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JACK JEFFERY

JACK JEFFERY

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Whole families drowned in Libya's flood. Many didn't realize the danger until they heard dams burst

The wall of water several stories high smashed into apartment buildings, drowning entire families in minutes

Whole families drowned in Libya's flood. Many didn't realize the danger until they heard dams burst
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For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity

The disastrous flooding that killed more than 11,000 people has fostered national solidarity among Libyans, long governed by opposing powers

For a divided Libya, disastrous floods have become a rallying cry for unity
Africa|Health|News

UN warns disease outbreak in Libya's flooded east could spark 'a second devastating crisis'

Officials are warning that a disease outbreak in Libya’s northeast, where floods have killed thousands, could create “a second devastating crisis” as adults and children fell ill from contaminated water

UN warns disease outbreak in Libya's flooded east could spark 'a second devastating crisis'
Africa|Crime|News|World

Artillery fire has killed 11 people and wounded 90 in a major Sudanese city, aid group says

An aid group says heavy artillery fire killed at least 11 people and wounded 90 in a major city in conflict-torn Sudan

Artillery fire has killed 11 people and wounded 90 in a major Sudanese city, aid group says
MidEast|News|World

Israeli evacuation call in Gaza hikes Egypt's fears of a mass exodus of refugees into its territory

Israel’s call for half of the Gaza Strip’s population to evacuate south is hiking Egypt’s fears of a massive influx of refugees across the border into its territory

Israeli evacuation call in Gaza hikes Egypt's fears of a mass exodus of refugees into its territory
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'Drop in the ocean': UN-backed aid could soon enter Gaza from Egypt, but only at a trickle for now

U.N. officials and their partners are ramping up efforts to take advantage of a possible window for Israel and Egypt to allow humanitarian aid shipments into Gaza, whose people have been stripped of deliveries of fuel, food, water and medical supplies from the outside as Israeli forces strike at Hamas militants who led a deadly incursion in Israel on Oct. 7

'Drop in the ocean': UN-backed aid could soon enter Gaza from Egypt, but only at a trickle for now
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Al Jazeera Gaza correspondent loses 4 family members in an Israeli airstrike

Al Jazeera says its chief correspondent in Gaza has lost four members of his family in an Israeli airstrike

Al Jazeera Gaza correspondent loses 4 family members in an Israeli airstrike
MidEast|News|World

After weeks in besieged Gaza, some foreign nationals and wounded Palestinians are allowed to leave

Israel's military says its ground troops have advanced to “the gates of Gaza City” amid heavy fighting

After weeks in besieged Gaza, some foreign nationals and wounded Palestinians are allowed to leave
MidEast|News|World

Pressure rises on Israel to pause fighting and ease siege as battles intensify near Gaza City

Israeli troops have encircled Gaza City in heavy fighting with Hamas militants, the miiltary says, as the Palestinian death toll rises above 9,000

Pressure rises on Israel to pause fighting and ease siege as battles intensify near Gaza City
Crime|News|World

Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as an advance on the urban center looms

Israeli forces have severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with intense airstrikes overnight, setting the stage for an expected push into the dense confines of Gaza City and an even bloodier phase of the month-old war

Israeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as an advance on the urban center looms
MidEast|News|World

Israel-Hamas fighting heats up in Gaza City, accelerating the exodus of Palestinians to the south

Thousands of Palestinians are streaming out of northern Gaza on foot in an accelerating exodus

Israel-Hamas fighting heats up in Gaza City, accelerating the exodus of Palestinians to the south
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Civilians flee north Gaza or shelter at a hospital as Israel and Hamas battle in the city

Crowds of Palestinian families stretching as far as the eye could see walked out of Gaza City and surrounding areas toward the south Thursday

Civilians flee north Gaza or shelter at a hospital as Israel and Hamas battle in the city
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Thousands who were sheltering at Gaza City’s hospitals flee as Israel-Hamas war closes in

Thousands of Palestinians sheltering from the Israel-Hamas war at Gaza City’s main hospital are fleeing south after several reported strikes in and around the compound overnight

Thousands who were sheltering at Gaza City’s hospitals flee as Israel-Hamas war closes in
Health|MidEast|News|World

Medics and patients, including babies, stranded as battles rage around Gaza hospitals

Health officials say battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last perceived safe places in northern Gaza

Medics and patients, including babies, stranded as battles rage around Gaza hospitals
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Israeli military forces raid Gaza's largest hospital in operation against Hamas

The Israeli military says its forces are raiding Gaza’s largest hospital, the site of a lengthy standoff with the Hamas militant group

Israeli military forces raid Gaza's largest hospital in operation against Hamas
Crime|Health|MidEast|News|World

Airstrike kills renowned doctor in Gaza and relatives who sought shelter together

A well-known doctor at Gaza’s largest hospital was killed along with three relatives in an airstrike on the home where they were sheltering

Airstrike kills renowned doctor in Gaza and relatives who sought shelter together
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Israel searches for traces of Hamas in raid of key Gaza hospital packed with patients

Israeli troops stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility filled with hundreds of patients, including newborns, who have gone for days without electricity and with little food

Israel searches for traces of Hamas in raid of key Gaza hospital packed with patients
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthis have launched strikes at Israel during the war in Gaza. What threat do they pose?

For years, the Houthi rebels controlling northern Yemen have chanted slogans at their mass rallies calling for the destruction of Israel

Yemen's Houthis have launched strikes at Israel during the war in Gaza. What threat do they pose?
MidEast|News|World

Internet, phone networks collapse in Gaza, threatening to worsen humanitarian crisis

Internet and telephone services have collapsed across the Gaza Strip for lack of fuel, the main Palestinian provider says, bringing a potentially long-term communications blackout

Internet, phone networks collapse in Gaza, threatening to worsen humanitarian crisis
MidEast|News|World

UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as communications blackout hinders aid coordination

The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza and warned of the growing possibility of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of a lack of fuel

UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as communications blackout hinders aid coordination
MidEast|News|World

Israel battles Hamas near another Gaza hospital sheltering thousands

Israeli forces are battling Hamas militants around a hospital in northern Gaza where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks

Israel battles Hamas near another Gaza hospital sheltering thousands
MidEast|News|World

Qatar announces Israel-Hamas truce-for-hostages deal that would pause Gaza fighting, bring more aid

Qatar has announced a truce-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas that would bring a four-day halt in fighting in a devastating six-week war

Qatar announces Israel-Hamas truce-for-hostages deal that would pause Gaza fighting, bring more aid
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Qatar says Gaza cease-fire will begin Friday morning, with aid to follow 'as soon as possible'

A four-day cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas will begin Friday morning, a day later than originally planned

Qatar says Gaza cease-fire will begin Friday morning, with aid to follow 'as soon as possible'
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On Day One of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners

On the first day of a four-day Gaza cease-fire agreement, Hamas released 24 hostages abducted by militants from southern Israel seven weeks ago

On Day One of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners
MidEast|News|World

Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners

Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday

Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners

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