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Preparations begin for reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing, officials say
ByReuters February 1, 2026

Approximately 20,000 Palestinians expected to leave territory for urgent medical care abroadPreparations to reopen Gaza’s main border crossing into Rafah began on Sunday though it was uncertain if any Palestinians would pass through it before the day’s…

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Israeli airstrikes hit multiple locations in Gaza – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian January 31, 2026

At least 30 Palestinians, including children, have been killed in multiple Israeli strikes across Gaza. Airstrikes hit an apartment building in Gaza City, a tent encampment in Khan Younis, and a police station in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in Gaza…

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Children and police officers among at least 30 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
ByAssociated Press January 31, 2026January 31, 2026

Deadly attacks launched day before border crossing due to open as part of ceasefire dealIsrael has carried out some of its deadliest airstrikes on Gaza in months, killing at least 30 Palestinians, some of whom were sheltering in tent cities for displac…

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Israel accepts Gaza death toll compiled by health authorities is broadly accurate
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem January 30, 2026

Israeli military’s U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’Israel’s military has accepted the death toll compiled by health authorities in Gaza is broadly accurate, marking a U-turn after years of o…

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Settler-only IDF units functioning as ‘vigilante militias’ in West Bank
ByEmma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem January 30, 2026

Exclusive: ‘Regional defence’ settler units are escalating violent displacement of Palestinians, Israeli reservists and activists sayIsrael’s army has become a vehicle for violent settlers to escalate their campaign against Palestinians across the occu…

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Remains of last Israeli held in Gaza after 7 October 2023 returned
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem January 26, 2026January 26, 2026

Return of police sergeant Ran Gvili’s body should pave way for progress on second phase of Trump ceasefire planThe remains of the Israeli police sergeant Ran Gvili, who was killed fighting Hamas-led militants on 7 October 2023, have been returned to Is…

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Israel launches ‘large-scale operation’ to find last Gaza hostage
ByAssociated Press January 25, 2026

Netanyahu says it will open Rafah crossing and begin second phase of ceasefire after search endsIsrael said on Sunday its military was conducting a “large-scale operation” to locate the last hostage in Gaza, as Washington and other mediators pressure I…

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‘I wish I had the power to ease his suffering’: Gaza’s cancer patients trapped by war and blockade
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem, Seham Tantesh in Gaza and Sufian Taha in Nablus January 24, 2026

Thousands of Palestinian cancer patients are living without treatment as they await medical evacuationWhen the Gaza war began, Ismail Abu Naji was just 18 months old, his small body covered in swollen, bleeding lesions. Months earlier, doctors had diag…

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United Arab Emirates plans to bankroll first ‘planned community’ in south Gaza
ByCate Brown in Washington January 23, 2026

Exclusive: Blueprints describe a ‘case study’ community where residents submit biometric data to gain entryThe United Arab Emirates plans to fund “Gaza’s first planned community” on the ruined outskirts of Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city. Palestinian r…

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Trump’s Gaza plan is a rebuff to Israeli extremists, but will soon be put to test
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent January 22, 2026

Blueprint presented by Jared Kushner shows unified Gaza run by Palestinians, with Rafah crossing to open next weekAmid the hullabaloo and self-congratulation of Donald Trump’s “board of peace” launch in Davos, his administration laid out specific plans…

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