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Gaza ‘hell on earth’, says UN as battles rage
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli forces battled Hamas militants and bombed more targets in the devastated Gaza Strip on Tuesday as the UN General Assembly was due to vote on a new demand for a ceasefire.
Families forced to wait as Israel, Hamas truce deal delayed
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» JERUSALEM - Families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and of Palestinians detained by Israel waited Thursday for at least one more day after a breakthrough four-day truce deal was put on hold.
Hundreds flee as Israel orders Gaza hospital evacuated
AFP, Published on 18/11/2023
» KHAN YUNIS, Gaza - Hundreds of people fled on foot Saturday after Israel's army ordered the evacuation of Gaza's main hospital where more than 2,000 patients, medics and displaced people were trapped by the war between Israel and Hamas.
‘Raise your hands’: Israel raids Gaza hospital
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» GAZA CITY - Israeli forces, some wearing facemasks and firing guns into the air, early on Wednesday raided Gaza's biggest hospital which was packed with thousands of Palestinian patients and displaced people, in the army's battle against Hamas.
Israeli troops enter Gaza's main hospital
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli forces raided Gaza's largest hospital on Wednesday, targeting what they say is a Hamas command centre in tunnels beneath thousands of patients and civilians seeking refuge from intense combat.
North Gaza hospitals 'out of service' as fighting rages
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The hospitals in the centre of the heaviest north Gaza fighting have been forced out of service amid shortages and combat, the Hamas-run health ministry said Monday, adding the number of patients dying in the biggest medical centre had risen.
Prince Harry wins round in battle with UK papers
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» LONDON - The publishers of two UK newspapers on Friday lost a bid to have a case for unlawful information gathering brought against them by Prince Harry and others thrown out of court, opening the way for a possible trial.
TikTok mums nurture 'detox for kids' misinformation
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - A TikTok army of American mothers claiming to be "detox" specialists is pushing unproven treatments for childhood behavioural disorders -– while hiding that their misinformation is actually a marketing campaign aimed at making money.
Azerbaijan, Armenia hold Brussels talks, Russia proposes Moscow summit
AFP, Published on 15/07/2023
» BAKU - Azerbaijan and Armenia held a fresh round of EU-mediated peace talks Saturday, while Russia offered a summit in Moscow in an effort to reassert a lead role in the normalisation process.
Doctors walk out in biggest UK healthcare strike
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» LONDON: Hospital doctors in England on Thursday staged the biggest walkout in the history of the UK's state-funded National Health Service, prompting fears for patient safety.