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Norway, Ireland and Spain said on Wednesday they are recognizing a Palestinian state, in a historic but largely symbolic move, but one that prompted Israel to recall its ambassadors from each of the three countries. CBC | World News
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Why the UN changed its death tolls of Palestinian women and children killed in Gaza
The United Nations is facing scrutiny after lowering its counts of Palestinian women and children killed since Israel began bombing Gaza in its seven-month war against Hamas. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada abstains from UN assembly vote backing Palestinian bid for membership
The UN General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestinian representatives and called on the Security Council to favourably reconsider their request to have a Palestinian state become the 194th member of the United Nations. CBC | World News
Read More »Baby girl dies after being delivered from Palestinian mother killed by Israeli airstrike
A baby girl delivered from her Palestinian mother after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah on Saturday has died, according to her surviving family. CBC | World News
Read More »Baby girl, delivered after Palestinian mother killed in Israeli airstrike, improving in hospital, doctors say
A baby girl delivered from a Palestinian woman who was killed alongside her husband and daughter in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah is stabilizing in hospital after her critical first days, according to her family and doctors. CBC | World News
Read More »18 children among 22 killed by Israeli strikes in Rafah, Palestinian health officials say
Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to Israel, its close ally. CBC | World News
Read More »United States blocks Palestinian request for full UN membership
The United States has voted against a Palestinian request for full United Nations membership, blocking the world body from effectively recognizing a Palestinian state. CBC | World News
Read More »5 aid workers killed in strike while delivering food in Gaza, Palestinian officials say
Five aid workers with the international humanitarian group World Central Kitchen (WCK) were reported to have been killed while delivering food in Gaza on Monday. The Hamas-run Gaza media office blamed the strike on Israel — while the Israeli military says it’s investigating the “tragic incident.” CBC | World News
Read More »Beloved political leader or terrorist? Why some see this jailed Palestinian as best hope for peace
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Read More »Two hospitals in southern Gaza under attack by Israeli forces, Palestinian health officials say
Israeli forces besieged two more Gaza hospitals on Sunday, pinning down medical teams under heavy gunfire, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, while Israel said it had captured 480 militants in continued clashes at Gaza’s main Al-Shifa Hospital. CBC | World News
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