Palestinians fled in a mass exodus Friday from northern Gaza after Israel’s military told some 1 million people to evacuate to the southern part of the besieged territory ahead of an expected ground invasion in retaliation for the surprise attack by the ruling Hamas militant group nearly a week ago. The U.N. warned that …
Read More »As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel says it’s preparing for possible ground assault
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza lined up outside bakeries on Thursday after spending the night in pitch darkness surrounded by the ruins of pulverized neighborhoods, as Israel launched new airstrikes and said it was preparing for a possible ground invasion. International aid groups warned that deaths in Gaza could accelerate …
Read More »Israel, Gaza disinformation spreads on X
X under fire over Israel misinformation frenzy Experts said changes to Twitter, now known as X, under Elon Musk have created a platform ripe for the spread of misinformation. False claims have spread across X since the Saturday launch of Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel, including posts of prior Israeli airstrikes being misrepresented as …
Read More »Israel says Gaza border secured after another night of air strikes
Israel said on Tuesday it had re-established control over the Gaza border and was planting mines where Hamas militants had toppled the barrier during their bloody weekend assault, after another night of relentless Israeli air raids on the enclave. Israel’s latest round of air strikes came after Hamas threatened to …
Read More »Israel ‘at war’ as Hamas gunmen launch surprise attack from Gaza
JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, killing more than 20 people and wounding hundreds in a surprise assault that combined gunmen crossing into Israel with a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza. Israel said the Iran-backed group had declared …
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