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More than 400,000 in Gaza were already internally displaced before Israel’s evacuation order, UN humanitarian office says

The evacuation order could signal a coming ground invasion. Shipments of U.S. arms have arrived, giving a green light to Israeli retaliation in Gaza after Hamas’ attack.

The Israeli military is preparing for a possible ground invasion in Gaza as it pounds the tiny coastal strip in retaliation for the unprecedented weekend attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas

Israel’s military has directed the evacuation of northern Gaza, a region that is home to 1.1 people, within 24 hours

UN says tens of thousands have fled south as Israeli ground troops prepare for next stage of operations to ‘dismantle Hamas’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to destroy Hamas in a televised address on Friday, warning that the fierce bombardment of Gaza was "only the beginning" of his country's response to the deadly attacks by Hamas militants last week. His threat came as thousands of Palestinians fled to southern Gaza…

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Leo Varadkar called for the opening of a humanitarian corridor to allow aid to reach Palestinians.

International aid groups are warning that they cannot deliver food and other basic services to people in the Gaza Strip and that a “dire” humanitarian crisis is set to worsen.

Palestinian officials say the besieged enclave’s healthcare system is ‘collapsing’ under Israel’s near-constant aerial bombardment, as bed space and supplies run out

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