nations to investigate whether Israel has breached international law.

Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2022

Timeline: Israel’s attacks on Gaza since 2005

This is the latest assault by Israel on Gaza since the 11-day war in May 2021 killed hundreds.

Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2022

The Gaza Strip explained in maps

The Gaza Strip has been under an Israeli-imposed land, sea and air blockade for the past 15 years.

Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2022

Will Hamas Distance Itself from Confrontation with Israel?

Hamas movement, which has been ruling Gaza since 2007, has left the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) alone in confronting Israel’s attacks on the enclave. This is not the first time that Hamas distances itself from such a confrontation, a tactic that Israel succeeded in imposing on the Strip twice, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 7, 2022

Rahi: Shameful Delay in Cabinet Formation Causing Lebanon's Decay

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi said on Sunday it is "shameful" that Lebanese politicians have yet to form a new cabinet nearly three months after elections, blaming their chronic feuding for the country's "decay". In his weekly sermon, Rahi drew an unfavorable comparison between Lebanon's progress in securing a maritime boundary…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 7, 2022

Timeline: Major flare-ups between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza and the militant Islamic Jihad group fired rockets into Israel on Sunday, the third day of violence that has killed about 30 Palestinians and sent Israelis in southern areas and cities including Tel Aviv into shelters.

Reuters · Aug 7, 2022

EU resumes funding for six Palestinian NGOs branded as terrorists by Israel

The European Union has decided to unfreeze funds allocated to six Palestinian NGOs, which the Israeli security establishment last year accused of having links with 'terrorist' Palestinian organisations.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 7, 2022

Israel’s assault on Gaza: What we know so far

At least 31 people killed so far in attacks on Gaza, in the worst flare-up since the last major attack in May 2021.

Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2022