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GAZA, Palestine | Xinhua | At least 18 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Saturday targeting separate refugee camps in central and northern Gaza, Palestinian sources said. Israeli warplanes bombed a house belonging to the Shana’a family with several missiles without prior warning in the Maghazi refugee camp in central …

JERUSALEM, Israeli | Xinhua | The Israeli army announced on Wednesday that it has gained full operational control of the Philadelphi Corridor, a strip of land along the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Daniel Hagari said the corridor served as Hamas’s “oxygen …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua |  Israel withdrew all ground troops except for one brigade from southern Gaza on Sunday, local media reported. The one brigade, named Nahal, remains in central Gaza, splitting the strip in two and preventing the return of civilians from south to north of Gaza. In addition, the …

What you need to know ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | On the morning of Oct. 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out a massive attack on Israel that was nearly unprecedented in its scale and scope. Hamas fired rockets from Gaza and infiltrated its operatives across the border, where they engaged …

Jerusalem, Israel |  XINHUA |  The second day of fighting between Israel and the Hamas militant group ruling the Gaza Strip left massive damage in Gaza and an increasing number of casualties on both sides on Wednesday. High-rise buildings were flattened by the Israeli air force in Gaza while over …