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Israeli strikes, gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine, military offensive

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Israeli strikes and gunfire killed 33 Saturday as Gaza City continues to become the focus of famine and a military offensive, officials said.

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  1. Israel kills 30 Palestinians as Netanyahu finalises plan to seize Gaza City

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

  2. Newest

    Israeli strikes, gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine, military offensive

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Israeli attacks, forced starvation have killed 62,000 Palestinians in Gaza (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Israel is intensifying its strikes on Gaza City, the territory’s largest urban centre, as it plans to seize it.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Israel pounds Gaza, killing 81, as it begins assault to seize Gaza City (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Attacks come as Israeli-induced famine grips the besieged Strip amid calls for Israel to accept a mediated truce.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Israeli attacks kill 40 across Gaza as military escalates Gaza City assault (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Israel steps up attacks on Gaza City neighbourhoods in first stage of controversial plan to take enclave’s urban centre.

  4. Common Dreams

    'The Never-Ending Hunger Games of Gaza': IDF Kills 70+ Palestinians Trying to Get Food Aid (opens Common Dreams)

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    Common Dreams's feed description

    "It was a massacre," said one witness, adding that Israeli troops continued firing on people as they fled.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Israel kills 30 Palestinians as Netanyahu finalises plan to seize Gaza City (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The majority of the killings come in Gaza City where the most intense Israeli attacks are taking place.

  6. Military.com

    Israel's Defense Minister Says Gaza City Could Be Destroyed as Israeli Strikes Kill 17 Palestinians (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    Israel’s defense minister has warned Gaza’s largest city would be destroyed unless Hamas yields to Israel’s terms, as the world’s leading authority on food crises says the city is gripped by famine from fighting and blockade.

  7. Al Jazeera

    At least 52 killed in Gaza as Israel escalates attacks on Gaza City (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Israel’s defence minister warns that Gaza City will be destroyed unless Hamas yields to Israel’s terms for ending war.

  8. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Israeli strikes and gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine and a military offensive (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza's largest city sparks new pressure on Israel over its 22-month offensive.

  9. ABC 7 Chicago

    Israeli strikes, gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine, military offensive (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Israeli strikes and gunfire killed 33 Saturday as Gaza City continues to become the focus of famine and a military offensive, officials said.

  10. WMUR

    Israeli strikes around Gaza kill 25 amid famine (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Hospital officials say Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid were among at least 25 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza

  11. Los Angeles Times

    Israeli strikes and gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City is focus of famine and a military offensive (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Hospital officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least 33 Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid.

  12. CBS News

    New Israeli strikes around Gaza kill 25 as famine announcement raises pressure (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Hospital officials say Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid were among at least 25 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza.

  13. WSVN Miami

    Israeli strikes and gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine and a military offensive - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce

  14. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Israeli strikes kill 33 in Gaza as talks stall (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza's largest city puts new pressure on Israel over its 22-month offensive.

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