Palestine
Hamas releases two more hostages as Israel ramps up Gaza strikes
Middle East
October 24, 2023
Hamas releases two more hostages as Israel ramps up Gaza strikes
Gaza and Jerusalem CNN — Hamas released two Israeli citizens on Monday, according to multiple sources, amid growing pressure to…
Fuel scarcity forces Gaza hospital out of service
Middle East
October 24, 2023
Fuel scarcity forces Gaza hospital out of service
The Indonesian Hospital in the Gaza Strip lost power, becoming the first hospital in the Strip to go out of…
Egypt rejects any calls to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza: Parl’t speaker
Egypt
October 24, 2023
Egypt rejects any calls to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza: Parl’t speaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives Hanafi al-Gebali said the Palestinian cause is at a critical juncture, amid far-reaching grave…
2,000 children killed in Gaza, aid group says, as doctors warn fuel shortage is a death sentence
Middle East
October 24, 2023
2,000 children killed in Gaza, aid group says, as doctors warn fuel shortage is a death sentence
Gaza and Jerusalem CNN — Aid agencies are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as doctors warn an Israeli blockade…
Gaza death toll reaches 5,087 on Monday
Middle East
October 23, 2023
Gaza death toll reaches 5,087 on Monday
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the death toll from Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip by Monday,…
China’s special envoy is on a Middle East mission. Peace is just part of the picture
Middle East
October 23, 2023
China’s special envoy is on a Middle East mission. Peace is just part of the picture
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France bans all pro-Palestinian protests
World
October 23, 2023
France bans all pro-Palestinian protests
Paris CNN — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in central Paris on Thursday, in defiance of a controversial new ban on…
‘Not in our name’: Jewish peace activists across the US call for immediate ceasefire and justice for Palestinians
World
October 23, 2023
‘Not in our name’: Jewish peace activists across the US call for immediate ceasefire and justice for Palestinians
CNN — As Rabbi Alissa Wise scrolls through social media, her feed is littered with videos of dead Palestinian children,…
Hamas and Israeli troops clash in Gaza as airstrikes intensify
Middle East
October 23, 2023
Hamas and Israeli troops clash in Gaza as airstrikes intensify
CNN — Hamas fighters and Israeli forces engaged in limited clashes inside Gaza on Sunday as the Israeli military ramped…
Israeli reconnaissance aircraft reportedly monitored Egyptian city of Rafah: NGO
Egypt
October 23, 2023
Israeli reconnaissance aircraft reportedly monitored Egyptian city of Rafah: NGO
The Sinai Foundation for Human Rights (SFHR) published photos of Israeli reconnaissance aircraft which it said were surveying the Egyptian…