Israel resumes ground invasion in Gaza's Rafah

March 20, 2025

Israel's bloodbath in Gaza soars Palestinian death toll

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Gaza death toll from Israel’s genocidal war tops grim 49,600

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March 20, 2025

Israel 'collectively punishing' Palestinians in Gaza: IrelandThe “shocking” Israeli bombing of Gaza seen over the last 48 hours needs to stop, the Irish prime minister has said, urging Europe to say "stop to the killing and to the slaughter." Michael Martin said the bombing that has occurred over the last 48 hours led to the deaths of so many innocents, while recent statements from Israeli leaders seem to point to “collective punishment of the Palestinians within Gaza."

March 20, 2025

Israel's kills at least 85 Palestinians in GazaAt least 85 Palestinians were killed and 133 wounded in Israel's renewed war on Gaza since dawn, Gaza's health ministry has said in a statement.

March 20, 2025

Israel delays Cabinet meeting on fate of hostages in GazaFamilies of Israeli hostages in Gaza have expressed anger over a decision by Israel’s Security Cabinet to delay a planned meeting to discuss the fate of the hostages. “The families demanded at the start of the week, and throughout all the past months, an urgent meeting with the prime minister and cabinet,” the Hostage Families Forum said in a statement.

March 20, 2025

Israeli strikes on Gaza 'need to stop,' says IrelandThe “shocking” Israeli bombing of Gaza seen over the last 48 hours needs to stop, the Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) said, urging Europe to say "stop to the killing and to the slaughter."

March 20, 2025

UN official deplores endless 'inhumane ordeals' in GazaThe head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) decried "an endless unleashing of the most inhumane ordeals" on the people of Gaza after Israel renewed deadly air strikes and ground offensives in the territory. "Israeli Forces bombardment continues from air & sea for the third day," Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X. "Under our daily watch, people in Gaza are again & again going through their worst nightmare."

March 20, 2025

Iran's Khamenei says US strikes on Yemen 'a crime that must be stopped'Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei said that recent deadly US strikes on the Houthis in Yemen was a "crime that must be stopped". "This attack on the people of Yemen, on Yemeni civilians, is also a crime that must be stopped," said Khamenei according to a video published on his website.

March 20, 2025

Five UNRWA staff killed in Gaza, fears worst is yet to comeFive staff members of the United Nations Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA, have been killed in the past few days, the agency's Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said. "In the past few days another five UNRWA staff have been confirmed killed, bringing the death toll to 284. They were teachers, doctors and nurses: serving the most vulnerable", he said in a statement posted on X.

March 20, 2025

Israeli army to conduct military drill in Syria’s occupied Golan HeightsThe Israeli army plans to conduct a military exercise in the Syrian Golan Heights, a territory occupied by Israel since 1967. A military statement said the army will mobilise more forces and vehicles to the occupied territory for the military exercise. “Explosions are expected to be heard,” the statement said. “There is no security threat.”

March 20, 2025

Israel army bans traffic on Gaza's main north-south routeThe Israeli army banned traffic on Gaza's main north-to-south artery, a day after announcing renewed ground operations in the Palestinian enclave. "Over the past 24 hours, IDF soldiers have begun a targeted ground operation in central and southern Gaza in order to expand the security zone between the northern and southern parts," army spokesman Avichay Adraee said on X. "For your safety, movement along Salah al-Din Road between the northern and southern parts of Gaza, in either direction, is prohibited."

March 20, 2025

Hundreds killed in Gaza since TuesdayMore than 700 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza since Tuesday, the Health Ministry said. “The bodies of 710 people were transferred to hospitals since Tuesday, in addition to over 900 others injured,” ministry spokesman Khalil Al-Dakran told Anadolu Agency. He said that 70 percent of the injured were children and women in the Israeli assault.

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