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May

17

2025

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100 Dead As Israel Launches Fresh Gaza Offensive

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100 Dead As Israel Launches Fresh Gaza Offensive The Israeli military said Saturday it had launched “extensive strikes” as part of a fresh offensive in Gaza, after rescuers reported 100 people killed in the besieged Palestinian territory. The army said on Telegram it had begun the “initial stages” of the offensive, known as Operation Gideon’s Chariots. The operation was part of “the expansion of the battle in the Gaza Strip, with the goal of achieving all the war’s objectives, including the release of the abducted and the defeat of Hamas”, it said in a post in Arabic. A separate statement…

Jan

18

2025

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Israeli Government Approves Gaza Ceasefire Deal

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Israeli Government Approves Gaza Ceasefire Deal Israel’s cabinet voted to approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal on Saturday, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, ending days of uncertainty about whether the truce would go into effect this weekend. The ceasefire, set to begin Sunday, would halt fighting and bombardment in Gaza’s deadliest-ever war. It would also enable the release of hostages held in the territory since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. “The government has approved the hostage return plan”, Netanyahu’s office said early Saturday…

Jan

17

2025

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Jubilation As Israel, Hamas ‘Reach Ceasefire Deal’ To End 15 Months Gaza War

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Jubilation As Israel, Hamas ‘Reach Ceasefire Deal’ To End 15 Months Gaza War AttNews yesterday through it's Contributing Editor Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke reported that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal to end the 15 months of war in Gaza. Quoting sources, the BBC said the deal follows months of talks with Qatar being one of the key mediators. Two days ago, an official familiar with the negotiations said mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza. The official said the “breakthrough” was reached after midnight.…

Nov

19

2024

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Israeli Airstrikes Kill Hezbollah Spokesman In Beirut

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Israeli Airstrikes Kill Hezbollah Spokesman In Beirut Hezbollah has confirmed the death of its Spokesman, Mohammed Afif, in an Israeli attack in Beirut. He was a “pillar” of Hezbollah’s media and political work, the pro-Iranian group said on Telegram. Afif was one of the few remaining publicly known faces of Hezbollah after the killing of the group’s leadership and had recently led press conferences. He was a confidante of the militia’s former Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike at the end of September.

Jun

07

2024

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Israeli Strike Kills Dozens At School Complex In Gaza

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Israeli Strike Kills Dozens At School Complex In Gaza A school complex belonging to the United Nations located in Central Gaza has been hit by an Israeli airstrike on Thursday. The attack on the United Nations facility which has been a shelter for thousands of displaced Palestinians killed dozens of people, the New York Times has reported. Defending the attack on the facility, the Israeli military explained that they precisely targeted Hamas operatives, some of whom took part in the Oct. 7 attacks. Spokesperson for the Israeli military, Daniel Hagari said, “Our precise strike was based on concrete intelligence from…

Apr

27

2024

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Israeli Government Writes Hamas Over Gaza Ceasefire Proposal After 6 Months Deadlock

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Israeli Government Writes Hamas Over Gaza Ceasefire Proposal After Six Months’ Deadlock Hamas said it had received on Saturday Israel’s official response to its latest ceasefire proposal and will study it before submitting its reply, the group’s deputy Gaza chief said in a statement. “Hamas has received today the official response of the Zionist occupation to the proposal presented to the Egyptian and the Qatari mediators on April 13,” Khalil Al-Hayya, who is currently based in Qatar, said in a statement published by the group. After more than six months of war with Israel in Gaza, the negotiations remain deadlocked,…

Apr

16

2024

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Israel Will Respond To Iran Missile Attack – IDF War Cabinet Declares

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Israel Will Respond To Iran Missile Attack – IDF War Cabinet Declares Israel’s top general has said the country will respond to Iran’s missile and drone attack, but it remains unclear what form that response will take and whether it will be so forceful that it could tip a worsening spiral of violence into a full-scale regional war. US officials said on Monday that some form of counter to Iran’s attack, which involved more than 300 missiles and drones, was almost inevitable, but the Biden administration was still hoping it would be a limited counterstrike and not aimed at Iranian…

Apr

11

2024

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Israeli Airstrike Kills 3 Sons, 3 Grandchildren Of Hamas Leader, Haniyeh

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Israeli Airstrike Kills Three Sons, Three Grandchildren Of Hamas Leader, Haniyeh Three sons and three grandchildren of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Gaza refugee camp, according to the Hamas-affiliated news agency, Shehab. Haniyeh told Al Jazeera his children were visiting relatives for Eid at the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza when they were targeted. The Hamas chief decried what he described as Israel’s brutality, but he stressed that Palestinian leaders will not back down if their families and homes are targeted. The Hamas chief decried what he described as Israel’s brutality,…

Apr

08

2024

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Israel Pulls Troops Out Of Southern Gaza

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Israel Pulls Troops Out Of Southern Gaza Israel on Sunday pulled all its troops out of southern Gaza, including from the city of Khan Yunis, the military and Israeli media said, after months of fierce fighting with Hamas militants left the area devastated. But the military, known as the IDF, said a “significant force” will continue to operate in the rest of the besieged Gaza Strip. “The 98th commando division has concluded its mission in Khan Yunis,” the army said in a statement to AFP. “The division left the Gaza Strip in order to recuperate and prepare for future operations.…

Mar

25

2024

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Many Feared Killed, Homes Razed In Fresh Plateau Clash

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Many Feared Killed, Homes Razed In Fresh Plateau Clash Several homes were razed, barns destroyed and cattle rustled following a violent clash between irate youths in the Ponglong area of Lalin district, Mikang local government council, Plateau state. The clash, between Motola and Taroh youths, occurred on Saturday night in Mikang local government. The Nation gathered that some persons were killed while the numbers of those who sustained various degrees of injuries are also reported to be high. Some residents added that they are yet to ascertain the number of persons reportedly killed in the bloody clash. The transition chairman…