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Gaza authorities say 15 killed in Israeli strike on Bureij refugee camp

Israeli attacks have targeted refugee camps in Gaza for days, levelling buildings in tightly packed quarters.

Al Jazeera · Nov 2, 2023

First Thing: Biden urges pause in Gaza fighting to rescue hostages

His comments came as Hamas says the death toll at the Jabalia refugee camp nears 200. Plus, Pentagon’s UFO online reporting tool launches

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023

'Israel should stop dropping explosive weapons in densely populated areas': HRW

After the Israeli military struck Gaza's largest refugee camp for a second straight day, the UN warned that the strikes on the densely populated residential area "could amount to war crimes". Those attacks came even as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continued to worsen. Sari Bashi, Program Director at Human…

France 24 · Nov 2, 2023

Israel-Hamas war – live: Number of hostages held in Gaza rises as foreign nationals arrive at Rafah crossing

596 foreign nationals will leave today after more than 300 left Gaza a day earlier

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023

UN rights office says Israeli attacks on Jabalia could be ‘war crime’

UN says high number of casualties and scale of destruction raise questions about proportionality.

Al Jazeera · Nov 2, 2023

War crime queries after Israeli refugee camp strike

Israel needs to provide more information about its targeting of a refugee camp to kill a senior Hamas leader, an international law expert says.

AAP · Nov 1, 2023

Cratered ground and destroyed lives: piecing together the Jabalia camp airstrike

Guardian analysis of footage and imagery sheds more light on pulverising attack in Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

CNN host confronts IDF official over Gaza refugee camp bombing

When Wolf Blitzer pressed the IDF official to focus on the civilians who lost their lives as a result of the bombing, he replied, ‘This is the tragedy of war, Wolf.’

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

Canada's refugee pilot programs risk making refugees prove their worth

Canada’s Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP), intended to settle skilled refugees to fill urgent Canadian labour shortages, risks commodifying refugees and humanitarianism. A shift towards using an asylum claimant’s economic potential to judge their claim risks blurring the lines between humanitarian- and economically-driven migration to Canada.

The Conversation · Nov 1, 2023

Dwindling sympathy? Israel's Gaza bombing strains relations with Americas

From October 7 to November 1, the voices critical of Israel are growing louder by the day. A case in point is the Americas, after a day when Bolivia became the first nation to sever ties with Tel Aviv, while Chile and Colombia recalled their ambassadors. The Israelis may claim…

France 24 · Nov 1, 2023