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Israel pounds Gaza City as tens of thousands flee
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza City on Thursday as soldiers battled street-by-street with Hamas militants, and tens of thousands of Palestinians desperate for safety fled their homes southwards in the besieged territory.
Israel tightens ‘stranglehold’ around Gaza City
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israel said it was tightening the "stranglehold" around Hamas in Gaza City as the military operation on Wednesday aimed at smashing the Palestinian militants gathered pace despite ceasefire calls.
Blinken visits West Bank as fierce fighting roils Gaza
AFP, Published on 05/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Top US diplomat Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, meeting with Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas as Israel pressed its war to destroy Hamas that has already claimed thousands of lives.
Fierce fighting in Gaza, as Hamas says Israel kills 30 in camp bombing
AFP, Published on 05/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel pressed its war to crush Hamas on Sunday nearly a month after the worst attack in its history, as the Palestinian militant group said an Israeli bombing in Gaza killed dozens of people.
Israel pushes deeper into Gaza
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza on Tuesday, driving tanks and armoured bulldozers through the rubble of shattered buildings and hunting for Hamas militants who carried out the worst attack in Israel's history.
Thousands of Afghans flee Pakistan as deadline looms
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» PESHAWAR, Pakistan - More than 10,000 Afghans living in Pakistan rushed to the borders on Tuesday, just hours before a deadline for 1.7 million people to leave Pakistan voluntarily or face arrest and deportation.
Thousands of Afghans flee Pakistan as deadline looms
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» PESHAWAR, Pakistan - More than 10,000 Afghan migrants rushed to the border on Tuesday, the last day of a deadline for 1.7 million Afghans to leave Pakistan voluntarily or face arrest and deportation.
Ground battles rage in Gaza as concern grows for hospitals
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli ground forces fought deadly battles with Hamas militants inside Gaza on Monday and sent tanks to the outskirts of the biggest city while air strikes kept raining down on the besieged Palestinian territory.
Israeli hostage families fight to keep spotlight on captives
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» JERUSALEM: Some support an Israeli invasion of Gaza, others want a prisoner swap, but relatives of dozens seized by Hamas said Sunday they were united in demanding Israel's government end their nightmare.
Israel pounds Gaza as UN warns order 'starting to break down'
AFP, Published on 29/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Israel pounded Hamas-ruled Gaza with more air and ground attacks Sunday in an escalating military campaign as the UN warned civil order was "starting to break down" in the besieged Palestinian territory.