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Israeli Strikes Kill 21 in Gaza after Army Says Fighters Opened Fire Near Northern Frontline
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 21 people, including a Palestinian Red Crescent medic, after the Israel Defense Forces said armed men fired on soldiers near the northern "yellow line." Hamas denied the accusation and condemned the strikes, highlighting the fragility of local ceasefire arrangements and the acute humanitarian risks facing displaced civilians.
Israeli Military Confirms Roughly 70,000 Palestinian Dead in Gaza, Validating Local Toll
The Israeli military has confirmed roughly 70,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza since October 2023, aligning closely with figures published by Gaza’s health ministry. That convergence heightens humanitarian, legal and diplomatic pressure and complicates prospects for reconstruction and a political resolution.
From Return to Ruins: How West Bank Refugees’ Smallest Right — to Go Home — Has Been Shrunk to a Van and a Promise
Israeli military operations in West Bank refugee camps since January last year have displaced over 40,000 Palestinians, with at least 850 buildings destroyed in Nur Shams, Jenin and Tulkarm by the end of 2025. For many refugees the once-grand political demand of a return to ancestral lands has been hollowed out into a basic plea: permission to return to the makeshift homes inside the camps. The demolitions carry acute humanitarian costs and broader political consequences, potentially entrenching dispossession and complicating any prospects for a negotiated settlement.