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Israel’s blockade, imposed since March 2, has forced hospitals and clinics across Gaza to stretch limited stocks of medicines even as needs increase. For burn patients, the lack of supplies is particularly excruciating. CBC | World News
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9 women, 3 children among Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Gaza City school shelter
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 59 people, hospital officials said on Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign against Hamas in a war now entering its 20th month. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel’s plan to expand military campaign in Gaza strikes fear into Palestinians
Israel’s plan to expand its Gaza offensive, displace people within the enclave and take control of aid distribution has horrified Gazans who have already suffered multiple displacements and severe food shortages for nearly 19 months. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli leadership votes to expand Gaza ground offensive
Israel approved plans on Monday to capture the entire Gaza Strip and remain in the territory for an unspecified amount of time, two Israeli officials said, in a move that if implemented would vastly expand Israel’s operations in the Palestinian territory and likely bring fierce international opposition. CBC | World News
Read More »Children face starvation in Gaza as Israel’s blockade of food, medication reaches 2 months
Roughly 60,000 children in Gaza are showing signs of malnutrition, the territory’s Health Ministry said, as a two-month blockade on the besieged Palestinian territory remains in place, with aid groups saying the humanitarian response is on the verge of total collapse. CBC | World News
Read More »Tensions flare in Gaza over dwindling supplies as drones hit ship carrying aid
Fights are erupting over dwindling supplies inside Gaza as drones reportedly attacked a vessel carrying aid into the territory on Friday, marking exactly two months since Israel imposed a total blockade on supplies into the enclave. CBC | World News
Read More »Gaza aid blockade imposed by Israel contested in International Court of Justice hearings
UN and Palestinian representatives at the International Court of Justice accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into Gaza, on the first day of hearings about Israel’s obligations to facilitate aid deliveries. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel flattens remains of Rafah ruins as latest strikes on Gaza hit 3 homes
Israel’s army is flattening the remaining ruins of the city of Rafah on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, residents say, in what they fear is a part of a plan to herd the population into confinement in a giant camp on the barren ground. CBC | World News
Read More »Children among 10 killed by Israeli strike on Gaza City home
The dead in the early-morning airstrike in a neighbourhood in western Gaza City included three women and five children, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the bodies. CBC | World News
Read More »Mark Carney condemns Israeli blockade on food to Gaza
Liberal Leader Mark Carney urged Israel to allow the World Food Programme to work in Gaza, saying food must not be used as a “political tool,” hours after the UN agency said it had run out of stocks due to a sustained Israeli blockade on supplies. CBC | World News
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