Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire
During a fleeting appearance before thousands of Catholic pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Vatican’s open-air Easter Sunday mass, Pope Francis urged a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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Thousands rally in Tel Aviv to demand return of Hamas-held hostages
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday in central Tel Aviv to demand the return of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, even at the cost of ending the war in the besieged enclave.
Gaza doctor’s ‘inhumane conditions’ in Israeli detention worsening: Lawyer
Hussam Abu Safiya and other Palestinian prisoners in Israeli-run detention centres are facing increasingly “inhumane conditions” and torture, his lawyer announced.
Israeli Attacks Kill Dozens in Gaza, Health Ministry Says
Israel was keeping up its intense bombing campaign in the enclave, which has exacted a heavy price on civilians struggling to find safe places to shelter.
Aid groups warn Gaza Children survive on ‘less than a meal a day’
Israel’s total siege and bombardment of the Gaza Strip have left Palestinian children surviving on less than one meal a day, according to a warning by the leaders of 12 major aid groups in the besieged enclave.
Hamas says Israel is “weaponising” Gaza aid
Palestinian group Hamas says Israel is openly using starvation as a weapon of war with Palestinians, a day after Israel’s defence minister pledged to maintain a blockade on aid entering the Gaza Stip.
Israeli Strike Kills at Least a Dozen in ‘Humanitarian Zone,’ Gazan Officials Say
Gaza’s Civil Defense, the local emergency rescue service, reported that an Israeli strike overnight into Thursday in the Mawasi encampment area killed at least a dozen people, including children. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a re…
Israel Strikes Area With Tent Camps for Displaced Gazans
The attack on the Mawasi area of southern Gaza killed at least a dozen people, according to the emergency rescue service in the territory. Israel did not confirm the location of the attack.
Gaza war would ‘end immediately’ if Israeli captives released: US envoy
Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip will end if Hamas releases all remaining captives, US President Donald Trump’s top hostage envoy said in an interview with Al Jazeera.
Gaza has become ‘mass grave’ for Palestinians: MSF
As Israel resumes and expands its onslaught on Gaza by land, air, and sea, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Wednesday denounced the mounting toll on Palestinian civilians and aid workers, saying the enclave has become a “mass grave” for Palestinians.