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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 56 people in 24 hours

Strikes on the Gaza Strip continued, killing 56 people while Benyamin Netanyahu authorised a delegation to continue negotiations in Qatar for a ceasefire.

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Israel says it will send delegation to Qatar ceasefire talks

Benjamin Netanyahu's office said representatives of the Mossad intelligence agency and military would attend the talks but gave no further details. There has been no immediate comment from Hamas.

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Aid delivery to Gaza hampered by Israeli restrictions and ongoing war

Aid delivery to Gaza has been severely impacted by Israeli restrictions and fighting, with 90% of the population displaced and over 45,000 killed since October 2023.

Gaza

Hamas police chief among 18 people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Three children and three women died in the strike on the so-called humanitarian safe zone of Mawasi in Gaza, according to Palestinian medics.

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Gaza

Gaza population down by 6% since start of war, says PCBS

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics says Gaza's population has declined by around 160,000, including over 55,000 presumed dead and 100,000 people that have left Gaza since 7 October, 2023.

Gaza

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill twelve as war grinds on into the new year

Strikes hit northern and central Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas nears its 15 month mark with no end in sight.

Gaza

Dozens of injured patients evacuated from Gaza for medical care

The evacuation has highlighted the escalating humanitarian crisis, with thousands of Palestinians needing urgent care outside the besieged territory.

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Fourth infant in weeks dies from hypothermia in Gaza

Israel's Health Ministry has released a report detailing what it calls widespread physical, psychological and sexual abuse, based on findings of doctors who treated some of hostages released from Gaza last year.

Gaza

Israeli airstrike on Gaza City's Wafa hospital kills seven people

The strike hit the upper floor of the hospital on Sunday, killing at least seven people and wounding several others, according to the Palestinian Civil Defence.

Israel

Israeli protesters demand hostage release deal with Hamas

During Hamas' surprise incursion into southern Israel in October last year, the militants killed at least 1,200 people and took around 250 others hostage and brought them to Gaza.

Gaza

Israeli army detains dozens of workers at hospital in northern Gaza

Israel's army also detained the director of what is one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals, Palestinian medical officials said on Saturday.

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IDF troops remove staff, patients from northern Gaza hospital

The IDF denied any of its troops had entered the facility or set fire to it and accused the militant group Hamas of using the facility for cover.

Gaza

Israeli air strike kills five Palestinian journalists in Gaza

An Israeli air strike has killed five Palestinian journalists in Gaza who worked for the local Quds News Network. The Israeli military claims it was targeting militants from the Hamas-allied group, Islamic Jihad.

World News

Israel and Hamas trade blame for ceasefire delays as agreement nears

Although Israel and Hamas have expressed optimism that progress was being made toward a deal, sticking points remain over the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.

Israel

Israel confirms it killed Hamas political leader in Tehran in July

Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran this summer, revealing the extent of Israel's operations against militant leaders.

Gaza

Israeli strikes kill at least 58 including children in Gaza Strip

Talks for a hostage and ceasefire agreement were underway in Qatar on Sunday, with Hamas said to have provided proof of life for several hostages, according to Israeli media.

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Pope calls for ceasefire on all war fronts in pre-Christmas prayer

Francis delivered his Sunday blessing from indoors with Vatican officials citing the cold weather and his upcoming busy Christmas schedule.

Gaza

Israeli strikes kill at least 22 people across the Gaza Strip

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said.

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UNRWA disappointed at Swedish decision to end 'core support'

For decades, UNRWA has operated networks of schools, medical facilities and other services around Gaza and the West Bank, as well as in neighbouring Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.

Israel

Euroviews. Ms Kallas, prioritise civil society for Israeli-Palestinian peace

The peacebuilders of Israel and Palestine are ready. They now need a leader to partner with them, and ensure that civil society initiatives are not just an afterthought but a cornerstone of a just and durable peace, Nivine Sandouka and Brian Reeves write.

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