Israel has unleashed hundreds of airstrikes into Gaza, a 140-square-mile strip of land home to roughly 2 million people, after the militant group Hamas launched a terrorist attack in Israel on October 7. At least 2,778 people have been killed and 9,938 people have been injured in Gaza in the aftermath.
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13 killed in crush while waiting for food donations in Pakistan’s Karachi
At least 13 people were killed and 10 others injured Friday in a crush among people waiting for Ramadan food donations in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi13 killed in crush while waiting for food donations in Pakistan’s Karachi. The crowd crush is the latest in a string of deadly incidents at food distribution centers across Pakistan as citizens struggle with soaring inflation and rising costs of basic necessities. The victims from Friday’s crush were all women and minors, police said. Among the dead were two boys aged seven and 16, and a 9-year-old girl, according to Summaiya Syed Tariq.
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53 people killed in suspected Syria IS attack
State media reported at least 53 people were killed on Friday in an attack east of Homs in central Syria that was blamed on Islamic State. The director of Palmyra hospital, Walid Audi, said those killed were 46 civilians and seven soldiers. IS has not claimed responsibility for the attack. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported earlier on Friday that Some people managed to escape the attack.
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At least 11 Palestinians were killed by Israeli military forces
At least 11 Palestinians were killed Wednesday during a rare daytime raid by Israeli military forces in the occupied West Bank that also left more than 100 injured. Israeli authorities said Wednesday’s operation in Nablus targeted three suspects planning attacks in the immediate future.
