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Israel begins Gaza city offensive, calls up reservists

The call-up of extra military reservists was approved by Defense Minister Israel Katz

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An Israeli military official said troops will operate in parts of Gaza City where they haven't been deployed yet

Rebuilding Gaza requires trust, not just money

Only a united Palestinian vision and global commitment can make reconstruction real

Palestinians gather at the site of Israeli air strikes on a six-storey building in the Saftawi neighbourhood west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 19, 2025.

Israel approves settlement that could divide West Bank

It has been under consideration for over two decades, but was frozen due to US pressure

A general view shows the E1 area, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, between the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, left and the occupied West Bank town of Eizariya, right.

Iran to deploy new missiles if Israel attacks again

Army to begin military exercise on Thursday, featuring short and medium-range missiles

The missiles used in the 12-day war were manufactured... a few years ago, Defence Minister Aziz Nassirzadeh said, quoted by the official Irna news agency.

Israel minister approves plan to conquer Gaza City

Katz authorises the call-up of 60,000 reservists, piles pressure on Hamas

A Palestinian young woman rushes away from the site of Israeli air strikes on a six-storey building in the Saftawi neighborhood west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 19, 2025.

Israel demands release of all hostages

Mediators are awaiting an official Israeli response to the plan

Families and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attacks, during a protest in Jerusalem on August 17, 2025, calling for government action to secure their release.

Hamas accepts ceasefire plan — But will Israel say yes?

Death toll tops 62,000; Israel insists on hostages’ release and Hamas’ disarmament

Aid pallets are parachuted after being dropped from a military plane over Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip during an airdrop mission above the Israel-besieged Palestinian territory on August 18, 2025.

UAE conducts 73rd airdrop of aid over Gaza Strip

The initiative highlights the UAE’s leading role in international relief work

UAE conducts 73rd airdrop of aid over Gaza Strip

End ‘weaponisation’ of aid in Gaza, Israel told

Aid groups say have not been able to deliver ‘a single truck’ of assistance since March

A general view of tents housing displaced Palestinians in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 14, 2025, as the war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group continues.

Gaza: 5 Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike

The attack was the latest to see journalists targeted in the 22-month war in Gaza

This picture taken from a position on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, shows smoke rising during an Israeli strike on the besieged Palestinian territory on August 10, 2025.

Israel PM: New plan for Gaza 'best way to end the war'

'I don't want to talk about timetables, but we're talking in terms of short timetable'

The premier said the new operation's aim was "to dismantle the two remaining Hamas strongholds in Gaza City and the central camps", while establishing secure corridors and safe zones to allow civilians to leave the area.

UAE denounces Israel’s move to occupy Gaza Strip

UAE calls for global action against Israel’s Gaza occupation, warns of severe consequences

UAE denounces Israel's Gaza move, warns of dire consequences

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