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Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 46 people in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours — including 11 in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone, medics said — as the country missed a deadline set by Washington to allow more humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave. CBC | World News
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Israeli aid agency says it has allowed supplies into Gaza, blaming delays on humanitarian groups
An Israeli government agency tasked with co-ordinating aid deliveries to Gaza is rejecting figures reported by international organizations on the number of supply trucks entering the war-torn enclave, a day after Israel failed to meet the United States’ deadline to allow in more humanitarian assistance. CBC | World News
Read More »Palestinian paramedic recounts ‘massacre’ on school shelter in northern Gaza
As one of the few paramedics left in northern Gaza, Niveen Al-Dwawsa, is often the first on the scene of airstrikes, where she treats as many wounded people as she can. She used her phone to record what she saw while responding to the aftermath of an attack on a school shelter in Jabalia on Oct. 21. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli tanks open fire on central Gaza refugee camp, 11 killed in overnight strikes
Israeli forces sent tanks into the western side of Gaza’s Nuseirat camp on Monday in a new incursion into the enclave’s central area, and Palestinian medics said Israeli military strikes had killed at least 11 people since Sunday night. CBC | World News
Read More »Qatar says it has ‘stalled’ Israel-Hamas mediation efforts until sides show ‘seriousness’ for Gaza deal
The Gulf country has been working alongside the United States and Egypt for months on fruitless talks between the warring sides in Gaza and any disengagement from that process could further complicate efforts to reach a deal. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel has deliberately made northern Gaza unlivable, say Palestinians. What comes next?
Israel’s army has already split the Gaza Strip into two zones, and the IDF claims the northern part is now devoid of Palestinian civilians. Opponents decry this as “ethnic cleansing.” While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicized the next steps, there’s speculation annexation and Jewish settlements will soon follow. CBC | World News
Read More »In northern Gaza, ‘hell is boiling’ for civilians who remain, Palestinian says
Northern Gaza has been cut off from Gaza City to the south, communication has been patchy, supplies of food are dwindling and the price of whatever is available has reached exorbitant levels. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel officially ends agreement with UN Palestinian relief agency operating in Gaza
Israel has officially notified the United Nations that it was cancelling the agreement that regulated its relations with the main UN relief organization for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) since 1967, the country’s foreign ministry said on Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon
Prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 64 people in the Gaza Strip, according to medics in the Palestinian enclave, and battered Beirut’s southern suburbs. CBC | World News
Read More »What displacement looks like for Palestinians in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war continues
Displacement has affected the majority of Palestinians in Gaza living through the year-long war between Israel and Hamas. International organizations, including the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, have set the number of internally displaced people at 1.9 million in the Gaza Strip. CBC | World News
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