The Israeli military has invaded the district of Shijaiyah several times in the nine-month war. The latest assault sent some 80,000 people fleeing.
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Israeli protesters block highways, call for cease-fire to return hostages 9 months into war in Gaza
The war was triggered by Hamas’ cross-border attack on Oct. 7, in which 1,200 people were killed and 250 others taken hostage. Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 38,000 Palestinians
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Rafah is dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas
Abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment buildings have blasted out walls and shattered windows. Bedrooms and kitchens are visible from roads dotted with rubble piles that tower over the Israeli military vehicles passing by. Very few civilians remain.
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Hamas clears way for possible cease-fire after dropping key demand, officials say
Months of on-again off-again cease-fire talks have stumbled over Hamas’ demand that any deal include a complete end to the war.
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Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements
Word of the decision emerged as an Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had decided to send negotiators to resume Gaza cease-fire talks.
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Settlement tracking group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decades
The Palestinians view the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank as the main barrier to any lasting peace agreement and most of the international community considers them illegal or illegitimate.
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Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
In recent weeks, with Gaza cease-fire talks faltering, fears have increased of an escalation on the Lebanon-Israel front.
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Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling likely new assault on southern Gaza city
Meanwhile, Israel releases the director of what was once Gaza’s largest hospital after holding him for seven months without charge or trial.
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Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank kills a Palestinian militant and wounds 5 other people
The strike took place in Nur Shams, an urban refugee camp that has been a frequent target of the Israeli military and is known as a stronghold of Palestinian militants.
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19 sick and injured children, plus companions, leave Gaza in first medical evacuation since May
Family members earlier bade a tearful goodbye to the children as they and their escorts left the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis bound for the Kerem Shalom cargo crossing with Israel.