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An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, local health authorities said, in the latest violence to overshadow a fragile ceasefire amid a new push by mediators to bolster the agreement. CBC | World News
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Israeli parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
The bill’s passage marked the culmination of a years-long push by Israel’s far-right to escalate punishment for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic offenses against Israelis. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in the West Bank, setting fires and smashing cars
Israeli settlers rampaged through multiple Palestinian villages overnight Saturday and into Sunday, smashing cars, setting fires and wounding several men in the latest flare-up of violence in the occupied West Bank. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward
Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel releases bodies of 15 Palestinians in final exchange of truce deal’s 1st phase
The bodies of 15 more unidentified Palestinians were handed over by Israel Thursday, in the final exchange of prisoners and detainees between Israel and Hamas. CBC | World News
Read More »Pope Leo’s 1st Christmas sermon decries treatment of Palestinians in Gaza, harm of wars on the ‘defenceless’
Pope Leo gave his first Christmas sermon on Thursday from St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, decrying conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel could be bringing back the death penalty — but only for Palestinians
While any debate over imposing the death penalty is bound to be emotional and contentious, Israel’s proposal to impose lethal punishment only on Palestinians makes new legislation before the Knesset especially egregious, say rights groups. One called it a “celebration of death and revenge.” CBC | World News
Read More »At least 12 Palestinians dead or missing in Gaza as devastation from floods spreads
Hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans face flooding from heavy rains, and materials for shelters and sandbags are not being allowed to enter the enclave, the UN International Organization for Migration said on Friday. CBC | World News
Read More »UN calls for independent investigation into ‘apparent summary execution’ of 2 Palestinians in West Bank
The United Nations human rights office condemned the killing of two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces, saying video capturing the incident showed the men appearing to surrender while unarmed before being shot dead. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli strikes kill at least 25 Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire, Health Ministry says
At least 25 Palestinians were killed in four Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday, in a part of Gaza under Hamas control since a shaky ceasefire took effect in October, the local Health Ministry said. CBC | World News
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