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120,000 minors crossed Darien Gap last year in bid to reach US
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» PANAMA CITY - Record numbers of migrants crossing the hostile Darien gap jungle in 2023 included 120,000 minors, the Panama government said Monday.
Israel PM says no peace until Hamas destroyed
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted peace can only be achieved in Gaza if Hamas is destroyed, the territory demilitarised and Palestinian society "deradicalised", after warning the war is set to intensify.
Israel strikes Gaza after UN calls for more aid
AFP, Published on 23/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israel continued to press its Gaza offensive on Saturday, with Hamas reporting heavy shelling in several cities hours after world powers demanded more aid be allowed into the besieged Palestinian territory.
UN Security Council to vote on Gaza aid as famine fears mount
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The United Nations (UN) Security Council was expected to vote Friday on a resolution to boost aid to Gaza, as the world body warned the Israel-Hamas war was pushing the Palestinian territory towards famine.
Israel bombs Gaza as UN weighs new ceasefire call
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israel launched more deadly strikes on Gaza Tuesday as the UN Security Council was due to vote on another ceasefire demand and concern mounted over the conflict's impact on global shipping.
Israel faces mounting outrage over Gaza war
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel faced mounting international pressure Monday over the rising civilian death toll and destruction of hospitals in Gaza, as it pressed on with its war against Hamas militants in the besieged Palestinian territory.
Israel bombs Gaza after warning Hamas nears 'dissolution'
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel pressed on with its bombing of Gaza on Tuesday after saying its campaign to destroy Hamas has left the Palestinian militant group on the "the verge of dissolution".
Israel pursues Hamas in and around Gaza's biggest cities
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel pressed on with its offensive in and around Gaza's main cities on Friday, more than two months after Hamas's deadly attack sparked a war that has claimed thousands of lives and left the Palestinian territory in ruins.
Israel bombs Gaza as pressure mounts to protect civilians
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel struck Gaza targets Sunday in its war on Hamas sparked by the October 7 attacks as international concern mounted over the spiralling civilian death toll on the third day of fighting after a truce ended.
Israel strikes Gaza as pressure mounts to protect civilians
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel carried out bombardments in Gaza on Sunday as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with Palestinian militant group Hamas.