Forced Displacement Gaza

Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza

Human Rights Watch says it has evidence that suggests ‘the war crime of forcible transfer’ of civilians. Israel is using evacuation orders to pursue the “deliberate and massive forced displacement” ...

World - The Guardian - 20 hours ago

HRW accuses Israel of war crime of forced displacement in Gaza

The rights group says the forced evacuation of 1.9m people amounts to a crime against humanity.

Israel committing ethnic cleansing with mass forced displacements in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says

Israeli authorities have caused a forced displacement of Palestinian people in Gaza to an extent that constitutes war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report on ...

North Gaza polio vaccinations delayed due to strikes and displacement

The final phase of the two-stage rollout to vaccinate 550,000 children had been due to begin on Wednesday.

Displaced Gaza girl, 6, who carried sister to safety says she wants to go back and see her family

Qamar Subuh carried her sister Sumaya home to Al Bureij after taking her to the hospital in central Gaza in a viral video that many felt underscored the impact Israel's assault has had on ...

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed by IDF, Israel says

The Israeli foreign minister said Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was among three people killed in an operation in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas' Yahya Sinwar killed by IDF in Gaza, Israel says | Special Report

Yahya Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces, Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz said. Hamas' top leader and apparent architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks against Israel was killed during an ...

Israeli assault on northern Gaza forces postponement of polio vaccination campaign

WHO says ‘escalating violence’ in northern Gaza has led to postponement of vaccines to more than 100,000 children. Follow all our Middle East coverage here Israeli strikes across Gaza killed ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Israel behind forced population transfer in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says

Rights group alleges mass displacement of 1.9mn of enclave’s 2.2mn residents is a ‘crime against humanity’

World - Financial Times - 20 hours ago

Israel's foreign minister confirms that Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza

World - ABC News - October 17

Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Studied Israel in Mission to Topple It

The head of the U.S-designated terrorist organization spent two decades in Israeli prisons before emerging to assemble a powerful militia.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 17

Israeli forces leave a trail of destruction after dayslong siege at one of Gaza’s last hospitals

Israeli forces withdrew from northern Gaza's Kamal Adwan hospital on Saturday, leaving a trail of destruction inside one the area's last medical lifelines as it continues to assault Beit Lahia.

Israeli Forces Withdraw From Northern Gaza Hospital After 3-Day Raid

The Gaza health ministry said the staff of the facility, Kamal Adwan Hospital, had been expelled or detained and urged people in Gaza with surgical skills to go there to save those patients they ...

World - The New York Times - October 28

Middle East crisis live: US concerned by ‘horrifying’ Israeli airstrike that killed at least 93 civilians, including 20 children, in Gaza

US spokesperson says officials are asking Israel what happened, expressing ‘deep concern’ over loss of civilian lives. Al Jazeera has spoken with the director-general of the Gaza government’s media ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Fleeing Israeli Bombs, the Displaced in Lebanon Search for Safety

Schools, clubs and parks have become places of refuge as the displaced seek safety amid Israeli bombings.

World - The New York Times - October 16

Displaced Gazans Brace for Another Harsh Winter

After a year of war, at least one million people are facing months in the cold. Some said tents, blankets and warm clothes now qualified as luxuries.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Tensions rise in Beirut after influx of displaced people

An influx of refugees fleeing Israeli strikes risks exacerbating sectarian divisions in the Lebanese capital.

After hurricanes, officials confront damaged polling places, displaced voters

Following the damage done by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, election officials are scrambling to relocate polling locations and restore normalcy to the voting process.

‘All of this is to displace people’: Nabatieh reels from Israeli attacks on Lebanon

Airstrikes Israel says are targeting Hezbollah have killed the city’s mayor as well as civil defence workers. Middle East crisis: latest news updates Hussein Jaber, the head of Nabatieh’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Thousands displaced as Israel pounds Lebanon with new wave of strikes

Israel says strikes are targeting a Lebanese financial institution that "directly funds Hezbollah's terror," as thousands of civilians flee their homes.

Hundreds of thousands displaced in Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Israel's air and ground campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah forces has left hundreds of thousands of people displaced in Lebanon, including refugees who escaped the war in Syria. CBS News ...

The Paris Olympics displaced nearly 20,000 people, local associations say

A coalition of over 100 organizations has reported that nearly 20,000 individuals were displaced from informal housing in Paris and surrounding areas during preparations for the 2024 Summer Olympics

World - ABC News - November 4

Massive displacement from Israel-Hezbollah war transforms Beirut’s famed commercial street

Inside what was once one of Beirut’s oldest and best-known cinemas, dozens of Lebanese, Palestinians and Syrians displaced by the Israel-Hezbollah war now spend their time following the news on ...

World - ABC News - October 24

As Israel strikes deeper into Lebanon, fear rises in communities where the displaced took refuge

Israel has concentrated its bombardment of Lebanon mostly in the country’s south and east and in Beirut’s southern suburbs

World - ABC News - October 29

War in Sudan has displaced over 14 million, or about 30% of the population, UN says

The International Organization for Migration says the war in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people, or about 30% of the population, since it broke out over a year ago

World - ABC News - October 29

AI may displace 3m jobs but long-term losses ‘relatively modest’, says Tony Blair’s thinktank

Rise in unemployment in low hundreds of thousands as technology creates roles, Tony Blair Institute suggests. Artificial intelligence could displace between 1m and 3m private sector jobs in the ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Typhoon batters storm-weary Philippines and displaces thousands more people as a new storm threatens

Typhoon Toraji has unleashed floods, knocked down trees and caused power outages in the northern Philippines before weakening into a tropical storm and blowing out to the South China Sea

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Judith Jamison Was a Singular Force in Dance

She was always a goddess of dance — even before her triumph in “Cry.” The Ailey star turned artistic director stretched like there was no tomorrow.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Inquiry announced after carers forced to repay benefits

Some carers had to pay back thousands of pounds to the government, pushing them into financial distress.

Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas, killed by Israeli forces

Israel confirms Sinwar's death through dental records following an operation in southern Gaza on Wednesday.

Harris joins forces with Usher on campaign trail in Georgia

Vice President Harris was joined by singer Usher on the campaign trail in Atlanta on Saturday as she continued her swing across the battleground states nearly two weeks out from Election Day. ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

Fireworks force Swedish league derby suspension

The Stockholm derby between Djurgarden and Hammarby was suspended in the second half Sunday after supporters threw three smoke bombs onto the field.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

Israel Killed Sinwar by Forcing Him From the Tunnels

The Israeli military attacked strategic underground complexes in Gaza, pushing Yahya Sinwar to leave the safety of Hamas’s labyrinth.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 20

Police force 'reasonable' before man's cocaine death

Chad Allford, 23, died after accidentally ingesting cocaine when a bag "exploded" in his mouth.

Husso Forced Into Early Exit in Grand Rapids

Playing for the Grand Rapids Griffins, Detroit Red Wings goaltender Ville Husso had to leave Friday night's game

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26

Harris vows to launch Puerto Rico task force

Vice President Harris vowed to launch “a new Puerto Rico Opportunity Economy Task Force” in the case she wins the presidency in a video posted Sunday to Instagram. “As president, I will bring down ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

California Mountain fire destroys homes, forces evacuations

Millions in Southern California are under red flag warnings as high winds fuel the flames of the Mountain Fire. NBC News' Morgan Chesky details the damage as the fire has grown to more than 14,000 ...

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