Gaza war in numbers: 10 months of bloodshed

Agence France Presse 08/16/2024

JERUSALEM — The bloodiest ever Gaza war which broke out more than 10 months ago has taken an appalling human toll. At least 40,005 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian territory in Israel’s retaliatory campaign…

Israel pummels Gaza as troops push into central Rafah

Agence France Presse 05/31/2024

RAFAH, Palestinian Territories– Israeli forces on Friday struck targets across the Gaza Strip, with witnesses reporting air raids around the southern city of Rafah, the latest focus of the nearly eight-month war. Israel launched its military incursion…

Israeli families welcome 2nd batch of freed hostages: ‘Can’t find the words’

Reuters 11/26/2023

DEAD SEA, Israel — Emily Hand had her ninth birthday as a hostage in Gaza, the day before she was reunited with her father, who initially believed she had been killed in the devastating attack by Hamas…

Freed Filipino hostage: ‘Alive because of the Lord’

Julie M. Aurelio, Kathleen de Villa - @inquirerdotnet 11/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino was among the hostages released by Hamas en masse from the Gaza Strip under a ceasefire agreement, seven weeks into the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group. With this development,…

Hamas frees 1 Filipino, 10 Thais, 13 Israelis from Gaza on first day of truce

11/25/2023

GAZA/ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER — Hamas fighters released 24 hostages on Friday including a Filipino during the first day of the war’s first truce. Also released were Israeli women and children, and Thai farm workers, after guns fell silent…

40 Filipinos leave war-torn Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing, arrive in Egypt

Associated Press 11/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Dozens of Filipinos fled from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip into Egypt through the Rafah crossing after Filipino diplomats negotiated for their safe passage and Qatar mediated for the border to be opened, Philippine President…

Hamas frees 2 US hostages, even as Israel airstrikes continue in southern Gaza

10/21/2023

HAMAS has freed two American hostages who had been held in Gaza since militants rampaged through southern Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli government said. The hostage release Friday came even as Israeli airstrikes continued to hit…

Gazini Ganados fears for Palestinian family’s safety amid Israel-Hamas war

10/20/2023

Miss Universe Philippines 2019 Gazini Ganados felt “sick to her stomach” as she gave an account of her Palestinian family’s “heartbreaking” situation in Gaza, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. The…

Filipinos fleeing Gaza will be given top priority – Egypt

10/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos fleeing the war-torn Gaza Strip will be given top priority once the Rafah border opens, the Egyptian government has promised. This was according to Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega on Friday. The…

Lack of water worsens misery in Gaza Strip as Israeli airstrikes continue

Associated Press 10/15/2023

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — As Israel pounds the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, Laila Abu Samhadaneh, 65, is anxious about water. The besieged Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million people don’t have access to clean, running water after Israel…

IN PHOTOS: A week of war brings grief to Israelis, Palestinians

Associated Press 10/15/2023

The carnage began with a violent cross-border attack by Hamas militants on Israeli civilians. Israel’s retaliatory response was swift, and by the middle of the week, the full destructive force of its military was bearing down on the Gaza…

A week into war, Gazans flee homes as Israeli ground offensive looms

Agence France Presse 10/14/2023

GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories — Thousands of Palestinians sought refuge Saturday, Oct. 14, after Israel warned them to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground offensive against Hamas, one week after the deadliest attack…

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