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Sheikh Abdullah discusses Gaza with Israeli opposition leader
The National News
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Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has had a meeting with Yair Lapid, Israel's opposition leader, in Abu Dhabi. They discussed the potential for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and releasing Israeli...
Gaza doctor’s death in Israeli strike devastates medical community
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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By Louisa Loveluck, Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Miriam Berger and Suzan Haidamous Washington Post The news that Marwan al-Sultan was killed this week in an Israeli airstrike hit Gaza’s doctors like a thunderbolt. Through 20 months of war, the...
Israeli forces kill over 118 Palestinians in Gaza in last 24 hours
Middle East Eye
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July 4, 2025
At least 118 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours, according to hospital data collected by Gaza’s health ministry. The ministry reported that at least 12 were killed while seeking aid. These killings coincide with the Israeli...
OCHA warns of continued Israeli attacks on displaced, starving civilians in Gaza
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 4, 2025
[Fri, 04 Jul 2025 23:36:28 +0300] New York – SABA: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned of the continued Israeli attacks directly targeting tents and schools sheltering displaced persons in the...
Gaza out of baby formula, hundreds slaughtered at US-Israeli "aid" sites
The Electronic Intifada
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July 4, 2025
Nora Barrows-Friedman Rights and Accountability 4 July 2025 A mother cares for her surviving son, Mazen, after his twin brother Ahmad died due to severe malnutrition and a lack of infant formula. Israel continues to ban food for infants in Gaza,...
Hamas says it gave mediators positive response to Gaza cease-fire and hostage deal with Israel
Haaretz
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July 4, 2025
On Friday evening, Hamas announced it has submitted a positive response to the Gaza cease-fire proposal and is ready to begin negotiations on its implementation. According to a report by Qatar's Al-Araby outlet, Hamas agreed to all key elements...
50 Palestinian Bedouin families forcibly displaced by illegal Israeli settlers' attacks in West Bank
Yeni Safak
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At least 50 Palestinian Bedouin families were forcibly displaced from their homes in the occupied eastern West Bank due to repeated attacks by illegal Israeli settlers, a Palestinian rights group said on Friday. In a statement, Hassan Mleihat,...
Israel awaits Hamas response on US-backed ceasefire, Trum...
First India
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Washington [US]: As Israel awaits Hamas's response on Friday to the latest proposal for a hostage release and ceasefire deal in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported that US President Donald Trump would offer the Palestinian terror group a direct...
Report reveals Israeli warplanes dropped excess munitions from Iran strikes on Gaza
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 4, 2025
Israeli air force fighter jets depart for aerial assaults on Iran, early June 13, 2025. (Photo by the Israeli military) Tel Aviv, July 4 (RHC)-- Israeli fighter jets deployed to intercept missiles and drones launched from Iran in retaliation for...
Hamas ready to start Gaza ceasefire talks 'immediately' as Israel continues strikes on Gaza
The Journal
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July 4, 2025
HAMAS SAYS IT has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks were needed on implementation. It was not clear if Hamas’ statement meant it had accepted the proposal from US President Donald...
Israeli Airstrike Kills 20 In Gaza As Trump Awaits Hamas Response To Truce Offer
StratNews Global
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July 4, 2025
Home west asia Gaza Israeli Airstrike Kills 20 In Gaza As Trump Awaits Hamas Response To... Health officials at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, said the Israeli military had carried out an airstrike on a tent encampment west of...
GHF-run aid distribution points major source of wounded at Gaza hospital: WHO official
Xinhua News Agency
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GENEVA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- A large number of wounded people are admitted daily to Nasser Hospital in the Gaza Strip, most of whom come from areas near aid distribution points run by the non-UN Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a World Health...
64 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strikes, Including Children, Women, and Aid Seekers in Gaza
Watan
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July 4, 2025
Watan-Since dawn on Friday, 64 Palestinians, including children, women, and 20 people waiting for humanitarian aid, have been killed and dozens injured in scattered Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses....
Israeli military kills 15 in Gaza as US marks Independence Day
Times LIVE
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Ruby Chen, 55, the father of 19-year-old American-Israeli Itay, who is believed to have been killed after being taken captive, urged Netanyahu to return from his meeting with Trump in Washington on Monday with a deal that brings back all hostages....
Hamas Weighs US-Backed Gaza Ceasefire Deal Amid Renewed Israeli Strikes
Arise News
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July 4, 2025
Hamas says it is currently consulting with other Palestinian factions before delivering a final response to a new US-backed proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza. The militant group, in a statement on Friday, said it was...
Israel issues evacuation warning for residents in S. Gaza
Xinhua News Agency
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JERUSALEM, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday issued an evacuation warning for residents in several areas of Khan Younis, a city in southern Gaza, ahead of planned military strikes. "For your safety, evacuate immediately...
Hamas leaders to discuss Gaza truce proposal
BDNews24
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Hamas leaders were due to discuss what US President Donald Trump has called a "final proposal" for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza on Friday evening, two sources from the Islamist group said, with Trump expecting a response in the coming hours. Much...
Death toll in Gaza surpasses 57,000 as Israeli bombardment continues
Al Mayadeen
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July 4, 2025
Since "Israel" resumed its large-scale military assault on March 18, at least 6,710 people have been killed and 23,584 injured. The Ministry of Health in Gaza has confirmed that the number of Palestinians killed in the ongoing war has reached...
Trump says ceasefire deal is near as Israeli strikes kill 138 Palestinians in Gaza
WFAE - North Carolina
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July 4, 2025
GAZA CITY and WASHINGTON – The Israeli military intensified strikes throughout Gaza on Friday, even as President Trump signaled that talks about a potential 60-day ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas were close. "We'll see what happens – we...
Hezbollah weighs scaling back its arsenal in wake of Israel conflict
Ya Libnan
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July 4, 2025
File photo: A parade by the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah militia (which is the only militia that refused to hand over its arms following the end of the civil war ) . It is now the most powerful group in Lebanon and acts as ” the state...