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A photo of Tala Abu Ajwa wrapped in a white shroud with her pink rollerblades went viral soon after her death in Gaza City. Her father says she took her skates with her during every displacement the family had since the Israel-Hamas war began 11 months ago. CBC | World News
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6 staffers in Gaza killed after airstrikes hit school, UN Palestinian refugee agency says
The UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA said six staffers were killed after two airstrikes hit a school in central Gaza on Wednesday, marking what it said was the highest death toll among its staff in a single incident. CBC | World News
Read More »Dozens killed and injured in Israeli attack on Gaza tent camp, Gaza agency says
Israeli missiles set ablaze a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, killing or wounding dozens of people, the enclave’s civil emergency service said on Tuesday, in what the Israeli military called a strike on a Hamas command centre. CBC | World News
Read More »Dealbreaker? Hostages ‘sacrificed’ on the altar of Netanyahu’s plan for Gaza, say critics
As international mediators try to get Israel and Hamas to agree on a ceasefire and see hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners, the Israeli prime minister is facing criticism for threatening the deal. CBC | World News
Read More »Muslim countries’ local sodas see boost amid Coke and Pepsi boycott over Gaza
Coca-Cola and rival PepsiCo spent hundreds of millions of dollars over decades building demand for their soft drinks in Muslim-majority countries. But now, local sodas are emerging as real competitors amid boycotts of the brands as symbols of America, and by extension Israel, at a time of war in Gaza. CBC | World News
Read More »Children in Gaza receive polio vaccines as WHO launches emergency campaign
More than 600,000 children under the age of 10 will receive the oral vaccine against polio after the first case was confirmed by WHO in Gaza. The fighting will pause for at least eight hours a day in specified areas to give health workers the opportunity to vaccinate children. CBC | World News
Read More »Family confirms Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin among hostages found dead in Gaza
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Read More »Doctors and aid workers prepare for mass polio vaccinations in Gaza amid pause in fighting
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Read More »With Gaza population already displaced, some fear Israel has similar plans for West Bank
Israel has been stepping up military operations in the West Bank, which critics fear might be a signal it is poised to start using Gaza-style tactics on Palestinian communities there, including pushing people out of their homes. CBC | World News
Read More »TikToker who documented life in Gaza killed by shrapnel from airstrike in Khan Younis
Medo Halimy, whose social media posts and videos documented daily life in Gaza, was sitting with his friend at the Brand Cafe in Khan Younis Tuesday when the teens were hit by shrapnel from a nearby airstrike. His friend survived, but Halimy died of his injuries. CBC | World News
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