gaza

• War between Israel, Hamas shines spotlight on traumatized Gazan children

  With schools shuttered due to the war, the coronavirus and the summer hiatus, Gaza's children have little to keep them occupied as they wade through the wreckage.

  World

  Jul 21
• Israel must stop all settlement activities to prevent more Palestinian conflict: Garneau

  Garneau says getting humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip is also a priority after the 11-day war that saw 230 people in the Hamas-run enclave killed and numerous houses destroyed.

  Canada

  Jul 5
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• Ceasefire broken: Israel-Hamas conflict reignites with airstrikes, incendiary balloons

  The unrest has provided the first test of the cease-fire at a time when Egyptian mediators have been working to reach a longer-term agreement.

  World

  Jun 16
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• Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza Strip as conflict with Hamas erupts once again

  The flare-up followed a march in East Jerusalem by Jewish nationalists that was met by incendiary balloons from Hamas, an act Israel's new government vowed to respond to.

  World

  Jun 15
• Refugee claimant from Gaza ‘horrified’ when asked why Hamas wouldn’t protect her

  An IRB adjudicator asked a female refugee claimant why she didn’t ask Hamas for protection after she alleged she was tortured by Hamas.

  Investigations

  Jun 14
• Media tower downed in Gaza housed Hamas electronic warfare site, Israel says

  The AP says it has received no evidence of a Hamas presence that posed a threat, and has called for an independent investigation.

  Politics

  Jun 8
• The fighting between Israel and Gaza is over, for now. But experts say trauma remains

  Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is also known as shell shock or combat stress, occurs after a person experiences extreme trauma or a life-threatening event.

  World

  May 30
• Canada to send $25M in aid to Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank

  Trudeau says the funding will go directly to experienced organizations which will help the most vulnerable Palestinian civilians cope with the impacts of the recent conflict.

  Canada

  May 28
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• UN appeals for $95M to meet immediate needs for food, health care in Gaza

  The U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Gaza has urged donors to contribute generously, which she said will target one million people for assistance.

  World

  May 27
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• Jewish communities on edge amid ‘troubling rise’ of anti-Semitism in Canada

  Multiple demonstrations across Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton and Vancouver resulted in police intervention earlier this month.

  Canada

  May 25