Israeli troops opened fire Monday as crowds tried to reach Israeli-and US-supported food distribution centres in Gaza, witnesses said. The 34 people killed, according to health officials, made it the deadliest day of such shootings since the new aid system launched last month. The Israeli military didn’t immediately comment on Monday’s shootings. But after some…
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Israel cut off the electricity supply to Gaza, officials said Sunday, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water for part of the arid territory. Hamas called it part of Israel’s “starvation policy.” Israel last week suspended supplies of goods to the territory of more than 2 million Palestinians, an echo of the siege it imposed…
Gaza’s border with Egypt is reopening to allow sick and wounded Palestinians to leave the enclave, officials said Friday, after more than eight months during which many were trapped there. Reopening the crossing at Rafah, which has long been the enclave’s lifeline to the outside world, is a key stipulation of the cease-fire deal between…
In a shocking proposal, US President Donald Trump has urged Egypt and Jordan to accept a influx of Palestinian refugees from the war-torn Gaza Strip, declaring it time to “just clean out that whole thing.” “It’s literally a demolition site right now,” Trump said, referring to the vast destruction caused by Israel’s 15-month military campaign…
A severe flour shortage and the closure of a central Gaza bakery have intensified the food crisis, leaving many Palestinians struggling to feed their families. Crowds were seen in front of Zadna Bakery, while others queued in Deir al-Balah for charity food. Aid distribution has been hindered by Israel’s failure to meet U.S. requests to…