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Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 197?

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 Nahal soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip. April 20, 2024. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Nahal soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip. April 20, 2024.
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF operates in Tulkarm for over 40 hours, nine soldiers wounded

The IDF conducts 40-hour operation in the West Bank city of Tulkarm. 9 soldiers have been injured in clashes with Palestinians.

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 Israeli forces operate in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, January 18, 2024 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Israeli forces operate in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, January 18, 2024
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF has been operating in the West Bank city of Tulkarm for over 40 hours, according to reports from Israeli media on Saturday.

Nine soldiers have reportedly sustained lightly to moderate wounds in clashes with terrorists over the course of the operation.  All the soldiers have since been evacuated from the area to receive medical treatment at a hospital. 

The operation took place in Tulkarm's Noor al-Shams neighborhood.

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Turkish, Egyptian foreign ministers discuss how to boost aid to Gaza

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breaking news
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said he addressed the "grave situation" in Gaza and how to step up humanitarian aid to the Strip with Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry during a meeting on Saturday in Istanbul.

"We have discussed what more we can do to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, and what can be done in the long run for a two-state solution," Fidan told a joint news conference with Shoukry.

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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accuses Israel of lying about all aspects of Gaza

"Israel has been operating on the premise that if you tell a lie long enough. [If] you repeat it over and over,  people will believe it," Francesca Albanese to European Parliament

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 You have the right to resist,” UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese speaking at a Hamas-affiliated conference in Gaza on November 30th (photo credit: COURTESY ADAM MILSTEIN)
You have the right to resist,” UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese speaking at a Hamas-affiliated conference in Gaza on November 30th
(photo credit: COURTESY ADAM MILSTEIN)

At a public hearing at the European Parliament on April 9, Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, accused Israel of destroying Gaza and committing genocide in the enclave.

Albanese was one of a series of invited speakers at the hearing held by members of the European Parliament. She was asked to give her view on the war in Gaza.

She accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and enacting apartheid on the Palestinians.

She called "Israel's genocide in Gaza" extremely conspicuous and ostentatious and slammed the world for failing other people after Rwanda, Srebrenica, and Myanmar.

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Egypt calls on Iran and Israel to exercise restraint

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Saturday urged both Iran and Israel to exercise restraint amid high tensions in the Middle East.

Separately, Shoukry said Egypt would host a Turkish delegation to prepare for a visit by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Turkey in the near future.

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Southern Command operating in the area of the Karni Corridor in Gaza

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Southern Command operating in the area of the Karni Corridor in Gaza, April 20, 2024 (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit).

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Sirens sound in Northern Israel

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Breaking: Rocket Sirens (photo credit: Courtesy)
Breaking: Rocket Sirens
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Sirens sound in Even Menachem.

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Hostile aircraft intrusion in Northern Israel

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Breaking: Rocket Sirens (photo credit: Courtesy)
Breaking: Rocket Sirens
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Hostile Aircraft Intrusion in northern Israeli towns of Tel Hai, Kiryat Shmona, Misgav Am, Margaliot, Ma'ayan Baruch, Manara, Metulla, Kfar Yuval, Kfar Giladi, and Beit Hillel.

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Hostile aircraft intrusion in Northern Israel

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Breaking: Rocket Sirens (photo credit: Courtesy)
Breaking: Rocket Sirens
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Hostile aircraft intrusion in Northern Israel, sirens sound in Snir, Shear Yeshuv, Kibutz Dan, Ghajar, HaGoshrim, and Dafna.

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Hostile aircraft intrusion in Northern Israel

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Breaking: Rocket Sirens (photo credit: Courtesy)
Breaking: Rocket Sirens
(photo credit: Courtesy)

Hostile aircraft intrusion in Northern Israel, sirens sound in Tel Hai, Kiryat Shmona, Manara, Kfar Giladi, Kfar Yuval, Margaliot, Misgav Am, Ma'ayan Baruch, Beit Hillel, and Metulla.

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Sirens sound in Sassa

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Breaking: Rocket Sirens (photo credit: Courtesy)
Breaking: Rocket Sirens
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Sirens sound in Sassa in northern Israel.

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