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Another Palestinian journalist was killed by Israeli army fire in Gaza, taking the death toll since October 2023 to 239, local authorities said on Tuesday, Anadolu reports.

Islam Al-Koumi, a journalist working with several media outlets, lost his life late Monday when Israeli fighter jets bombed his house in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, local media said.

Gaza’s Government Media Office said the new fatality brought the number of Palestinian journalists…

Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir on Tuesday set out the phases of a plan to fully occupy Gaza City, despite indirect negotiations on a possible ceasefire and prisoner swap deal between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, Anadolu reports.

According to Israel’s public broadcaster KAN, Zamir endorsed the plan on Sunday, with Defense Minister Israel Katz expected to give his approval on Tuesday.

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…

A Scottish Greens lawmaker on Tuesday joined calls for the British Royal Navy to sail to Gaza Strip and deliver aid amid crippling humanitarian conditions, Anadolu reports.

The UK and European nations were “allowing” starvation to take place in the Gaza Strip but it was possible to “sail straight to Gaza,” Ross Greer told Scottish daily The Herald.

Greer, a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Scotland region since 2016, said “there is…

Inside the crowded corridors of Nasser Medical Complex, the last functioning hospital in southern Gaza, Palestinian American nurse Amanda Nasser is witnessing a health system on the verge of collapse as relentless Israeli bombardment and a blockade push both patients and medical staff into catastrophe.

Nasser, 39, an emergency nurse practitioner, arrived in Gaza about a week ago on a humanitarian mission and has been working in the emergency department.

“The situation here is…

Australia on Tuesday called Israel’s move to cancel visas of Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority “unjustified,” Anadolu reports.

In a statement, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the Israeli decision is an “unjustified reaction” to Australian move to recognize Palestine.

“At a time when dialogue and diplomacy are needed more than ever, the Netanyahu Government is isolating Israel and undermining international efforts towards peace…