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IDF admits it carried out strike that killed Al Jazeera journalists, says “terrorist” was target

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) admitted on Monday it carried out an airstrike that killed two journalists working for Al Jazeera in Gaza on Sunday, saying forces were targeting a terrorist. “An IDF aircraft identified and struck a terrorist who operated an aircraft that posed a threat to IDF troops,” the military told CNN. “We …

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Egypt Independent January 9, 2024

Pope speaks out after IDF sniper kills two women inside Gaza church, per Catholic authorities

CNN  —  An Israeli military sniper shot and killed two women inside the Holy Family Parish in Gaza on Saturday, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The mother and daughter were walking to the Sister’s Convent, the patriarchate said, when gunfire erupted. “One was killed as she tried to carry the other to safety,” …

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Egypt Independent December 18, 2023

What we know about the killing of 3 Israeli hostages by the IDF

Tel Aviv, Israel CNN  —  An investigation is underway after a tragic incident on Friday that saw the Israel Defense Forces shoot and kill three Israelis in Gaza who had been taken hostage by Hamas during the group’s October 7 terror attack. Here’s what we know. What the Israeli military said happened The men were …

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Egypt Independent December 18, 2023

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha released after questioning, IDF says

CNN  —  Palestinian poet and writer Mosab Abu Toha, who had been contributing to The New Yorker and other publications with reflections on his life inside Gaza during the war, has been released from detention after questioning, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). In a statement Tuesday, the IDF said that Abu Toha was …

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Egypt Independent November 23, 2023

Israeli forces rescue soldier held by Hamas in special operation, IDF says

CNN  —  An Israeli soldier who was abducted by Hamas has been rescued in a special joint operation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNN, the first successful hostage extrication since the militant group’s October 7 rampage. In its initial announcement, the IDF said Pvt. Ori Megidish was “released.” But that was a translation error, …

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Egypt Independent November 1, 2023

10 Palestinians killed, including Islamic Jihad commanders, in rare IDF daylight operation in West Bank

At least 10 Palestinians, including two Islamic Jihad commanders, were killed Wednesday in a major IDF operation in the West Bank that also left more than 100 injured, Palestinian officials said. In an unusual daytime raid, Israeli military forces entered Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The Islamic Jihad …

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Egypt Independent February 23, 2023