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Israel pounds Gaza as deadly conflict intensifies
Israel bombarded Gaza with artillery and air strikes on Friday following a new barrage of rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave, intensifying a conflict that has claimed more than 120 lives. The most intense fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza since 2014 has been accompanied by an unprecedented outbreak of mob violence between…
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Gal Gadot disables comments on Tweet about Israel-Palestine violence: ‘My country is at war’
Gal Gadot posted a statement about the ongoing violence between Israel and Palestinian groups. Shortly after, she disabled comments under the statement due to criticism. Gadot was born in Israel and served in the Israeli defense force before becoming an actor. “Wonder Woman” actress Gal Gadot disabled the comments underneath a social media post on…
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Rihanna slammed for Israel-Palestine post
As celebrities continue to sound off on the violence between Israel and Palestine, fans have taken to Twitter to call them out for wading in to the highly sensitive conflict. The latest to cop heat for posting their thoughts is Rihanna. Taking to Instagram today, Rihanna wrote: “My heart is breaking with the violence I’m…
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Expert explains: Why tensions in Israel have reached an ‘unprecedented’ level
The Israel-Palestine conflict has reached new heights. There are reports of lynch mobs and more than 1700 rockets have been launched indiscriminately on citizens. Israeli Defence Forces say an air and ground attack on Gaza is underway, but officials deny there has been a ground invasion. Expert in the Israel-Palestine conflict, Adjunct Associate Professor Mark…
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Palestinians say ‘enough’ to Israeli ‘structural control’
Australia Palestine Advocacy Network Vice President Nasser Mashni has told Sky News there were dominos which fell leading Palestinians to say “no more”. Approximately 1500 rockets have been fired into Israel by Hamas since Monday (local time), escalating tensions between Israel and Palestine in what has been described as the worst conflict since 2014. According…
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Death toll rises in Gaza and Israel
Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes in Gaza and Palestinian militants have fired multiple rocket barrages at Tel Aviv and the southern city of Beersheba in the region’s most intense hostilities in years. At least 49 people have been killed in Gaza since violence escalated on Monday, according to the enclave’s health ministry.…
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The Bombs of Eid
My phone was buzzing all night on the eve of Eid. But it wasn’t receiving the annual barrage of annoying tag messages of Happy Eid, greeting cards and videos of a crescent moon with a catchy dance tune. My phone was buzzing with updates on where the bombs were falling, which buildings were erased, which…
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Fears Joe Biden is as ‘weak and feeble’ as he appears: Kenny
The “serious challenges” facing the US both at home and abroad are “designed” to test Joe Biden – a man perceived as a “weaker” president than his predecessor, according to Sky News host Chris Kenny. “In Israel … at least 35 people have been killed, violence has been escalating, and Israel’s enemies, particularly Iran, have…
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Palestinians are fighting back and they need our solidarity
Yet again, Israel is terrorising Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Yet again, smoke bombs are choking Palestinian lungs. Palestinian homes in Gaza are, yet again, being turned from places where families are loved, where children grow, where food is cooked and eaten, and where dreams are dreamt, into rubble: tangled steel, shards of glass and piles of bricks.…
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Morrison urges Israel-Palestine restraint
Scott Morrison has raised concerns about escalating violence between Israel and Palestine, which the United Nations fears could explode into full-scale war. The prime minister has also expressed disappointment after a woman was charged in western Sydney for burning an Israeli flag. Dozens of people have been killed in the worst violence between Israelis and…