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Israel Battles Hamas In War It Says Will Last 'Months'

Israel pressed its offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday after telling key backer the United States that the war to crush Hamas will last "more than several months".

International Business Times

Gaza a ‘living hell’ after heavy winter rains drench makeshift tents

Conditions deteriorate amid floods, escalating food shortages and waves of disease

The Guardian - UK

Israel Under Pressure From Allies As Gaza War Rages On

Israeli forces battled Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday despite growing international concern, even from Israel's allies, over the devastation of the Palestinian territory.

International Business Times

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Israel Under Pressure From Allies Over Gaza War

Israel came under pressure Wednesday from its allies over its war in Gaza, with key backer the United States criticising its bombing in response to the October 7 attacks as "indiscriminate".

International Business Times

New Israeli border inspection point for Gaza aid won’t solve Rafah backlog

With only Rafah crossing open for transit, extra screenings are unlikely to affect actual volume of aid entering Gaza.

Al Jazeera

UN envoys say ‘enough’ to Israel-Hamas war on trip to Gaza border

EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, says situation in Gaza ‘catastrophic, apocalyptic’.

Al Jazeera

'I'm Destroyed': UN Envoys Confront Cost Of Israel-Hamas War

Aid trucks stalled at the Gaza border, hospitals treating missing limbs: UN Security Council envoys visiting Egypt on Monday encountered the fallout of the Israel-Hamas war, days after the United States vetoed a ceasefire resolution.

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Jordan’s foreign minister says Israel aiming ‘to empty Gaza of its people’

Addressing the Doha Forum, Ayman Safadi says Israel’s operation in Gaza meets the ‘legal definition of genocide’.

Al Jazeera

Senior UN official denounces 'blatant disregard' in Israel-Hamas war after many UN sites are hit

The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says there's no safe haven in Gaza for civilians — not even U.N. shelters and “safe zones” designated by Israel

The Independent UK

UNRWA's Lazzarini 'deeply concerned' that Israeli offensive could move to southern Gaza

As fighting resumes between Israel and Hamas after a one-week truce, FRANCE 24 speaks to Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). He said he was "deeply concerned" at the looming prospect of Israel's offensive moving to the south of the Gaza…

France 24

Israeli assault on southern Gaza could push 1m refugees to Egypt border, UNRWA chief warns

Philippe Lazzarini urges Israel to think of consequences of offensive if truce is not further extended

The Guardian - UK

UN Palestinian agency says ‘deliberate attempt to strangle’ Gaza operations

UNRWA chief warns agency may have to suspend all of its humanitarian activities due to lack of fuel.

Al Jazeera

Gaza telecom companies warn of coming blackout amid Israeli attacks

Paltel and Jawwal say data centres and switches in besieged Gaza gradually shutting down amid fuel shortages.

Al Jazeera

Israeli troops enter Gaza's largest hospital and report finding Hamas weapons there

Hamas denounced the actions by the Israeli military. The group denied the assertion by Israel and U.S. officials that militants were embedded in Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital.

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Al Jazeera

First fuel truck since start of Israel-Hamas war enters Gaza

The fuel is only meant for UN aid trucks and not for hospitals as Israel’s siege of the strip continues.

WEKU

4 things to know about UNRWA, Gaza's largest aid organization

For over 70 years, one key U.N. agency has provided relief to Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip. As Israel continues to bombard the territory, UNRWA says it's struggling to keep up with demand.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron calls for ceasefire at Gaza donor conference, boosts aid

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged nations to "work towards a ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as he hosted a conference on humanitarian aid for the Palestinian territory. Israel is not attending the event, which welcomes officials from more than 50 countries, plus UN agencies…

France 24

Israel rejects US pressure for 'humanitarian pauses' in Gaza without hostage release

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's pressure for a "humanitarian pause" in its war on Hamas, conditioning it on the release of hostages taken from Israel to Gaza. France reacted to an Israeli strike on the French Institute in Gaza with "astonishment" and "incomprehension",…

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Al Jazeera

UN rights office says Israeli attacks on Jabalia could be ‘war crime’

UN says high number of casualties and scale of destruction raise questions about proportionality.

The Guardian - AU

Israel and Hamas at war: what we know on day 25

Israel confirms it carried out airstrike that killed dozens of people in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza; IDF says camp targeted to kill Hamas commander

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Israeli ground forces battle Hamas in northern Gaza as Netanyahu rules out ceasefire

Hamas reports clashes with IDF in north and south Gaza as leader of main UN agency in Palestine accuses Israel of ‘collective punishment’. Plus, how to build a life full of joy and meaning when you’re child-free

The Independent UK

Live updates | Israeli ground forces attack Hamas targets in north as warplanes strike across Gaza

Israeli forces are attacking Hamas militants and infrastructure in northern Gaza as warplanes strike across the sealed-off territory

Al Jazeera

‘Despair’: UN deplores Gaza conditions, child casualties amid Israeli war

Half a million people crammed in UN buildings, with nowhere to sleep and food and water scarce, while casualties soar.

Radio France Internationale

Current aid system for Gaza 'geared to fail,' UN warns

The UN agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) warned Monday that the limited number of aid trucks entering Gaza were insufficient to meet the "unprecedented humanitarian needs" in the territory. Other agencies warned of the risk of a 'spillover' across the region.

The Independent UK

UN agency in Gaza says urgent ceasefire is `a matter of life and death’ for millions of Palestinians

More than 8,300 people killed in Gaza since Israel’s retaliatory military action aimed at ‘obliterating’ Hamas

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