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World reacts as Gaza officials say 500 killed in Israeli strike on hospital

Palestinian authorities say at least 500 people were killed in an Israeli raid on a hospital in central Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2023

Hundreds feared dead in blast at Gaza hospital as Israel denies airstrike

The Palestinian president has cancelled plans to meet with Joe Biden in the wake of the deadly explosion in Gaza City

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2023

‘They believed it was safe’: death toll rising after blast at Gaza hospital

Health officials say blast killed hundreds as footage shows fire engulfing medical centre owned by Anglican church

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

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Joe Biden’s Middle East summit cancelled after hospital strike, White House says

President had been set to meet with leaders in Jordan after wartime trip to Israel

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

The danger of leaving things be: how the world ‘failed miserably’ in the Middle East

Amid Israel’s turn to the right and the resurgence of armed groups in the Palestinian territories, recent horrific events highlight the dangers of diplomatic inaction

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

The ragged border crossing that could become Gaza's lifeline

The Rafah border crossing is a modest, isolated outpost at the southern end of the Gaza Strip. Yet it could be a critical lifeline as Gazans face a growing humanitarian crisis.

WEKU · Oct 16, 2023

Israel-Hamas war: Biden says Gaza occupation would be ‘big mistake’ – as it happened

US president says he is ‘confident’ Israel will act under the rules of war; Thousands of patients at risk in Gaza, says UN humanitarian office

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023

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Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 10

Israel evacuates 28 communities near Lebanon; number of known hostages taken by Hamas rises to 199; Palestinian death toll now at least 2,750

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

Netanyahu vows to ‘demolish’ Hamas as Biden pushes for aid for desperate Gazans

The border with Egypt is due to open on Monday to allow foreign nationals out of Gaza and aid into the war-torn zone

Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2023

US deploys second aircraft carrier as Israeli ground invasion of Gaza nears

USS Eisenhower sent to region to deter anyone ‘seeking to escalate’ war after Hamas attack

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

Biden interrupted by pro-Palestine activist at human rights dinner

Protester shouted ‘let Gaza live’ and ‘ceasefire now’ during Human Rights Campaign annual dinner in Washington

The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2023

Iran warns Israel it will intervene if Gaza operation continues, report claims

Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian warns Israel could suffer ‘huge earthquake’ if fighting continues

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023

Angry old men set the Middle East ablaze. The young will pay the price

Incompetent and discredited leaders, in thrall to worn-out ideologies, have brought Israel and Gaza to this catastrophe

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023

The 1973 War Analogy Is Deeper Than You Think

The parallels from 50 years ago will shape the region’s battle today.

Foreign Policy · Oct 13, 2023

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The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

In Israel's call for mass evacuation, Palestinians hear echoes of their original catastrophic exodus

In Israel’s call for the evacuation of half of Gaza many Palestinians fear a repeat of their mass exodus from what is now Israel

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

Blinken urges Israel to avoid civilian deaths and wants safe zones in Gaza

Top US diplomat tours Arab states in effort to avoid wider war over expected Israeli invasion of Gaza Strip

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023

‘We reject the forced displacement’ in Gaza: Abbas tells Blinken in Jordan

Palestinian leader tells top US diplomat following Israeli order to evacuate Gaza civilians will lead to ‘second Nakba’.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 7

As the conflict between Israel and Palestine enters its seventh day, these are the main developments.

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The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

US defense secretary in Israel to meet with its leaders and see America's security assistance

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has arrived in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv to meet with senior government leaders and see firsthand some of the U.S. weapons and security assistance that Washington rapidly delivered to Israel in the first week of its war with Gaza's militant Hamas rulers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day seven

Israel’s military has told 1.1 million people to move further south, UN says, warning of ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’; Gaza death toll passes 1,500, a third of them children

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023

US to send more arms to Israel before expected Gaza invasion

Ground forces are gathering near the border, as UN says that Gaza is dangerously close to running out of food and water

WEKU · Oct 12, 2023

Israel tells the U.N. that northern Gaza needs to be evacuated

Israel's military told the United Nations that all of northern Gaza's population needs to be evacuated in 24 hours, the U.N. said. The order affects a region that is home to about 1.1 million people.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2023

Palestinian death toll passes 1,500 – as it happened

UN spokesperson says such a movement would have ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’ as Israel prepares for a ground offensive; Palestinian death toll rises to 1,537, according to Gaza’s health ministry

The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2023

Arab ministers urge Israel to resume talks on two-state solution

Emergency meeting of Arab League calls for ‘serious negotiations between the PLO and Israel’

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2023

How Hamas weaponised Palestinians' despair

The scale of Hamas’ attack on Israel on 7 and 8 October is unprecedented and the failure of the Israeli army and secret services, astonishing. Yet for observers such as former Israeli ambassador to France, Elie Barnavi, the events that have unfolded in the region over the past days were…

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