Good evening Middle East Eye readers,
Israel escalated its attacks on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday killing at least 11 people in Central Gaza, according to Al Jazeera Arabic, and launching artillery strikes on Beit Lahia and Rafah.
Meanwhile, the UN said that Israel’s forcible displacement orders now encompass 15 percent of the Gaza Strip, roughly the same size as Manhattan in New York City.
Here is what else you need to know:
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Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national on a student visa, who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is currently being held in detention in Louisiana, according to her lawyer, Middle East Eye can reveal
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Israeli settlers launched attacks on Palestinians northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Al Jazeera Arabic reported
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Hamas on Wednesday said Israel’s decision to resume its war on Gaza was a “premeditated” decision by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to sabotage the January ceasefire and win support from far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir
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Israel’s military said on Wednesday that it bombed 430 targets in Gaza since it decided to resume its war on the enclave on 18 March
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