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Topic: Gaza Strip

‘Can do nothing but pray’ – patients’ screams echo in al-Shifa as Israel storms Gaza’s biggest hospital

The Israeli military believes the hospital sits on top of a maze of tunnels that is used by Hamas as one of its headquarters. Hamas has denied this claim.

Israel says ready to evacuate infants from Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza city

Amid the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave's border authority said Rafah crossing into Egypt would reopen Sunday for foreign passport holders.

‘If there is hell on earth, it is northern Gaza’ — UN says hospitals bombarded amid Israeli strikes

Biggest hospital in Gaza Strip and another with children on life support under bombardment, says UN agency WHO, adds that at least twenty hospitals in Gaza now out of action entirely.

Won’t accept partial tax funds, says Palestinian PM as Israel withholds transfers for Gaza

Israel collects tax from occupied areas in West Bank and then transfers the funds to the Palestinian Authority under a longstanding arrangement between the two sides.

Israel rejects calls for ceasefire, Hezbollah strikes back at Israel after Lebanon attack

Tensions increased with Lebanon as an Israeli strike on a car in the south of the country killed three children and their grandmother, Lebanese authorities said.

Netanyahu suspends Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu after he says nuclear bomb on Gaza ‘an option’

Israel PM says minister's statements are 'not based in reality' & country's defence forces operating 'in accordance with highest standards of international law to avoid harming innocents'.

Egypt receives first injured from Gaza through Rafah crossing

The Rafah crossing, controlled by Egypt, is the main entrance and exit point to Gaza from Egypt and is in a region tightly controlled by the Egyptian military.

Rafah crossing between Gaza & Egypt opens for limited evacuation of foreigners, injured

1st time since conflict began last month that Rafah crossing has been opened. Qatar's mediated agreement between Egypt, Israel & Hamas, though it's unclear how long it'll remain open.

Israel airstrike at crowded Gaza refugee camp kills at least 50, including a Hamas commander

Israel said Wednesday 9 soldiers had been killed since it sent armoured troops into Gaza after weeks of air bombardments, in retaliation to an attack by Hamas militants.

Pakistani senator justifies Holocaust. Critics say Hitler would have killed him too

In Pakistan, many saw Afnan Ullah Khan’s tweet as part of Nawaz Sharif’s party’s history of antisemitism.

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Gel manicure is weakening your nails. Here’s how to care for them

One young patient came to me after years of non-stop gels; her nails were so fragile they peeled in layers.

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.