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IDF soldiers shoot & kill three Israeli hostages

IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced Friday afternoon that Israeli troops had mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages after mistaking them for enemy combatants during an operation in the Gaza neighborhood of Shejaiya. “This is an area where the soldiers encountered many terrorists, including suicide bombers,” Hagari said, calling the deaths of the hostages a […]

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Gaza Greek Orthodox Church hit by Israel IDF

An explosion rocked a historic Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City on Thursday night amid Israel’s continued bombardment of the Gaza Strip, as the country’s military prepared to enter the Palestinian territory to destroy the Hamas militant group. Videos emerged early on Friday of apparent damage and casualties at the St. Porphyrios Orthodox Church in […]