War

Mar
04
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Gaza: Israel Kills 9 Palestinians Collecting Aid

Gaza: Israel Kills 9 Palestinians Collecting Aid

Foreign Affairs, War, World News
Gaza: Israel Kills 9 Palestinians Collecting Aid At least nine Palestinians were killed and several others injured when Israeli forces shelled a Palestinian crowd collecting humanitarian aid from a truck in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, according to medical sources. Sunday’s attack was the second in the last five days on displaced Palestinians in Gaza while waiting for humanitarian aid in the war-battered territory. Turkish broadcaster – TRT World reported the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qudra as saying via a statement that Israeli forces “committed a horrific massacre” in southern Gaza City, near the Kuwaiti…
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Jan
24
2024
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125 People Killed In Gaza By Israeli Bombing Amid Cairo Truce Talks

125 People Killed In Gaza By Israeli Bombing Amid Cairo Truce Talks

News Flash, Security, War, World News
Israeli Bombing Of Gaza Kills 125 People Amid Cairo Truce Talks Heavy Israeli bombardment of Gaza overnight killed at least 125 people, the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said Wednesday, against the backdrop of talks in Cairo aimed at reaching a truce. As the fighting raged, the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said Israeli forces had issued fresh evacuation orders for a section of Khan Yunis housing an estimated half a million residents and displaced people. The orders came as the World Food Programme warned Gazans were facing “catastrophic food insecurity”, and as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took Israel to…
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Jan
16
2024
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‘If Reason Had Been Given A Chance, The Nigerian Civil War May Have Been Averted’ – Gov Otti

‘If Reason Had Been Given A Chance, The Nigerian Civil War May Have Been Averted’ – Gov Otti

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, People & Events, War
According to Abia State Governor Alex Otti, if reason had been given the chance to win out, the Nigerian civil war may have been averted on Monday. Otti, who spoke in an address during the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Umuahia, noted that the loss of millions of lives during the war will be a long-standing stain on the country’ s history. The governor expressed gratitude for the sacrifices made by both male and female members of the Nigerian Armed Forces in defending the country’s territory, people, and property. He bemoaned the current state of domestic instability and the…
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Nov
23
2023
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Peace In Sight As Israel, Hama’s Agree Four-Day Truce For Hostages’ Release, Aid Into Gaza

Peace In Sight As Israel, Hama’s Agree Four-Day Truce For Hostages’ Release, Aid Into Gaza

War, World News
End In Sight As Israel, Hamas Agree Four-Day Truce For Hostages’ Release, Aid Into Gaza Israel’s government and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a four-day pause in fighting to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave. Officials from Qatar and Egypt which have been mediating secret negotiations with Israel and Hamas have for days been saying a deal was imminent. A statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said 50 women and children will be released over four days,…
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Nov
07
2023
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Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza Refugee Camps As Death Toll Nears 10,000

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza Refugee Camps As Death Toll Nears 10,000

World News, War
Gaza Refugee Camps Hit In Airstrikes As Death Toll Nears 10,000 Israeli airstrikes have hit two refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 53 people, health officials said. The strikes came as the U.S. has urged Israel to take a humanitarian pause from its relentless bombardment of Gaza and rising civilian deaths. President Joe Biden suggested that progress was being made on the humanitarian pause. The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has now surpassed 9,700 with more than 4,000 of them children and minors, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. In the occupied…
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Nov
05
2023
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UN Secretary-General Guterres Condemns ‘Horrifying’ Attack On Ambulance Convoy In Gaza, Says ‘This Must Stop’

UN Secretary-General Guterres Condemns ‘Horrifying’ Attack On Ambulance Convoy In Gaza, Says ‘This Must Stop’

World News, News Flash, War
UN Chief Guterres Condemns ‘Horrifying’ Attack On Ambulance Convoy In Gaza, Says ‘This Must Stop’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described a strike on an ambulance convoy outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip as horrific, reiterating his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire. The ambulances evacuating critically injured and sick patients to Al Shifa Hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip were struck at the entrance of the hospital on Friday, according to reports. “I am horrified by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al Shifa Hospital. The images of bodies strewn on the street…
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Oct
16
2023
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Israel-Hamas: Nigeria And Other Islamic Countries Summoned For Emergency Meeting By Saudi Arabia

Israel-Hamas: Nigeria And Other Islamic Countries Summoned For Emergency Meeting By Saudi Arabia

International, Religion, War
Israel-Hamas: Saudi Arabia Summons Nigeria, Other Islamic Countries To Emergency Meeting The ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Salman bin Abdulaziz has summoned an emergency meeting of the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Naija News reports that the emergency meeting is called to discuss the ongoing conflict in the Gaza strip between Hamas and Israel. In a statement posted on OIC’s official website on Sunday, the meeting is slated for October 18 and 19, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The statement reads: “At the invitation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which chairs the current…
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Oct
08
2023
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Pope Francis Reacts To Israel And Palestine War

Pope Francis Reacts To Israel And Palestine War

International, War
Pope Reacts To Israel And Palestine War Pope Francis on Sunday called for “peace in Israel and in Palestine”, saying “terrorism and war do not lead to a solution” As war raged between Israel and Palestinian militants, the pope called for an end to attacks in Israel. He did not mention the Gaza Strip or the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which launched a massive surprise attack early on Saturday. “War is a defeat. All war is a defeat. Let us pray for peace in Israel and Palestine,” he said at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. “I follow with apprehension…
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