Israeli Warplanes Kill Two of Its Hostages in Rafah

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June 14, 2024

Izz Al Din Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced Friday, the Israeli occupation army, killed two more Israel hostages held by the Islamist organization.

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The Brigades stated that the two hostages were killed Monday by Israeli airstrikes on the city of Rafah at the southern end of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli warplanes bomb several locations in Rafah, southern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/ILDxd7q2Jl
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) June 15, 2024

The occupation doesn’t want the return of the hostages except in coffins, says Hamas officials, adding this is because the Israeli regime is not interested in any peace talks but wants the war on Gaza, which is now in its nine month, to continue.

The two deaths mean the number of hostages held by Hamas goes down to 118 and this is not the first time Israeli warplanes targeted its own hostages.

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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Israel Tells 22 Palestinian Families to Vacate For Demolition

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July 20, 2026

The Israeli authorities distributed 22 eviction and demolition orders for Palestinian homes in Kafr Aqab, north of Jerusalem, Sunday. The Jerusalem Governorate stated that Israeli forces raided the town and distributed the eviction orders. It explained the orders gave homeowners a week to vacate their homes before the demolitions would begin.

In a subsequent statement, the Governorate confirmed Israeli authorities distributed 22 eviction and demolition orders for several homes, noting that these measures were a prelude to the demolition orders. The Governorate did not specify the number of homes affected by the orders, nor whether the orders included both eviction and demolition. The Governorate added that Israeli authorities previously distributed stop-work orders for approximately 20 homes in the town, revising an earlier statement that had indicated the number was 30 according to Al Jarmaq.

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