After a perilous journey from Gaza to Egypt, which included a five-kilometre walk on foot, with his hands up as missiles exploded around him, Akram Al-Sabbagh was welcomed by his relieved family at Toronto Pearson International Airport Tuesday morning. CBC | World News
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IDF airstrikes kill top Hamas leader in Lebanon as Gaza war intensifies across the region
Three other Hamas operatives were also reportedly killed in the airstrike in southern Lebanon. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »As violence rages in Gaza, Israel’s Palmachim airbase is a hub for evacuating wounded soldiers
The Palmachim airbase about an hour away from Jerusalem has become a critical operations centre in Israel’s war against Hamas. While injured Israeli soldiers are airlifted from the battlefield in Gaza, there’s no escape from the war for Palestinian civilians. CBC | World News
Read More »What is Hamas? The story of its origins and rule of Gaza
A spotlight was cast on the Islamist militant group Hamas after it unleashed a surprise attack in Israel Oct. 7, killing more than 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages. How did the group come to be designated a terrorist organization and rule Gaza? CBC’s Ashley Fraser explores its origins. CBC | World News
Read More »Heavy fighting breaks out at another Gaza hospital as talks underway to free some hostages
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Read More »Many view the Palestinian Authority as corrupt and ineffective. Can it lead Gaza after the war?
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Read More »As Israel airlifts wounded soldiers out of Gaza, Palestinians have nowhere to go
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Read More »UN suspends aid deliveries into Gaza, warns of dwindling food, water supplies
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Read More »After a decade apart, B.C. father reunites with his children from war-torn Gaza
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Read More »‘This is our life now’: Family members tell stories of loved ones held hostage in Gaza
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