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19 Aug

Family, including six children, among 25 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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A family, including six children, have been killed in the central Gaza Strip, in the latest waves of Israel’s deadly attacks across the besieged Palestinian territory. At least 25 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Sunday. The parents and their six children were killed in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Strip, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said. The grandfather of the children said their mother worked for the United Nations. “My daughter, together with her husband and six children, was sleeping peacefully at home in Deir al-Balah. They were taken by…
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17 Aug

UN’s Guterres: ‘The ultimate vaccine for polio in Gaza is peace’ | Israel-Palestine conflict

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NewsFeedThe UN is readying 1.6 million doses of polio vaccine for children in Gaza as the disease spreads across the devastated strip. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that if a cease fire is not enacted, then a “polio pause” would be necessary for a vaccination campaign to take place.Published On 16 Aug 202416 Aug 2024 https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/4512459_ce1456ba53a645959747bce0f44a8f0f_1080i50ESSENCE.mp4.00_00_15_04.Still001-1723832777.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&quality=80 #UNs #Guterres #ultimate #vaccine #polio #Gaza #peace #IsraelPalestine #conflict
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16 Aug

Palestinian leader Abbas tells Turkish parliament he will go to Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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The president of the Palestinian Authority tells Turkish legislators he will stand by the Palestinian people even at the cost of his life. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has promised to go to the besieged Gaza Strip, saying he will stand by the Palestinian people even if it costs him his life. Speaking to Turkey’s Grand National Assembly on Thursday as the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli war on Gaza surpassed 40,000, Abbas decried the “silence of the international community” in the face of atrocities committed by Israel. “I have decided to head to the Gaza Strip along with…
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12 Aug

The Gaza Man: A Palestinian’s quest to make it to the Paris Olympics | Paris Olympics 2024

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Before every weightlifting competition, Mohammed Hamada thinks of Gaza. He thinks of the destruction of his home and people, or of the mass grave he dug for residents of the building next to his. These circumstances have created a special kind of athlete. One who had to eat animal food to survive, losing 18kg in the process. And one who ultimately had to leave Gaza and his family, so he could try and compete in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. “We came out of Gaza not to escape death,” the 22-year-old Palestinian weightlifter said. “We left Gaza to complete our…
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What does it mean to recognise Palestinian statehood?
24 Jul

What does it mean to recognise Palestinian statehood?

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It is a step to “bring peace to the Middle East", according to Simon Harris, Ireland’s prime minister. On May 22nd his country, along with Norway and Spain, said that it would formally recognise Palestine as a state. Israel recalled its ambassadors from all three countries in response; its foreign minister condemned the trio’s decision as a “distorted step" and said it was evidence, in the wake of Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7th, that “terrorism pays". Ireland, Norway and Spain are joining the majority of countries: almost three-quarters of members of the UN recognise Palestine. What exactly does…
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‘Give us the tools and we’ll finish the job,’ says Netanyahu; accuses US of withholding weapons | World News
19 Jun

‘Give us the tools and we’ll finish the job,’ says Netanyahu; accuses US of withholding weapons | World News

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said President Joe Biden is withholding weapons amid the war against Hamas as his country is “fighting for its life,” an accusation the White House denied. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hasn’t specified which weapons or ammunition supposedly had been withheld by the US, Israel’s biggest arms supplier(AP) In an English-language video released Tuesday, Netanyahu said he told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to Israel last week that he appreciates Washington’s support but that it’s “inconceivable” that weapons or ammunition have been held back in the past few months. That video…
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‘You moron!’ Jerry Seinfeld, known for supporting Israel, roasts pro-Palestine protester
17 Jun

‘You moron!’ Jerry Seinfeld, known for supporting Israel, roasts pro-Palestine protester

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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld responded to a pro-Palestine supporter during his Australian show on June 16. The 70-year-old comedian called the man a “moron” after he had been interrupted on stage. The man in the audience shouted “Free Palestine” slogans during Seinfeld’s performance in Sydney. “We have a genius, ladies and gentlemen. He solved the Middle East. He solved it. It’s the Jewish comedians; that’s who we have to get. They’re the ones doing everything,” News.com.au quoted the comedian as telling the protester. “They’re going to start punching you in three seconds so I would try and get all your genius…
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