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The National
07-04-2025
- Politics
- The National
Israel intensifies air strikes on Gaza after Hamas fires rockets at Israeli cities
Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed more than 40 people overnight on Sunday, according to the enclave's civil defence agency, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged a 'strong response' to a barrage of rockets fired by Hamas. Hamas said it fired rockets at southern Israel on Sunday evening in response to Israeli 'massacres' of civilians in Gaza. Israel's military said about 10 projectiles were fired, but most were successfully intercepted. Israel's Channel 12 reported a direct hit in the southern city of Ashqelon. Israeli emergency services said they were treating one person for shrapnel injuries while footage showed smashed car windows and debris on the roads. Shortly after the rockets were fired, the Israeli military issued new forced eviction orders for residents in Deir Al Balah, in central Gaza. Mr Netanyahu had pledged a 'strong response' to the rocket attack while on a flight to Washington for a meeting with US President Donald Trump. More than 40 people, the majority of whom were women and children, were killed in air strikes across the war-ravaged enclave according to Gaza rescue workers. Hamas called the strike 'a deliberate act of child killing' and a 'confirmation of the sadistic and barbaric nature of the occupation and its fascist leaders'. Palestinian media reported on Monday that Israeli air strikes had attacked a tent housing journalists outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. The Palestinian Journalists Forum condemned the deadly attack that killed one journalist and severely injured another. A ceasefire brokered by the US, Egypt and Qatar ended on March 18 as Israel resumed its offensive in response to the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. Gaza has since endured a new wave of relentless air strikes and artillery fire, with dozens of fatalities reported on a near-daily basis. The Palestinian National and Islamic Forces, a coalition of Palestinian groups including Hamas, has called a general strike across the Palestinian Territories for Monday in protest against Israel's bombardment of Gaza. The group said that local and international efforts should be united to end the war, and that the strike is intended to raise awareness of the killing of civilians. French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a summit with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II in Cairo on Monday with talks expected to be dominated by the war in Gaza. Egypt, along with Qatar and the US, has been a mediator between Israel and Hamas.
Jordan News
15-03-2025
- Politics
- Jordan News
Gaza: Palestinian Journalist Dies from Wounds Sustained During Israeli Genocide - Jordan News
The Palestinian Journalists Forum announced on Friday the death of journalist Alaa As'ad Hashim, who succumbed to injuries she sustained during an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City as part of the ongoing genocide. اضافة اعلان With Hashim's death, the toll of Palestinian journalists martyred during the Israeli genocide since October 7, 2023, rises to 206. The non-governmental forum mourned Hashim in a statement, calling her a "martyr" who passed away on Friday due to injuries from a previous Israeli airstrike. The forum condemned the international silence and the failure to protect Palestinian journalists. It called for "empowering journalists to carry out their professional duties in accordance with international laws and human rights conventions." Meanwhile, the Government Media Office in Gaza also mourned Hashim and condemned the systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists. The office urged the international community to "condemn the repeated crimes against journalists and media workers in Gaza." It held Israel and all parties supporting it "fully responsible for these crimes against journalists." The government media office called on international organizations and relevant authorities to take action to legally pursue the occupation for these crimes. With U.S. support, Israel has been committing a genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, resulting in over 160,000 Palestinian deaths and injuries, most of whom are women and children, along with over 14,000 missing. (Anadolu)
Saba Yemen
14-03-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Palestinian journalist dies of wounds sustained in Israeli genocide
Gaza – Saba: The Palestinian Journalists Forum announced on Friday the death of journalist Alaa Asaad Hashem, who succumbed to her injuries in a previous Israeli bombardment of Gaza City during the genocide. With Hashem's death, the number of Palestinian journalists killed in the Israeli genocide since October 7, 2023, has risen to 206. In a statement, the non-governmental forum mourned Hashem and condemned the international silence and inability to protect Palestinian journalists. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
