Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent, Istanbul
Local residents and eyewitnesses say dozens of Israeli tanks and military vehicles have pushed into a major residential district of Gaza City, on the…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israeli tanks push into major Gaza City residential area
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Syria’s worst drought in decades pushes millions to the brink
EPASheep walk among the dried-out bed of the Orontes River in Jisr al-Shughour, northern Syria The wheat fields outside Seqalbia, near the Syrian city of Hama, should be golden and heavy with grain.
Instead, Maher Haddad’s 40 dunums (10 acres) are…
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UN genocide report a blunt indictment of Israel’s actions in Gaza
Jeremy BowenInternational editor
Daniel Meron, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, says Israel “categorically rejects the libellous rant” The report is intended to be detailed and damning, presenting evidence it says shows that Israel is committing…
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Does Israel face a ‘South Africa moment’ over Gaza?
Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent, Jerusalem
ReutersAs the war in Gaza grinds on, Israel’s international isolation appears to be deepening.
Is it approaching a “South Africa moment”, when a combination of political pressure, economic, sporting and…
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Israel demolishes more high-rise towers as Gaza City offensive ramps up
Israel has destroyed more high-rise buildings in Gaza’s largest city over the weekend, as it scales up its military offensive to occupy Gaza City.
The Israeli military is ordering everyone in Gaza City to “evacuate immediately” to a unilaterally…
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