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July 16, 2014

Homes in the crosshairs: Israeli war crimes, deterrence and impunity

On the eighth day of Israel’s most recent assault on the Gaza Strip, a senior officer in the Israeli military commented on the overnight bombing of the house of...

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July 16, 2014

Video: Gaza calls for unity amongst Palestinians

Al-Jazeera correspondent in Gaza: This is a house, in a residential neighbourhood in the city of Gaza, which was bombed by an F-16 fighter plane. As we can see,...

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July 16, 2014

Israel shells hospital in Gaza

The Israeli army today shelled a hospital in the densely populated Shuja’iyya neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City, the Anadolu news agency reported. Director of Al-Wafa Hospital, Basam Ashi said:...

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July 16, 2014

Netanyahu fires deputy defence minister over criticism of Gaza campaign

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday fired Deputy Defence Minister Danny Danon over his criticism of the Israeli government’s handling of the war on Gaza and his accusations that...

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July 16, 2014

Al-Assad sworn in for third term

Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad was today sworn in for the third seven-year term after winning the elections in June, the results of which were rejected by the international community. Speaking...

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July 16, 2014

4 Gaza children killed by fresh Israeli strike

****Warning: the following contains graphic content**** Four Palestinian children were killed in an Israeli airstrike in western Gaza City on Wednesday, a Health Ministry spokesman has said. “Four children...

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July 16, 2014

Residents of north and east Gaza refuse to evacuate

Palestinians living in northern and eastern areas of the Gaza Strip have refused to evacuate their homes after the Israeli army warned them that they planned to “carpet bomb”...

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July 16, 2014

US Congress approves $351m in aid to Israel's Iron Dome

A US Senate panel approved an increase in US financial aid to Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system yesterday. The Senate Appropriations defence subcommittee agreed to allocate $351 million...

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July 16, 2014

Tunisia, Turkey, Qatar and France mediate efforts to stop the aggression on Gaza

Leader of Tunisia’s Ennahda Movement, Rachid Ghannouchi said yesterday that his country leads mediation efforts along with Turkey, Qatar and France to stop the Israeli aggression on the Gaza...

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July 16, 2014

Egyptian expert: Ceasefire initiative aims to dismantle the Palestinian resistance

Cairo-based political science Professor Abdallah Al-Ashaal warned that that the objective behind the Egyptian initiative for a ceasefire, which was welcomed by Arab foreign ministers, is to put an...

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