Today: October 30, 2024
Today: October 30, 2024

Gaza

MidEast|News|World

US intel chief says Iran is attempting to stoke Gaza protests

US intel chief says Iran is attempting to stoke Gaza protests

July 09, 2024
US intel chief says Iran is attempting to stoke Gaza protests
MidEast|News|US

White House warns Iran against meddling in Gaza protests in US

The White House on Tuesday accused Tehran of trying to take advantage of Gaza-related protests in the U.S. and described such behavior as unacceptable, following a warning by

July 09, 2024
White House warns Iran against meddling in Gaza protests in US
MidEast|News|US|World

US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed

Several U.S. officials say the pier built by the American military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled on the beach to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently

July 09, 2024
US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed
MidEast|News|World

An Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader, official says

An official with the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group says an Israeli strike in Syria killed a former bodyguard of the group's leader

July 09, 2024
An Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader, official says
MidEast|News|Videos|World

Hezbollah releases video it says shows surveillance of Israeli-occupied Golan

Lebanon's Hezbollah published an almost 10-minute video on Tuesday showing footage of 17 military sites in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights which it said

July 09, 2024
Hezbollah releases video it says shows surveillance of Israeli-occupied Golan
News|World

UN experts say famine has spread throughout Gaza

The recent deaths of several more children from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip indicate that famine has spread throughout the enclave, a group of independent human

July 09, 2024
UN experts say famine has spread throughout Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

Egypt, US, Israel spy chiefs to attend Gaza truce talks in Doha

Negotiations to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war will resume in Doha on Wednesday, with the intelligence chiefs of Egypt, the United States, and Israel in attendance, Egypt's state-

July 09, 2024
Egypt, US, Israel spy chiefs to attend Gaza truce talks in Doha
News|US|World

White House says gaps remain between Israel and Hamas on ceasefire deal

Senior U.S. officials are in Cairo for talks to achieve a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, but gaps still remain between the two sides, White House national security

July 08, 2024
White House says gaps remain between Israel and Hamas on ceasefire deal
News|Political|World

Hamas accuses Israel's Netanyahu of trying to hinder ceasefire talks

Hamas accused Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of putting obstacles in front of ceasefire negotiations amid talks aimed at reaching a deal to end the war in Gaza.

July 08, 2024
Hamas accuses Israel's Netanyahu of trying to hinder ceasefire talks
News|Political|World

Israel opposition offers PM lifeline if he signs ceasefire

The head of Israel's biggest opposition party said on Monday he would lend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his support in parliament to keep him in office if members of the

July 08, 2024
Israel opposition offers PM lifeline if he signs ceasefire
News|World

For Palestinian prisoner, return to Gaza brings anguish and shattered dreams

During more than two decades in an Israeli prison, Palestinian Youssef Mikdad dreamed about one day returning to a prosperous Gaza Strip where he could

July 08, 2024
For Palestinian prisoner, return to Gaza brings anguish and shattered dreams
Africa|Food|News|Travel|World

Stranded aid trucks in Egypt deepen Gaza's humanitarian crisis

Hundreds of trucks loaded with food and water have been stranded on a scorching Egyptian road, some for nearly two

July 08, 2024
Stranded aid trucks in Egypt deepen Gaza's humanitarian crisis
News|World

Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns that escalation threatens cease-fire talks

Israeli forces are advancing deeper into the Gaza Strip’s largest city in pursuit of militants who have regrouped there

July 08, 2024
Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns that escalation threatens cease-fire talks
News|World

Israeli minister: stopping Gaza war now would be folly

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday it would be a huge mistake to stop Israel's military offensive in Gaza now.

July 08, 2024
Israeli minister: stopping Gaza war now would be folly
MidEast|News|World

Gaza destruction likely helped push Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, several officials say

Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in the Gaza Strip caused by a nine-month Israeli offensive likely has helped push Hamas to soften its demands for a cease-fire agreement

July 08, 2024
Gaza destruction likely helped push Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, several officials say
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu: Gaza deal must allow fighting until Israel's war goals are met

Any Gaza ceasefire deal must allow for Israel to keep fighting until it achieves its war objectives, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.

July 07, 2024
Netanyahu: Gaza deal must allow fighting until Israel's war goals are met
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike

Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike

July 07, 2024
Hamas says senior government official in Gaza killed in airstrike
MidEast|News|World

IDF takes CNN into Gaza to see tunnel network

CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports on the network's first look into Rafah since fighting began in the city three months ago.

July 07, 2024
IDF takes CNN into Gaza to see tunnel network
News|World

Israeli protesters block highways, call for cease-fire to bring back hostages as war marks 9 months

Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters blocked highways across the country calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down and pushing for a cease-fire that could bring back hostages held by Hamas

July 07, 2024
Israeli protesters block highways, call for cease-fire to bring back hostages as war marks 9 months
Crime|News|Political|World

Israeli protesters urging Gaza deal block roads

Protests aimed at pressuring the Israeli government to reach a hostage deal with Hamas began across the country on Sunday, with demonstrators blocking roads and picketing at the

July 07, 2024
Israeli protesters urging Gaza deal block roads
MidEast|News|World

Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says

Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says

July 06, 2024
Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says
MidEast|News|World

UK seeks balanced position on Israel and Gaza, says new foreign minister Lammy

Britain wants a balanced position on the war in the Middle East and will use diplomatic efforts to ensure a ceasefire is reached and hostages held by Palestinian

July 06, 2024
UK seeks balanced position on Israel and Gaza, says new foreign minister Lammy
MidEast|News|World

Hamas ready to drop key demand in truce and hostage deal, official says

Hamas ready to drop key demand in truce and hostage deal, official says

July 06, 2024
Hamas ready to drop key demand in truce and hostage deal, official says
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike kills 16 at Gaza school, military says it targeted gunmen

At least 16 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinian families in central Gaza on Saturday, the

July 06, 2024
Israeli strike kills 16 at Gaza school, military says it targeted gunmen
MidEast|News|World

Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive

Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive

July 06, 2024
Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire after dropping key demand, officials say

Hamas has given initial approval for a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel give an up-front commitment for a complete end to the war, a Hamas and an Egyptian official said Saturday

July 06, 2024
Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire after dropping key demand, officials say
News|US|World

Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages, Hamas source says

Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days

July 06, 2024
Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages, Hamas source says
MidEast|News|World

Israeli delegation left Doha after meeting Qatari mediators over Gaza ceasefire talks -source to Reuters

An Israeli delegation led by spy chief David Barnea left Doha after meeting with Qatari mediators about Gaza ceasefire talks, a source with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Friday.

July 05, 2024
Israeli delegation left Doha after meeting Qatari mediators over Gaza ceasefire talks -source to Reuters
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says it got a 'positive response' from mediators to its cease-fire amendments

A spokesperson for Hamas says the group’s proposed amendments to the most recent U_S_ plan for a cease-fire in Gaza “have been met with a positive response by the mediators.”

July 05, 2024
Hamas says it got a 'positive response' from mediators to its cease-fire amendments
News|World

After spending decades transporting Palestinians to Israeli hospitals, his mission did not stop after October 7

After spending decades transporting Palestinians to Israeli hospitals, his mission did not stop after October 7

July 05, 2024
After spending decades transporting Palestinians to Israeli hospitals, his mission did not stop after October 7
Election|Political|World

The Labour party’s position on Gaza appears to have cost it votes in the UK election

The Labour party’s position on Gaza appears to have cost it votes in the UK election

July 05, 2024
The Labour party’s position on Gaza appears to have cost it votes in the UK election
MidEast|News|World

Efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gain momentum

Efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza gathered momentum on Friday after Hamas made a revised

July 05, 2024
Efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gain momentum
Crime|News|World

Medics say seven Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank's Jenin

Seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on Friday, the Palestinian health ministry and the Palestinian Red Crescent said.

July 05, 2024
Medics say seven Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on West Bank's Jenin
MidEast|News|World

Saudi Arabia's Gaza aid threatened by Rafah closure, aid official says

Saudi Arabia's main humanitarian agency said on Thursday the Israeli closure of Rafah and other crossings into Gaza was hampering its aid efforts to send

July 04, 2024
Saudi Arabia's Gaza aid threatened by Rafah closure, aid official says
World

Gaza church opens doors to injured and sick as hospitals fill

St. Philip's church once offered a haven of devotion to Gaza's small Christian community.

July 04, 2024
Gaza church opens doors to injured and sick as hospitals fill
MidEast|News|World

Israeli government official says delegation sent to negotiate hostage deal with Hamas

An Israeli government official said on Thursday that a delegation has been sent to negotiate a hostage release deal with Hamas.

July 04, 2024
Israeli government official says delegation sent to negotiate hostage deal with Hamas
MidEast|News|World

Israel weighs Hamas' latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived

Israel’s Cabinet is set to convene to discuss Hamas’ latest response to a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza

July 04, 2024
Israel weighs Hamas' latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived
News|World

Israel weighs Hamas' latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived

Israel’s Cabinet is set to convene to discuss Hamas’ latest response to a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza

July 04, 2024
Israel weighs Hamas' latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived
MidEast|News|Opinion|Political|World

Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia's Parliament House to unfurl banners

Pro-Palestinian protesters have breached security at Australia’s Parliament House to unfurl banners from the roof as a senator quit the government over its direction on the Gaza war

July 04, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia's Parliament House to unfurl banners
MidEast|News|World

Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up on the Lebanon-Israel border

With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border, the daily exchanges of strikes between Hezbollah and Israeli forces have sparked fires that are tearing through forests and farmland on both sides of the frontline

July 04, 2024
Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up on the Lebanon-Israel border
News|World

Feeding Gaza: Traders run gauntlet of bullets, bombs and bribes

Mohammed describes a delivery job from hell. "I get screwed on every shipment," the Gazan trader told Reuters.

July 04, 2024
Feeding Gaza: Traders run gauntlet of bullets, bombs and bribes
News|World

Gaza ceasefire effort shows signs of revival as Israel pounds enclave

Signs of renewed activity emerged on Wednesday in the quest for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the

July 03, 2024
Gaza ceasefire effort shows signs of revival as Israel pounds enclave
MidEast|News|World

Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal, says Mossad

Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal that would include a hostage release deal and ceasefire in Gaza, according to a statement from Israel's Mossad spy agency.

July 03, 2024
Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal, says Mossad
MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike kills another senior Hezbollah commander as diplomats scramble for calm in Lebanon

An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has killed a senior Hezbollah commander as tensions continue to boil

July 03, 2024
Israeli strike kills another senior Hezbollah commander as diplomats scramble for calm in Lebanon
MidEast|News|World

Israel carries out new strikes in Gaza, warns Lebanon's Hezbollah

Many Palestinians were seeking shelter on Wednesday after fleeing their homes in southern Gaza and complained of water shortages as

July 03, 2024
Israel carries out new strikes in Gaza, warns Lebanon's Hezbollah
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Biden and Netanyahu are expected to meet later this month in Washington, source says

Biden and Netanyahu are expected to meet later this month in Washington, source says

July 03, 2024
Biden and Netanyahu are expected to meet later this month in Washington, source says
MidEast|News|World

UNRWA chief urges pushback against efforts to disband Palestinian agency

The head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) on Monday called on partners to fight back against efforts by Israel to have the

July 03, 2024
UNRWA chief urges pushback against efforts to disband Palestinian agency
News|World

Netanyahu back in partisan form in first Israeli TV town hall of war

It was vintage Benjamin Netanyahu: a friendly interviewer, raucous applause from a supportive audience, and an overt appeal to his right wing supporters against

July 03, 2024
Netanyahu back in partisan form in first Israeli TV town hall of war
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Risk of all-out Middle East war grows daily, German minister warns

Germany is extremely concerned about rising violence on Israel's border with Lebanon and the growing risk of a full-blown regional conflict, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on a

July 03, 2024
Risk of all-out Middle East war grows daily, German minister warns
MidEast|News|Political|World

Netanyahu says he is committed to truce proposal, army cites advances in Rafah

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel remained committed to its proposed Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, and his military chief said the remaining Hamas

July 03, 2024
Netanyahu says he is committed to truce proposal, army cites advances in Rafah
News|World

Israel strikes kill at least 11 in Gaza, tanks push further into Rafah

Two Israeli air strikes targeting aid supplies killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, medics said, as Israeli tanks pushed deeper into Rafah in the

July 03, 2024
Israel strikes kill at least 11 in Gaza, tanks push further into Rafah
News|Political|US|World

US deeply disappointed over Netanyahu's criticisms

The White House expressed deep disappointment over criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the United States on Thursday

July 03, 2024
US deeply disappointed over Netanyahu's criticisms
MidEast|News|World

Gaza pier resumes operations as aid collects in marshalling area

The U.S. military's floating pier off Gaza has resumed bringing humanitarian aid into the Israeli-besieged Palestinian territory, the Pentagon said on Thursday, even as aid

July 03, 2024
Gaza pier resumes operations as aid collects in marshalling area
World

Israel forms emergency government against Hamas as deaths and damage in Gaza mount

Israel formed an emergency unity government on Wednesday as its jets pounded Gaza and tanks massed around the

July 02, 2024
Israel forms emergency government against Hamas as deaths and damage in Gaza mount
News|World

Gazans bombarded by Israel have no hope and no escape

Most of the 2.3 million people in the Gaza Strip have no electricity and no water.

July 02, 2024
Gazans bombarded by Israel have no hope and no escape
MidEast|News|World

Gaza rescue workers scared and exhausted under Israel's air strikes

Palestinian rescue worker Ibrahim Hamdan has been on duty almost constantly since Saturday, dodging Israeli air strikes that have killed

July 02, 2024
Gaza rescue workers scared and exhausted under Israel's air strikes
MidEast|News|World

Arab states say Palestinians must stay on their land as war escalates

Calls for a humanitarian corridor or an escape route for Palestinians from Gaza as a conflict between Israel and the Palestinian

July 02, 2024
Arab states say Palestinians must stay on their land as war escalates
News|World

UN to vote on rival resolutions on Israel and Gaza

The United Nations Security Council was due to vote on Monday on rival draft resolutions on Israel and Gaza that focus largely on the humanitarian

July 02, 2024
UN to vote on rival resolutions on Israel and Gaza
News|World

Hundreds killed in Gaza hospital blast, West Bank protests erupt

About 500 Palestinians were killed in a blast at a Gaza City hospital on Tuesday that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other and that ignited

July 02, 2024
Hundreds killed in Gaza hospital blast, West Bank protests erupt
MidEast|News|World

Reactions to strike on Gaza hospital killing hundreds

A blast at a hospital in Gaza City killed some 500 Palestinians on Tuesday in the deadliest single incident since Israel launched an unrelenting bombing campaign in retaliation for the Oct

July 02, 2024
Reactions to strike on Gaza hospital killing hundreds
US|World

Biden has 'tough questions' for Netanyahu, Gaza strike upends Israel trip

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Biden has 'tough questions' for Netanyahu, Gaza strike upends Israel trip
MidEast|News|US|World

Biden says Gaza militants appear to be behind hospital blast as anti-Israel protests spread

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Biden says Gaza militants appear to be behind hospital blast as anti-Israel protests spread
MidEast|News|US|World

Hamas frees U.S. hostages Judith and Natalie Raanan from Gaza

The Islamist group Hamas released two U.S. hostages, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan, who were kidnapped in its attack on

July 02, 2024
Hamas frees U.S. hostages Judith and Natalie Raanan from Gaza
MidEast|News|US|World

Released by Hamas, American mother, daughter reunited with family in Israel

Two newly freed American hostages, a Chicago-area woman and her teenage daughter, were reunited with family inside Israel on Friday

July 02, 2024
Released by Hamas, American mother, daughter reunited with family in Israel
MidEast|News|World

First emergency aid trucks enter Gaza after overnight Israeli air strikes

The first trucks bearing emergency humanitarian aid since Israel began a devastating siege of Gaza 12 days ago entered the enclave from

July 02, 2024
First emergency aid trucks enter Gaza after overnight Israeli air strikes
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says it releases two female captives for health reasons; source says they are elderly Israelis

The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas militant group said on Monday it had released two more female civilian captives on health grounds in response to

July 02, 2024
Hamas says it releases two female captives for health reasons; source says they are elderly Israelis
MidEast|News|World

'Humanitarian pause' in Hamas-Israel war is urged to aid Gaza civilians

The United Nations, United States and Canada appealed on Tuesday for a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war to allow safe

July 02, 2024
'Humanitarian pause' in Hamas-Israel war is urged to aid Gaza civilians
MidEast|News|World

Qatar hostage mediators press Hamas on civilian releases -diplomats, sources

Qatari mediators are urging Hamas to quicken the pace of hostage releases to include women and children held in Gaza and to do so without expecting Israeli concessions

July 02, 2024
Qatar hostage mediators press Hamas on civilian releases -diplomats, sources
News|World

Israel's Holocaust survivors struggle with Gaza war as trauma deepens

When night falls, Sarina Blumenfeld gets flashbacks from what she endured during the Holocaust and struggles to process the carnage that took place when

July 02, 2024
Israel's Holocaust survivors struggle with Gaza war as trauma deepens
MidEast|News|World

Israel aims bombing at southern Gaza as world leaders seek pause in fighting

Israel stepped up bombings of south Gaza, killing many Palestinians, officials said on Wednesday, as violence flared elsewhere in the

July 02, 2024
Israel aims bombing at southern Gaza as world leaders seek pause in fighting
News|World

Israeli troops raid Gaza as Arab ministers condemn bombardment

Israeli ground forces carried out a big raid into Gaza overnight against Hamas targets amid growing anger in the Arab world over

July 02, 2024
Israeli troops raid Gaza as Arab ministers condemn bombardment
MidEast|News|World

Israel stepping up Gaza ground operations, UN demands humanitarian truce

Israeli air and ground forces widened their attacks on Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the military said, and the Palestinian militant group said its

July 02, 2024
Israel stepping up Gaza ground operations, UN demands humanitarian truce
MidEast|News|World

Limited Gaza evacuations via Rafah to be allowed after Qatar brokers deal -source

Qatar has mediated an agreement between Egypt, Israel and Hamas, in coordination with the U.S., which will allow limited evacuations from besieged Gaza, a source briefed on deal

July 02, 2024
Limited Gaza evacuations via Rafah to be allowed after Qatar brokers deal -source
News|World

Israel strikes Gaza ambulance; Netanyahu rejects halt without hostage release

Israel struck an ambulance near a Gaza hospital on Friday in an attack the military said targeted militants, and

July 02, 2024
Israel strikes Gaza ambulance; Netanyahu rejects halt without hostage release
News|World

Protesters oppose Biden war policy in large pro-Palestinian rally in Washington

Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington on Saturday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza where thousands have been killed in an Israeli

July 02, 2024
Protesters oppose Biden war policy in large pro-Palestinian rally in Washington
MidEast|News|World

G7's top diplomats prepare statement on Gaza conflict

G7 foreign ministers are set to issue a joint statement on the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday and are expected to call for temporary pauses in

July 02, 2024
G7's top diplomats prepare statement on Gaza conflict
Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle|MidEast|US|World

US sales of Palestinian keffiyehs soar, even as wearers targeted

A growing number of Americans are donning the keffiyeh, the distinctive patterned scarf that's closely linked with Palestinians

July 02, 2024
US sales of Palestinian keffiyehs soar, even as wearers targeted
News|World

Despite Gaza death toll soaring, U.S. unlikely to rethink weapons supplies to Israel

Facing a soaring death toll from Israel's renewed offensive in southern Gaza, the Biden administration is trying to

July 02, 2024
Despite Gaza death toll soaring, U.S. unlikely to rethink weapons supplies to Israel
MidEast|News|World

How many Palestinians have died in Gaza war and how will the counting continue?

Israeli forces unleashed an aerial and ground blitz against Hamas in Gaza after a cross-border rampage by the enclave's ruling

July 02, 2024
How many Palestinians have died in Gaza war and how will the counting continue?
MidEast|News|World

Displaced Gazans cram into Rafah despite fears of attack

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have crammed into the Rafah area on Gaza's border with Egypt to escape Israeli bombardments,

July 02, 2024
Displaced Gazans cram into Rafah despite fears of attack
MidEast|News|US|World

Palestinian Authority working with US on postwar plan for Gaza - Bloomberg News

The Palestinian Authority is working with U.S. officials on a plan to run Gaza after the war is over, Bloomberg News reported, citing Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh.

July 02, 2024
Palestinian Authority working with US on postwar plan for Gaza - Bloomberg News
World

Hanukkah traditions comfort mother of Israeli held captive in Gaza two months

Israeli Alon Ohel's absence has darkened his mother Idit's celebration of the Jewish Hanukkah festival, but she finds comfort recalling his love of the holiday

July 02, 2024
Hanukkah traditions comfort mother of Israeli held captive in Gaza two months
News|US

Blinken says gap remains between Israel's intent to protect civilians and results

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Blinken says gap remains between Israel's intent to protect civilians and results
MidEast|News|World

Exclusive-Biden administration asks Congress' approval on Israeli tank shells for use in Gaza

The Biden administration has asked Congress to approve the sale of 45,000 shells for Israel's Merkava tanks for use in its offensive against Hamas in Gaza,

July 02, 2024
Exclusive-Biden administration asks Congress' approval on Israeli tank shells for use in Gaza
News|US

US pushes Israel 'shift' in Gaza attacks, but details scarce

U.S.

July 02, 2024
US pushes Israel 'shift' in Gaza attacks, but details scarce
News|World

Israeli forces launch strikes up and down Gaza strip; hospital hit

Israeli forces launched deadly attacks up and down the Gaza Strip on Sunday, hitting a refugee camp in the north, a hospital in the south and killing a teenage girl who had

July 02, 2024
Israeli forces launch strikes up and down Gaza strip; hospital hit
News|Technology|World

Amid rockets from Gaza, Google apps suspend Israel traffic-jam displays

Users of Google navigation apps in Israel are not seeing traffic jams due a precautionary suspension of that function as the country comes under

July 02, 2024
Amid rockets from Gaza, Google apps suspend Israel traffic-jam displays
MidEast|News|World

Israel pounds central Gaza, thousands of Palestinians try to escape

Israeli forces pounded central Gaza by land, sea and air on Wednesday and Palestinian authorities reported dozens

July 02, 2024
Israel pounds central Gaza, thousands of Palestinians try to escape
World

Gaza's child amputees face further risks without expert care

Eleven-year-old Noor's left leg was almost entirely torn off when her home in Jabalia, Gaza was hit by an explosion in

July 02, 2024
Gaza's child amputees face further risks without expert care
News|World

Despair in Gaza as fighting intensifies despite promise to scale down war

Israeli strikes in southern and central Gaza intensified on Wednesday despite a pledge by Israel that it would pull

July 02, 2024
Despair in Gaza as fighting intensifies despite promise to scale down war
MidEast|News|Uncategorized|US

Blinken meets Egypt's Sisi as Middle East diplomacy tour wraps up

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Blinken meets Egypt's Sisi as Middle East diplomacy tour wraps up
MidEast|News|World

UN urges countries to reverse funding pause for Palestinian agency

U.N. officials and aid groups called for countries to reconsider their decision to pause funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians on Sunday, warning that its life-

July 02, 2024
UN urges countries to reverse funding pause for Palestinian agency
News|World

Israeli forces pound Gaza, Hamas studies ceasefire proposal

Israeli forces pounded areas in northern and southern Gaza on Wednesday after the Palestinian militant group Hamas said it had received

July 02, 2024
Israeli forces pound Gaza, Hamas studies ceasefire proposal
MidEast|News|World

Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire proposal

Israel prepared to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border, after claiming to have dismantled Hamas in Khan

July 02, 2024
Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire proposal
MidEast|News|World

Israel presses onslaught in Gaza's Khan Younis as US pursues ceasefire quest

An Israeli air strike on an apartment in southern Gaza killed six people on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials said

July 02, 2024
Israel presses onslaught in Gaza's Khan Younis as US pursues ceasefire quest
MidEast|News|US|World

Gaza mediators search for 'final formula' for Israel, Hamas ceasefire

U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators prepared a diplomatic push to bridge differences between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire plan

July 02, 2024
Gaza mediators search for 'final formula' for Israel, Hamas ceasefire
News|World

Hezbollah says Israel 'will pay' after Lebanon strikes kill civilians

Senior Hezbollah official and member of parliament Hassan Fadlallah said on Thursday that Israel would face reprisal after two sets of strikes on southern Lebanon the previous day

July 02, 2024
Hezbollah says Israel 'will pay' after Lebanon strikes kill civilians
News|World

Israel bombards Gaza, with biggest functioning hospital under siege

Gaza's largest functioning hospital was under siege on Friday in Israel's war with Islamist group Hamas, leaving patients and doctors helpless in the chaos, as

July 02, 2024
Israel bombards Gaza, with biggest functioning hospital under siege
News|World

Netanyahu says Israel won't 'pay any price' for release of Gaza hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday that Israel would not pay any price for the return of hostages still held in Gaza

July 02, 2024
Netanyahu says Israel won't 'pay any price' for release of Gaza hostages
MidEast|News|World

Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza's Rafah, large family killed in home

Israel intensified its bombardment of Rafah in Gaza's south and over a dozen members of one family were

July 02, 2024
Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza's Rafah, large family killed in home
News|World

Israel's Netanyahu presents first official post-Gaza war plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented a "day after" plan for Gaza, his first official proposal for when the war in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory ends.

July 02, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu presents first official post-Gaza war plan
MidEast|News|World

Israel signals progress in Gaza truce talks, Palestinians see little movement

Israeli leaders planned to convene on Saturday to hear of possible progress in mediated negotiations on a new Gaza truce to recover

July 02, 2024
Israel signals progress in Gaza truce talks, Palestinians see little movement
MidEast|News|World

Jordan's King Abdullah says Gaza aid must be doubled to stem crisis

Jordan's King Abdullah said on Tuesday that humanitarian aid to Gaza must be doubled to prevent a deterioration in a hunger crisis affecting over 2 million people.

July 02, 2024
Jordan's King Abdullah says Gaza aid must be doubled to stem crisis
Americas|US

Biden says Israel agrees to stop Gaza attacks for Ramadan as Hamas mulls draft truce proposal

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Biden says Israel agrees to stop Gaza attacks for Ramadan as Hamas mulls draft truce proposal
News|World

Gaza health authorities say Israeli fire in Gaza City kills 70

Health authorities in Gaza said on Thursday Israeli fire on people waiting for aid near Gaza City had killed more than 70 and wounded 280, with one hospital saying it had received 10

July 02, 2024
Gaza health authorities say Israeli fire in Gaza City kills 70
MidEast|News|World

Talks on Gaza truce expected as offensive and aid crisis rage on

Mediators expected to reconvene in Cairo as soon as Sunday and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and Hamas for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, sources with

July 02, 2024
Talks on Gaza truce expected as offensive and aid crisis rage on
MidEast|News|World

Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian security sources say

Gaza ceasefire negotiations are due to resume in Cairo on Sunday, two Egyptian security sources said on Saturday.

July 02, 2024
Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian security sources say
MidEast|News|US|World

Exclusive-US VP Harris to meet Israeli war cabinet member on Monday -official

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will meet with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz, a White House official told Reuters.

July 02, 2024
Exclusive-US VP Harris to meet Israeli war cabinet member on Monday -official
News|US|World

U.S. envoy says war at Lebanese-Israeli border would not be containable

U.S.

July 02, 2024
U.S. envoy says war at Lebanese-Israeli border would not be containable
News|World

US asks Hamas to release women, elderly hostages for longer ceasefire

The White House on Tuesday urged Hamas militants in Gaza to release women, elderly and wounded hostages and accept a temporary ceasefire in the fighting with Israel in order to

July 02, 2024
US asks Hamas to release women, elderly hostages for longer ceasefire
Food|MidEast|News

Second ship loaded with Gaza aid from Cyprus, says charity

A second ship with food aid to Gaza was being loaded in Cyprus, a charity arranging the mission said on Thursday, as the first ship in a pilot trial of maritime deliveries neared

July 02, 2024
Second ship loaded with Gaza aid from Cyprus, says charity
News|World

Israeli fire kills six Gazans awaiting aid trucks, say Palestinian health officials

Israeli fire killed six Palestinians and wounded dozens of others as crowds of residents awaited aid trucks in Gaza City, Gaza health ministry officials said on

July 02, 2024
Israeli fire kills six Gazans awaiting aid trucks, say Palestinian health officials
MidEast|News|World

Hamas issues ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes exchanging hostages/prisoners

Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes a first stage of releasing Israeli women, children, elderly, and the ill hostages in exchange for the

July 02, 2024
Hamas issues ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes exchanging hostages/prisoners
MidEast|News|World

Egypt is striving to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, Sisi says

Egypt is seeking to reach a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza, increase entry of aid and to allow displaced people in the south of the enclave to move to the north, President Abdel Fattah

July 02, 2024
Egypt is striving to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, Sisi says
MidEast|News|US|World

White House: US-Israel meeting on Rafah likely early next week

U.S. and Israeli officials will likely meet early next week in Washington to discuss Israel's military operation in Rafah, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre

July 02, 2024
White House: US-Israel meeting on Rafah likely early next week
Food|MidEast|News|World

Food aid from Cyprus reaches starving people in northern Gaza, says charity

A U.S.-based charity said a consignment of almost 200 tons of food aid had reached starving people in northern Gaza on Tuesday, a week after being despatched via a maritime route

July 02, 2024
Food aid from Cyprus reaches starving people in northern Gaza, says charity
Americas|News|World

Blinken heads to Middle East a sixth time in Gaza diplomacy push

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Blinken heads to Middle East a sixth time in Gaza diplomacy push
Election|News|US

2024 candidate Kennedy questions Gaza ceasefire, Biden energy subsidies

Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F.

July 02, 2024
2024 candidate Kennedy questions Gaza ceasefire, Biden energy subsidies
News|US|World

Fighting at Shifa hospital rages, with Blinken in Cairo for Gaza talks

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Fighting at Shifa hospital rages, with Blinken in Cairo for Gaza talks
MidEast|News|US|World

US puts pressure on Israel with Gaza ceasefire resolution as Qatar talks continue

Israel's spy chief was due to travel to Qatar on Friday for ceasefire negotiations while the U.S. planned to put a resolution

July 02, 2024
US puts pressure on Israel with Gaza ceasefire resolution as Qatar talks continue
Education|MidEast|News|US|World

Gaza protests grow at US colleges, thousands demonstrate in Brooklyn

Protests against Israel filled streets in Brooklyn and escalated at universities across the United States, some of which included Jewish Passover

July 02, 2024
Gaza protests grow at US colleges, thousands demonstrate in Brooklyn
Business|Food|World

Shawarma restaurant in Cairo brings taste of home for displaced Palestinians

A Palestinian businessman displaced by the war in Gaza is bringing a taste of home for fellow refugees with a Shawarma restaurant he has opened

July 02, 2024
Shawarma restaurant in Cairo brings taste of home for displaced Palestinians
News|US|World

US, Britain urge Hamas to accept Israeli truce proposal

U.S.

July 02, 2024
US, Britain urge Hamas to accept Israeli truce proposal
MidEast|News|US|World

Blinken, Saudi crown prince discuss achieving peace, security in Gaza, US says

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Blinken, Saudi crown prince discuss achieving peace, security in Gaza, US says
MidEast|News|World

Israel will enter Rafah with or without Gaza hostage deal, Netanyahu says

Israel will carry out an operation against Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of whether or not a ceasefire and hostage release deal is reached, Prime Minister

July 02, 2024
Israel will enter Rafah with or without Gaza hostage deal, Netanyahu says
MidEast|News|World

UN agencies prepare for Rafah incursion, warn of 'slaughter'

An Israeli incursion in Rafah would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Gazans at risk and be a huge blow to the aid operations of the entire enclave, the U.N.

July 02, 2024
UN agencies prepare for Rafah incursion, warn of 'slaughter'
Economy|News

Turkey halts trade with Israel until permanent Gaza ceasefire

Turkey said on Friday it will not resume trade with Israel, worth $7 billion a year, until a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian aid are

July 02, 2024
Turkey halts trade with Israel until permanent Gaza ceasefire
News|World

Thousands of Israelis protest to demand hostage return

Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accept a ceasefire agreement with the Islamist movement Hamas that would see the remaining

July 02, 2024
Thousands of Israelis protest to demand hostage return
News|World

Israel's Rafah operation disrupts medical services, aid groups say

Aid groups said on Monday their medical services in Rafah have been affected by the start of Israel's operation in the southern Gaza city, with some services suspended and medical

July 02, 2024
Israel's Rafah operation disrupts medical services, aid groups say
News|US

Biden compares Hamas attack to Holocaust in antisemitism warning

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Biden compares Hamas attack to Holocaust in antisemitism warning
MidEast|News|World

Israel says it has taken control of Gaza side of Rafah Crossing amid truce talks

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had taken operational control of the Palestinian side of Gaza's southern Rafah Crossing,

July 02, 2024
Israel says it has taken control of Gaza side of Rafah Crossing amid truce talks
MidEast|News|World

UN agency closes East Jerusalem compound after arson

The main United Nations aid agency for Palestinians closed its headquarters in East Jerusalem after local Israeli residents set fire to areas at the edge of the

July 02, 2024
UN agency closes East Jerusalem compound after arson
MidEast|News|World

Hamas says Gaza ceasefire efforts are back at square one

The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday that efforts to find a Gaza Strip truce deal were back at square one after Israel effectively spurned a plan

July 02, 2024
Hamas says Gaza ceasefire efforts are back at square one
Economy|Finance|News|World

Palestinian public sector salaries squeezed as Israel withholds tax revenue

The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday the Israeli finance ministry was continuing to withhold tax revenues and as a result only a part of public sector salaries would be paid

July 02, 2024
Palestinian public sector salaries squeezed as Israel withholds tax revenue
News

Israel lacks 'credible plan' to safeguard Rafah civilians, says Blinken

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Israel lacks 'credible plan' to safeguard Rafah civilians, says Blinken
News|Education|MidEast|World

Amsterdam University closes for two days after violent protests over Gaza

The University of Amsterdam on Monday said it would remain closed for two days after police moved in to end a pro-Palestinian protest at one of its campuses earlier on the day.

July 02, 2024
Amsterdam University closes for two days after violent protests over Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Gaza fighting intensifies, Israel asks why armed men were at UN site

Israeli troops battled militants across Gaza on Wednesday, including in the southern city of Rafah that had been a refuge for

July 02, 2024
Gaza fighting intensifies, Israel asks why armed men were at UN site
News|US|World

US anchors aid pier to Gaza, now comes tough distribution job

The United States anchored a floating pier in Gaza on Thursday to boost aid deliveries, but Washington is facing the same

July 02, 2024
US anchors aid pier to Gaza, now comes tough distribution job
MidEast|News|World

'Israel must be stopped' in Gaza, South Africa tells World Court

South Africa urged the U.N.'s top court on Thursday to order a halt to Israel's offensive on Rafah, saying attacks on the southern

July 02, 2024
'Israel must be stopped' in Gaza, South Africa tells World Court
MidEast|News|World

What is South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?

Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of

July 02, 2024
What is South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?
MidEast|News|World

Israeli cabinet rifts over Gaza break out into the open

Israeli government splits over the war in Gaza broke open this week, after the defence minister demanded a clear strategy from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

July 02, 2024
Israeli cabinet rifts over Gaza break out into the open
News|World

Israeli strike kills Palestinian militant, wounds eight people in West Bank

A Palestinian militant was killed and eight other people wounded on Friday in an Israeli air strike on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank,

July 02, 2024
Israeli strike kills Palestinian militant, wounds eight people in West Bank
MidEast|News|World

Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier

Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest engagements since they returned to the

July 02, 2024
Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as aid starts to roll off US-built pier
News|US

Biden reaches out to Morehouse grads on Gaza, warns of risk to democracy

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Biden reaches out to Morehouse grads on Gaza, warns of risk to democracy
MidEast|News|World

US says Israel-Saudi normalisation needs Gaza quiet, talks on Palestinian rule

Forging formal Israeli-Saudi relations as part of an emerging trilateral deal involving Washington would require a calming of the Gaza war and a discussion of

July 02, 2024
US says Israel-Saudi normalisation needs Gaza quiet, talks on Palestinian rule
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces raze parts of Gaza's Jabalia, hit Rafah with airstrikes

Israeli forces thrust deeper into Jabalia in northern Gaza on Tuesday, striking a hospital and destroying residential areas with tank and air bombardments, residents

July 02, 2024
Israeli forces raze parts of Gaza's Jabalia, hit Rafah with airstrikes
News|US|World

Senators, protesters assail Blinken over Biden administration's Israel policy

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Senators, protesters assail Blinken over Biden administration's Israel policy
News|US|World

Blinken says he'll work with US Congress on potential ICC sanctions

The Biden administration is willing to work with Congress to potentially impose sanctions against International Criminal Court

July 02, 2024
Blinken says he'll work with US Congress on potential ICC sanctions
World

World Court orders Israel to halt assault on Gaza's Rafah

Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of

July 02, 2024
World Court orders Israel to halt assault on Gaza's Rafah
MidEast|News|US|World

US says latest Rafah deaths won't change Israel policy, military aid

The Biden administration said on Tuesday it was closely monitoring the probe into a deadly Israeli airstrike it called tragic, but that the recent deaths in

July 02, 2024
US says latest Rafah deaths won't change Israel policy, military aid
News|World

Israel seizes Gaza's entire border with Egypt, presses with raids into Rafah

Israeli forces have taken control of a buffer zone along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, the country's military said on Wednesday, giving Israel

July 02, 2024
Israel seizes Gaza's entire border with Egypt, presses with raids into Rafah
MidEast|News|World

Gaza tailors take in clothes as Palestinians go hungry

Palestinian tailor Anwar Abu Keresh used to take out the clothes of his Gaza customers but after eight months of Israel's military campaign and the hunger

July 02, 2024
Gaza tailors take in clothes as Palestinians go hungry
News

Israel completes combat operations in part of north Gaza, military says

Israeli forces have ended operations in north Gaza's Jabalia area after days of intense fighting and over 200 airstrikes, while probing further into Rafah in

July 02, 2024
Israel completes combat operations in part of north Gaza, military says
News|US

Biden presents new Israel ceasefire plan, calls on Hamas to accept

U.S.

July 02, 2024
Biden presents new Israel ceasefire plan, calls on Hamas to accept
MidEast|News|World

UN experts urge all countries to recognise Palestinian statehood

A group of United Nations experts called on Monday for all countries to recognise a Palestinian state to ensure peace in the Middle East.

July 02, 2024
UN experts urge all countries to recognise Palestinian statehood
News|World

Israeli forces kill six Palestinians in West Bank raid on gunmen

Israeli forces killed six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, in what the Israeli military said was a raid against

July 02, 2024
Israeli forces kill six Palestinians in West Bank raid on gunmen
News|US|World

US says Hamas seeks changes to ceasefire plan; Hamas denies proposing new ideas

U.S.

July 02, 2024
US says Hamas seeks changes to ceasefire plan; Hamas denies proposing new ideas
Education|MidEast|News

Canadian court allows police to clear pro-Palestinian campus encampment

An Ontario judge ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment at Canada's largest university by Wednesday evening, granting the University of Toronto's

July 02, 2024
Canadian court allows police to clear pro-Palestinian campus encampment
News|US|World

US officials who have resigned in protest over Biden's Gaza policy

  President Joe Biden's support for Israel during its nearly nine-month war in Gaza has spurred a dozen U.S. administration officials to quit

July 02, 2024
US officials who have resigned in protest over Biden's Gaza policy
MidEast|News|World

UN says Israel evacuation order largest in Gaza since October

The United Nations said on Tuesday that an order by Israel for Palestinians to evacuate areas of Khan Younis and Rafah was the largest such edict in the Gaza Strip since 1.1

July 02, 2024
UN says Israel evacuation order largest in Gaza since October
MidEast|Political|World

Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire

The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says the only definite path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza

July 02, 2024
Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza cease-fire
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Patients, medics flee south Gaza hospital after evacuation orders, WHO says

Gaza's European Hospital in Khan Younis is virtually empty with staff and patients fleeing the facility after the Israeli army ordered residents in the surrounding areas to evacuate,

July 02, 2024
Patients, medics flee south Gaza hospital after evacuation orders, WHO says
News|US|World

U.S. military's stop-start Gaza pier to resume operations, officials say

The U.S. military's on-again, off-again floating pier in Gaza is expected to resume operations on Thursday to unload sorely needed humanitarian aid for Palestinians, two U.S.

July 02, 2024
U.S. military's stop-start Gaza pier to resume operations, officials say
News|World

Israeli military orders new evacuations in southern Gaza, prompting evacuation of European Hospital

Israeli military orders new evacuations in southern Gaza, prompting evacuation of European Hospital

July 02, 2024
Israeli military orders new evacuations in southern Gaza, prompting evacuation of European Hospital
MidEast|News|World

Overnight strike kills 9 in Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation

An Israeli strike has killed at least nine people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis

July 02, 2024
Overnight strike kills 9 in Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation
Election|Europe

Campaigners seek to harness Gaza anger among UK Muslim voters

Shanaz Saddique is one of a surge of pro-

July 02, 2024
Campaigners seek to harness Gaza anger among UK Muslim voters
News|Political|World

Israel may have violated laws of war in Gaza, UN rights office says

Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in the Gaza conflict,

July 02, 2024
Israel may have violated laws of war in Gaza, UN rights office says
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, Greek foreign minister says

Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George

July 02, 2024
Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, Greek foreign minister says
MidEast|News|World

Netanyahu says Israel advancing to ‘end of the stage of eliminating’ Hamas’ army in Gaza

Netanyahu says Israel advancing to ‘end of the stage of eliminating’ Hamas’ army in Gaza

July 01, 2024
Netanyahu says Israel advancing to ‘end of the stage of eliminating’ Hamas’ army in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Palestinian militants fire rockets into Israel, tanks advance in Gaza

The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as fighting raged in Gaza and Israeli tanks

July 01, 2024
Palestinian militants fire rockets into Israel, tanks advance in Gaza
MidEast|News|World

Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling likely new assault on southern Gaza city

The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Gaza's second-largest city, Khan Younis

July 01, 2024
Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling likely new assault on southern Gaza city
Environment

Gaza conflict has caused major environmental damage, UN says

The conflict in Gaza has created unprecedented soil, water and air pollution in the region, destroying sanitation systems and leaving tons of debris

June 30, 2024
Gaza conflict has caused major environmental damage, UN says
Europe|MidEast|News|World

UK approval of arms exports to Israel plunged at start of Gaza war

Britain's approval of arms export licences to Israel dropped sharply after

June 30, 2024
UK approval of arms exports to Israel plunged at start of Gaza war
MidEast|News|Opinion|World

‘Biggest worry in captivity was for my parents,’ rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani says

‘Biggest worry in captivity was for my parents,’ rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani says

June 30, 2024
‘Biggest worry in captivity was for my parents,’ rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani says
MidEast|News|World

No progress in Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel, says Hamas official

A senior official of the militant Islamist group Hamas, Osama Hamdan, said on Saturday there has been no progress in ceasefire talks with Israel over the Gaza war

June 29, 2024
No progress in Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel, says Hamas official
MidEast|News|World

The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there

The United Nations says workers have begun moving tons of humanitarian aid that had been piled up at a United States-built pier off Gaza's coast and distributing it to warehouses in the besieged territory

June 29, 2024
The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there
News|US|World

US has sent Israel thousands of 2,000-pound bombs since Oct. 7

The Biden administration has sent to Israel large numbers of munitions, including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs and

June 28, 2024
US has sent Israel thousands of 2,000-pound bombs since Oct. 7
MidEast|News|World

This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not

The U.S. military’s pier to get humanitarian aid into Gaza is coming to an end after a series of problems

June 28, 2024
This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not
MidEast|News|World

Palestinian family lives atop rubble of demolished home in Gaza

The al-Kahloot family is living on memories in Gaza after being displaced by Israeli bombardment and then returning to live in a large tent pitched

June 28, 2024
Palestinian family lives atop rubble of demolished home in Gaza
News|World

More than half of cropland in hungry Gaza is damaged, UN says

More than half of Gaza's agricultural land, crucial for feeding the war-ravaged territory's hungry population, has been degraded by conflict, satellite images analysed by the United

June 28, 2024
More than half of cropland in hungry Gaza is damaged, UN says
Health|News

Wounded Gazans evacuated to Qatar hope to learn to walk again

Shahed Al-Kotati, part of a group of Palestinians struck down by the war in Gaza who are receiving medical care in Qatar, hopes that by next year, she'll be able to

June 28, 2024
Wounded Gazans evacuated to Qatar hope to learn to walk again
MidEast|News|World

Lebanon's Hezbollah reveals more of its arms in risky escalation

Hezbollah is drawing on more of its arsenal in its conflict with Israel even as it declares no interest in a full-scale war, an

June 28, 2024
Lebanon's Hezbollah reveals more of its arms in risky escalation
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah says it attacked 9 Israeli military sites with rockets, drones

Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and weaponised drones at nine Israeli military sites in a coordinated attack on Thursday, ramping up hostilities on Lebanon's

June 28, 2024
Hezbollah says it attacked 9 Israeli military sites with rockets, drones
News|US|World

US imposes sanctions on Israeli group that attacked Gaza aid

Washington imposed sanctions on an Israeli group on Friday for attacking humanitarian aid convoys bound for starving civilians in Gaza, U.S. officials told Reuters

June 28, 2024
US imposes sanctions on Israeli group that attacked Gaza aid
Asia|News|Sports

Palestinian swimmer hopes to lift spirits of Gazans at Olympics

Palestinian swimmer Yazan Al Bawwab, who is training for the 2024 Olympic Games, has a mission.

June 28, 2024
Palestinian swimmer hopes to lift spirits of Gazans at Olympics
MidEast|News|World

Wounded and sick children leave besieged Gaza Strip, in first medical evacuation for weeks

New report warns that almost all of Gaza will face famine within the next three months. CNN's Paula Hancocks looks at the impact the lack of food is already having on the most vulnerable.

June 28, 2024
Wounded and sick children leave besieged Gaza Strip, in first medical evacuation for weeks
MidEast|News|World

White House: Qatar and Egypt plan talks with Hamas on Gaza ceasefire

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday that mediators for Qatar and Egypt plan to engage Hamas militants soon to

June 28, 2024
White House: Qatar and Egypt plan talks with Hamas on Gaza ceasefire
MidEast|News|World

Eight Israeli soldiers killed as fighting continues in Rafah

Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, the military said, as forces continued to push in and

June 28, 2024
Eight Israeli soldiers killed as fighting continues in Rafah
News|US|World

US preparing to temporarily remove Gaza pier due to sea conditions, official says

The U.S. military is preparing to temporarily remove its humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza because of anticipated sea conditions, a U.S. official said on Friday, the latest

June 28, 2024
US preparing to temporarily remove Gaza pier due to sea conditions, official says
MidEast|News|World

Israel warns of escalation from cross-border fire from Hezbollah

Intensified cross-border fire from Lebanon's Hezbollah movement into Israel could trigger serious escalation, the Israeli military said on Sunday.

June 28, 2024
Israel warns of escalation from cross-border fire from Hezbollah
MidEast|News|US|World

US military pier removed from Gaza coast because of sea conditions again, Pentagon says

The U.S. military's pier off Gaza has once again been removed because of sea conditions, the Pentagon said on Friday, adding it did not make sense for it to return until aid is

June 28, 2024
US military pier removed from Gaza coast because of sea conditions again, Pentagon says
MidEast|News|US|World

US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say

U.S. officials say the pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out into the population again

June 28, 2024
US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say
MidEast|News|World

‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire

Displaced Palestinian families in southern Gaza have fled intensifying Israeli fire in the north Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere

June 28, 2024
‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire
News|World

Huge mounds of rotting trash pile up around Gaza camps, UNRWA says

Mounds of trash rotting in the heat are piling up close to where displaced people are sheltering in Gaza, a U.N. official said on Friday, raising fears about the

June 28, 2024
Huge mounds of rotting trash pile up around Gaza camps, UNRWA says
News|World

Mother of rescued Gaza hostage recounts 'hard and joyful' reunion

The mother of one of the four hostages rescued from Gaza by Israeli commandos last week described the surge of emotions that she and her

June 28, 2024
Mother of rescued Gaza hostage recounts 'hard and joyful' reunion
Health|News|World

WHO says many people in Gaza facing 'famine-like conditions'

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that many people in Gaza were facing "catastrophic hunger and famine-like conditions".

June 28, 2024
WHO says many people in Gaza facing 'famine-like conditions'
News|World

Benny Gantz, man in the middle squeezed out by Israel's Netanyahu

In the traumatic aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, as hundreds of thousands of Israeli reservists rushed to join the ranks to fight Hamas, Benny Gantz

June 27, 2024
Benny Gantz, man in the middle squeezed out by Israel's Netanyahu
MidEast|News|World

Gaza families desperate for water with no relief in sight

It is not only the ever-present danger from Israeli bombardment or ground fighting that makes life a trial for Gaza's Palestinian civilians.

June 27, 2024
Gaza families desperate for water with no relief in sight
News|World

Israeli anti-government protesters march on Netanyahu's home

Anti-government protesters gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday and converged on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home, lighting a bonfire on the street outside and calling for

June 27, 2024
Israeli anti-government protesters march on Netanyahu's home
News|US

Senior US Republican demands Biden administration shut Gaza aid pier

The Republican lawmaker who leads the House Armed Services Committee has written to the Biden administration formally demanding it shut down its aid pier off the

June 27, 2024
Senior US Republican demands Biden administration shut Gaza aid pier
MidEast|News|US|World

Gaza pier resumes operations after pause due to weather, US officials say

A floating U.S. military pier off Gaza has resumed bringing humanitarian aid into the enclave after being suspended for two days because of rough seas due to weather, three U.S.

June 27, 2024
Gaza pier resumes operations after pause due to weather, US officials say
MidEast|News|World

Jordan, Egypt say Israel must abide by UN Security Council resolution on Gaza

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi urged Israel to abide by the United Nations Security Council resolution for a plan to end the war

June 27, 2024
Jordan, Egypt say Israel must abide by UN Security Council resolution on Gaza
News|World

Israel storms Gaza City neighbourhood, orders Palestinians to go south

Israel stormed a neighbourhood in Gaza City on Thursday, ordering Palestinians to move south as tanks rolled in and bombing the southern city of Rafah in what it

June 27, 2024
Israel storms Gaza City neighbourhood, orders Palestinians to go south
Health|MidEast|News|World

Gaza families bid a tearful goodbye to critically ill kids leaving for treatment abroad

Families bid a tearful goodbye to over a dozen critically ill children who left Gaza for treatment abroad

June 27, 2024
Gaza families bid a tearful goodbye to critically ill kids leaving for treatment abroad
MidEast|News|World

Gaza civilian deaths in Israel's hostage raid may be war crimes, UN says

The U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday the killings of civilians in Gaza during the Israeli operation to free four hostages, as well as Palestinian armed groups' holding of

June 27, 2024
Gaza civilian deaths in Israel's hostage raid may be war crimes, UN says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas accepts UN ceasefire resolution, ready to negotiate over details, official says

Hamas accepts a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution and is ready to negotiate over the details, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that it was

June 27, 2024
Hamas accepts UN ceasefire resolution, ready to negotiate over details, official says
MidEast|News|World

Israel preparing to increase water supply for Gazans, sources say

Israel, under pressure from Western allies to ease a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, is preparing to boost electricity to a desalination plant so

June 26, 2024
Israel preparing to increase water supply for Gazans, sources say
MidEast|News|World

UN aid chief concerned by possible expansion of Gaza war

The United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday he was concerned by the possible spread of the Gaza war across the region, including to the West Bank, despite aid agencies being

June 26, 2024
UN aid chief concerned by possible expansion of Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Looting adds to logistical woes of Gaza aid delivery by sea

A U.S.-operated temporary pier delivering aid to war-ravaged Gaza faces a mountain of logistical challenges, the most recent of which is looting, officials said on

June 26, 2024
Looting adds to logistical woes of Gaza aid delivery by sea
US|World

US considering unilateral deal with Hamas on hostage release, NBC reports

U.S. officials have considered negotiating a unilateral deal with Palestinian Hamas militants to release five American hostages held in Gaza if ceasefire talks involving Israel

June 26, 2024
US considering unilateral deal with Hamas on hostage release, NBC reports
MidEast|News|World

Summer heat brings new misery to Palestinians in Israel's Gaza campaign

Sweltering summer weather is worsening conditions in Gaza where nearly all the 2.3 million inhabitants have been driven from their homes by

June 26, 2024
Summer heat brings new misery to Palestinians in Israel's Gaza campaign
MidEast|News|World

Gaza's hospitals overwhelmed by injured from Israel's military campaign

Hazem Farjallah wails as he lies in the Gaza hospital corridor, his head bandaged and his aunt by his side, days after he was injured by Israeli bombardment and

June 26, 2024
Gaza's hospitals overwhelmed by injured from Israel's military campaign
MidEast|News|World

Erdogan says Turkey stands with Lebanon as tensions rise with Israel

President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey stood in solidarity with Lebanon amid growing tensions with Israel on Wednesday and called on regional countries to also support Beirut.

June 26, 2024
Erdogan says Turkey stands with Lebanon as tensions rise with Israel
News|World

Israeli centrist minister Gantz quits Netanyahu government

Israeli minister Benny Gantz announced his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency government on Sunday, withdrawing the only centrist

June 26, 2024
Israeli centrist minister Gantz quits Netanyahu government
MidEast|News|World

Israeli forces pound north and south Gaza, battle Hamas in Rafah

Israeli forces pounded several areas across Gaza on Wednesday, and residents reported fierce fighting overnight in Rafah in the south of the Palestinian enclave.

June 26, 2024
Israeli forces pound north and south Gaza, battle Hamas in Rafah
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Hamas official urges US to pressure Israel to end Gaza war

A senior Hamas official urged the United States on Monday to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza, ahead of the planned visit on Monday by U.S.

June 26, 2024
Hamas official urges US to pressure Israel to end Gaza war
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A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat

When Mujahid Abadi stepped outside to see if Israeli forces had entered his neighborhood, he was shot in the arm and the foot, and that was only the start of his ordeal

June 26, 2024
A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat
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Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars

Israelis who were taken hostage or lost loved ones during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack are suing the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians

June 25, 2024
Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars
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Israel's military must enlist the ultra-Orthodox. What will that mean for Netanyahu and the war?

Israel's Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to begin drafted ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the army

June 25, 2024
Israel's military must enlist the ultra-Orthodox. What will that mean for Netanyahu and the war?
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Risks to aid workers in Gaza intolerable, UN says

The risks to humanitarian workers in Gaza are intolerable, the United Nations said on Tuesday as it pressed Israel for more effective coordination with

June 25, 2024
Risks to aid workers in Gaza intolerable, UN says
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On Gaza pier, US troops confront waves, destruction and aid backlog

Baking under the summer sun, U.S. troops find shelter in containers stationed on what is known as the "parking lot" of a floating pier in the

June 25, 2024
On Gaza pier, US troops confront waves, destruction and aid backlog
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Hamas fired at UNICEF aid convoy in Gaza, Israel's military says

Israel's military said on Tuesday that Hamas militants fired a projectile at a UNICEF humanitarian aid convoy.

June 25, 2024
Hamas fired at UNICEF aid convoy in Gaza, Israel's military says
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US military shows reporters pier project in Gaza as it takes another stab at aid delivery

A $230 million pier project that the U.S. has built on the coast of Gaza to deliver badly needed humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza is running again

June 25, 2024
US military shows reporters pier project in Gaza as it takes another stab at aid delivery
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UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety

Senior U.N. officials have told Israel they'll suspend aid operations across Gaza unless urgent steps are taken to better protect humanitarian workers

June 25, 2024
UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety
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Israel eyes use of Musk's Starlink in event of war with Hezbollah, Calcalist reports

Israel is looking to use Elon Musk's Starlink to maintain Internet connectivity should there be a potential all-out-war with Lebanese Hezbollah on the northern border that causes

June 25, 2024
Israel eyes use of Musk's Starlink in event of war with Hezbollah, Calcalist reports
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Gaza high school students miss final exams as war rages

Majd Hamad, 18, dreams of becoming a doctor but the war in Gaza has left his textbooks buried under rubble amid relentless Israeli bombardment

June 25, 2024
Gaza high school students miss final exams as war rages
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U.S. pier in Gaza may be extended past July, U.S. official says

The U.S. military's pier off Gaza may be extended well beyond its July 31 authorization date if the United States and aid organizations can get aid flowing again

June 25, 2024
U.S. pier in Gaza may be extended past July, U.S. official says
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At least 2,000 medical evacuations from Gaza prevented by Rafah crossing closure, says WHO

The closure of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza has prevented the medical evacuations of at least 2,000 patients, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday,

June 25, 2024
At least 2,000 medical evacuations from Gaza prevented by Rafah crossing closure, says WHO
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Pro-Palestinian protesters to surround White House; fencing put up

Pro-Palestinian activists demanding an end to the war in Gaza and to American support for Israel plan to surround the White House during a weekend protest,

June 25, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters to surround White House; fencing put up
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Gaza aid through U.S. pier will resume in coming days, Israel says

Humanitarian aid entering Gaza by sea via a U.S.- built pier will resume in the coming days, the Israeli military said on Saturday, after repairs to the structure were completed.

June 25, 2024
Gaza aid through U.S. pier will resume in coming days, Israel says
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Israel's war cabinet minister Gantz delays statement after hostage rescue

Israel's centrist war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has delayed a statement he was due to give later on Saturday in which he was widely expected to announce his resignation from

June 25, 2024
Israel's war cabinet minister Gantz delays statement after hostage rescue
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Israeli forces rescue four live hostages from Gaza, military says

Israeli forces rescued four hostages alive from two locations in the central Gaza area of al-Nuseirat on Saturday, the military said, eight months after they

June 25, 2024
Israeli forces rescue four live hostages from Gaza, military says
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55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in central Gaza, health official says

Bodies of at least 55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Al-Nuseirat and other areas in central Gaza, and dozens wounded, in the attacks, arrived on Saturday at Al-Aqsa

June 25, 2024
55 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in central Gaza, health official says
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Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza raid that Hamas says kills 210 Palestinians

Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas since October in a raid in Gaza on Saturday that Palestinian officials said killed

June 25, 2024
Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza raid that Hamas says kills 210 Palestinians
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Gaza suffers near total breakdown of law and order, UNRWA chief says

Chaos is taking hold in Gaza as smuggling bands form and add to the difficulties in delivering aid, the head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency said on

June 25, 2024
Gaza suffers near total breakdown of law and order, UNRWA chief says
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Israeli hostage Noa Argamani freed in time to see her terminally ill mother

Hours after being rescued from eight months captivity in Gaza, freed hostage Noa Argamani arrived at a hospital in Tel Aviv to see her terminally ill mother.

June 25, 2024
Israeli hostage Noa Argamani freed in time to see her terminally ill mother
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Hamas armed wing says 3 hostages were killed in Israeli operation in Gaza

Hamas' armed al-Qassam Brigades said in a video posted on its Telegram channel on Sunday that three hostages were killed, including a U.S. citizen, in an Israeli military operation

June 25, 2024
Hamas armed wing says 3 hostages were killed in Israeli operation in Gaza
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Israeli PM Netanyahu's majority safe after Gantz departure

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz announced on Sunday that he was quitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency unity government formed shortly after the Hamas

June 25, 2024
Israeli PM Netanyahu's majority safe after Gantz departure
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German minister announces more Gaza aid, criticises parts of Israeli government

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday announced 19 million euros ($20.3 million) in more aid to Gaza and criticised parts of the Israeli government for actions that she

June 25, 2024
German minister announces more Gaza aid, criticises parts of Israeli government
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High risk of famine persists across Gaza, global hunger monitor says

Gaza remains at high risk of famine as war between Israel and Hamas continues and access to aid is restricted, though delivery of supplies had limited the projected

June 25, 2024
High risk of famine persists across Gaza, global hunger monitor says
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Monitoring group reports a steep rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany last year

A group that tracks antisemitism in Germany says it recorded an overall increase of more than 80% in incidents last year, with well over half of the total coming after Hamas-led militants’ attack on Israel in early October

June 25, 2024
Monitoring group reports a steep rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany last year
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Israel's high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu's government

Israel’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service, a decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition as Israel continues to wage war in Gaza

June 25, 2024
Israel's high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu's government
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Father of former Gaza hostage bitter over Irish policies

Living in temporary accommodation in the desert above the Dead Sea, nine-year-old Emily Hand and her father Thomas slowly recover from an

June 25, 2024
Father of former Gaza hostage bitter over Irish policies
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George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York Democratic primary

George Latimer has defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, of New York, in a Democratic primary that highlighted the party’s deep divisions over the war in Gaza

June 25, 2024
George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York Democratic primary
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Israel's Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress on July 24

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will "present the truth" about the war against Hamas in Gaza when he addresses the U.S.

June 24, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress on July 24
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Experts say Gaza is at 'high risk' of famine despite increased aid to the north

A draft report from the leading international authority on hunger crises says an influx of aid appears to have eased conditions in northern Gaza for now

June 24, 2024
Experts say Gaza is at 'high risk' of famine despite increased aid to the north
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Israeli military alarmed by standoff over West Bank funds, report says

The Israeli military has warned the government its policy of cutting off funds to the Palestinian Authority could push the occupied West Bank into a third "intifada", public

June 24, 2024
Israeli military alarmed by standoff over West Bank funds, report says
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US has been in contact with Israel about strike on school in Gaza, State Dept says

The U.S. has been in contact with Israel about a strike on a school in Gaza on Thursday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters, adding that Washington

June 24, 2024
US has been in contact with Israel about strike on school in Gaza, State Dept says
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Netanyahu says he won't agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal

The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza has been cast into doubt after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only agree to a “partial” cease-fire deal that would not end the war

June 24, 2024
Netanyahu says he won't agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal

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