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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 22 as Vatican envoy visits Christians for pre-Christmas Mass
Read full article: Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 22 as Vatican envoy visits Christians for pre-Christmas MassPalestinian medical officials say Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 22 people, including five children.
A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, and Palestinians mourn a dozen children in Gaza
Read full article: A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, and Palestinians mourn a dozen children in GazaThe Israeli military said a rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv injuring 16 people on Saturday, and Houthi rebels later reported airstrikes in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa.
Middle East latest: Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 7 people, including 4 kids
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 7 people, including 4 kidsPalestinian health officials say an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Gaza killed at least seven Palestinians, including four children.
Middle East latest: Israel orders another Gaza evacuation ahead of an offensive
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel orders another Gaza evacuation ahead of an offensiveThe Israeli military has ordered another evacuation in central Gaza ahead of an offensive in the area, even as Israel and the militant group Hamas appear to inch closer to a ceasefire.
Death toll in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000 Palestinians, health officials say
Read full article: Death toll in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000 Palestinians, health officials sayHealth officials in the Gaza Strip say more than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas militants.
Israeli strike in Gaza kills 25 people as US makes new push for a ceasefire
Read full article: Israeli strike in Gaza kills 25 people as US makes new push for a ceasefirePalestinian medics said an Israeli airstrike hit a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 25 Palestinians and wounding dozens more.
UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
Read full article: UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza and backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugeesThe U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban.
Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza
Read full article: Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in GazaThe U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expressing support for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban.
These Palestinians disappeared after encounters with Israeli troops in Gaza
Read full article: These Palestinians disappeared after encounters with Israeli troops in GazaDozens of Palestinians are receiving help from an Israeli legal group in their search for family members who went missing after being separated by Israeli soldiers during raids and arrests in the Gaza Strip.
Humanitarian aid to northern Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says
Read full article: Humanitarian aid to northern Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN saysHumanitarian aid to northern Gaza, where Israel launched a ground offensive on Oct. 6, has largely been blocked for the past 66 days.
Gaza health officials say latest Israeli airstrikes kill at least 14 including children
Read full article: Gaza health officials say latest Israeli airstrikes kill at least 14 including childrenPalestinian health officials say Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza have killed at least 14 people including children, while the bombing of a hospital in northern Gaza has wounded a half-dozen patients.
Marrakech Film Festival bestows Palestinian film 'Happy Holidays' with top award
Read full article: Marrakech Film Festival bestows Palestinian film 'Happy Holidays' with top awardThe Marrakech International Film Festival has bestowed its top prize on “Happy Holidays,” a Palestinian drama set in Israel whose screenplay won an award at the Venice Film Festival in September.
Hamas official says Gaza ceasefire talks have resumed after weekslong hiatus
Read full article: Hamas official says Gaza ceasefire talks have resumed after weekslong hiatusA Hamas official says that after a weekslong hiatus international mediators have resumed negotiating with the militant group and Israel over a ceasefire in Gaza, and that he was hopeful a deal to end the 14-month war was within reach.
Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations
Read full article: Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegationsAmnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Israeli strikes on a Gaza tent camp kill at least 21 people, hospital says
Read full article: Israeli strikes on a Gaza tent camp kill at least 21 people, hospital saysA Palestinian health official said Wednesday that at least 21 people were killed in Israeli strikes on a camp housing displaced people in Gaza.
Middle East latest: An Israeli strike on a Gaza tent camp kills at least 21 people
Read full article: Middle East latest: An Israeli strike on a Gaza tent camp kills at least 21 peopleA Palestinian health official said Wednesday that at least 21 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a camp housing displaced people in Gaza.
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital wound 3, Netanyahu vows 'iron fist' in Lebanon
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital wound 3, Netanyahu vows 'iron fist' in LebanonA medical director in northern Gaza said Israeli drone strikes on have wounded three medical workers.
Hamas and Fatah are near an agreement on who will oversee postwar Gaza
Read full article: Hamas and Fatah are near an agreement on who will oversee postwar GazaPalestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war.
Middle East latest: 2 children and a woman crushed to death outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage
Read full article: Middle East latest: 2 children and a woman crushed to death outside Gaza bakery amid food shortageTwo children and a woman have been crushed to death as a crowd of Palestinians pushed to get bread at a bakery in the Gaza Strip amid a worsening food crisis in the war-ravaged territory.
The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets one front but Gaza sees no end to war
Read full article: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets one front but Gaza sees no end to warFor many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the region since war began more than a year ago.
Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza
Read full article: Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in GazaIn the year since the war in Gaza broke out, Israel's government has been cracking down on dissent among its Palestinian citizens.
Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues
Read full article: Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issuesPalestinian families in the Gaza Strip are often eating just once a day, even in areas where aid groups have relatively more access than the isolated and heavily destroyed north.
US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there's no link to a hostage release
Read full article: US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there's no link to a hostage releaseThe United States has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war in Gaza because it was not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas last year.
US envoy says Israel-Hezbollah truce is 'within our grasp' as Gaza food crisis worsens after looting
Read full article: US envoy says Israel-Hezbollah truce is 'within our grasp' as Gaza food crisis worsens after lootingU.S. envoy Amos Hochstein says an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after meeting with officials in Lebanon.
US sanctions group that builds illegal West Bank settlements, with close ties to Israeli government
Read full article: US sanctions group that builds illegal West Bank settlements, with close ties to Israeli governmentThe U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on organizations and firms involved in illegal settlement development in the occupied West Bank, including a well-established decades-old group that has close ties with Israeli leadership.
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 11 as Lebanon cease-fire efforts appear to gain steam
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 11 as Lebanon cease-fire efforts appear to gain steamIsraeli strikes killed at least 11 people across southern Lebanon, including a mother, father and their three kids in a home.
Israel's West Bank settlers hope Trump's return will pave the way for major settlement expansion
Read full article: Israel's West Bank settlers hope Trump's return will pave the way for major settlement expansionAdvocates of Jewish settlement in the West Bank believe they have reason to celebrate after Donald Trump's election win.
US says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to Gaza
Read full article: US says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to GazaThe Biden administration says Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and therefore it will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if the situation had not improved.
A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck down
Read full article: A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck downIsrael’s parliament has passed a law that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations.
Middle East latest: Large airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs as Israel expands northern Gaza operations
Read full article: Middle East latest: Large airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs as Israel expands northern Gaza operationsSeveral large airstrikes have hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, including one on a site adjacent to Lebanon’s only international airport.
US gives Israel a 'fail' grade on improving aid to Gaza so far
Read full article: US gives Israel a 'fail' grade on improving aid to Gaza so farThe Biden administration is stepping up criticism of Israel for not doing enough to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza as a 30-day deadline looms for Israeli officials to meet certain requirements or risk potential restrictions on military assistance.
Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in GazaIsrael says it's terminated the agreement facilitating the work of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main aid provider in Gaza.
Israel fights a seemingly endless war in Gaza's most devastated region
Read full article: Israel fights a seemingly endless war in Gaza's most devastated regionMore than a year into a war that has ricocheted across the Middle East, Israeli troops are still battling Hamas in the most heavily destroyed and isolated part of the Gaza Strip.
Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says
Read full article: Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief saysThe head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees says that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further in Gaza and the West Bank.
Middle East latest: Hezbollah picks a new leader and Israel bombs southern Lebanon
Read full article: Middle East latest: Hezbollah picks a new leader and Israel bombs southern LebanonLebanon’s Hezbollah has chosen Sheikh Naim Kassem to succeed longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike last month.
Israel approves two bills that could halt UNRWA's aid delivery to Gaza. What does that mean?
Read full article: Israel approves two bills that could halt UNRWA's aid delivery to Gaza. What does that mean?Israel's parliament has passed bills banning the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Israel passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza
Read full article: Israel passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for GazaIsrael’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza.
Israel pressured by UN and US to step up action to tackle Gaza's escalating humanitarian crisis
Read full article: Israel pressured by UN and US to step up action to tackle Gaza's escalating humanitarian crisisThe top U_N_ humanitarian official is accusing Israel of blocking the delivery of desperately needed aid to Gaza, and the U_S_ ambassador is demanding that its government step up efforts to tackle the Palestinian territory’s ”intolerable and catastrophic humanitarian crisis.”.
UN-backed experts say Israel is destroying Gaza's health sector and both sides have tortured people
Read full article: UN-backed experts say Israel is destroying Gaza's health sector and both sides have tortured peopleA U.N. commission has accused Israel of destroying Gaza’s health care system through “relentless and deliberate attacks” in its yearlong war with Hamas.
Born on Oct. 7, Ali's first year has played out against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: Born on Oct. 7, Ali's first year has played out against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas warAli Al-Taweel was born on Oct. 7, 2023, as Israeli warplanes started to pound the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ surprise cross-border attack on southern Israel.
Israel expands its bombardment in Lebanon as thousands flee widening war
Read full article: Israel expands its bombardment in Lebanon as thousands flee widening warPowerful new explosions have rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs around midnight as Israel expands its bombardment of the Hezbollah and Hamas militant groups in Lebanon.
Relatives say a whole family was killed in Israel's deadliest West Bank strike since Oct. 7
Read full article: Relatives say a whole family was killed in Israel's deadliest West Bank strike since Oct. 7Relatives say an Israeli airstrike on a West Bank cafe that the military said targeted Palestinian militants also killed a family of four, including two young children.
Palestinians in West Bank risk crossing Israel's separation barrier to flee failing economy
Read full article: Palestinians in West Bank risk crossing Israel's separation barrier to flee failing economyA year of war in the Gaza Strip has reverberated across the West Bank, where the World Bank warns the economy is at risk of collapse because of Israeli restrictions barring Palestinian laborers from entering the country to work and the biggest wave of violence in decades.
US sanctions extremist West Bank settler group for violence against Palestinians
Read full article: US sanctions extremist West Bank settler group for violence against PalestiniansThe U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Hilltop Youth — a group of extremist settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank who attack Palestinians and their property, as well as two Israeli men connected to violence against Palestinians.
As Israel's fight with Hezbollah heats up, people of Gaza fear being forgotten
Read full article: As Israel's fight with Hezbollah heats up, people of Gaza fear being forgottenAs fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, Palestinians in Gaza are fearful their plight is being overlooked by the international community.
Israeli soldiers pushed 4 apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid
Read full article: Israeli soldiers pushed 4 apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raidVideos obtained by The Associated Press show Israeli soldiers pushing four apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the occupied West Bank.
UN General Assembly widely supports a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
Read full article: UN General Assembly widely supports a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupationThe U.N. General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year.
Leading Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies at 76
Read full article: Leading Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies at 76Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury, who dedicated much of his writings to the Palestinian cause and taught at universities around the world, making him one of Lebanon’s most prominent intellectuals has died.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Oct. 7 mastermind thanks Hezbollah leader for his help attacking Israel
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Oct. 7 mastermind thanks Hezbollah leader for his help attacking IsraelHamas leader Yahya Sinwar has thanked Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah for his support in the ongoing war with Israel.
The Palestinian economy is in free fall and will require billions to rebuild, the UN says
Read full article: The Palestinian economy is in free fall and will require billions to rebuild, the UN saysThe Palestinian economy is “in free fall,” with production in Gaza plunging to one-sixth of its level before Israeli forces began a blistering military response to the Oct. 7 attacks in the territory, the United Nations says.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken says US will keep pressing Israel to spare Gaza humanitarian sites
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken says US will keep pressing Israel to spare Gaza humanitarian sitesU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States will continue to press Israel to do more to spare humanitarian sites in the Gaza Strip, a day after an Israeli airstrike on a U.N. school complex sheltering displaced Palestinians killed 14 people there, including six U.N. staffers.
Israel says it likely killed an American activist by mistake. The US condemns its ally
Read full article: Israel says it likely killed an American activist by mistake. The US condemns its allyThe Israeli military says an American activist killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by its soldiers, drawing a strong rebuke from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the activist’s family.
The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he's seen
Read full article: The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he's seenThe U.N. chief says the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and is demanding an end to the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more than seven-year tenure.
Palestinians' UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months
Read full article: Palestinians' UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 monthsThe Palestinians have circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within six months.
Funeral held for an American activist a witness says was shot dead by Israeli troops
Read full article: Funeral held for an American activist a witness says was shot dead by Israeli troopsThe Palestinian Authority holds a funeral procession for an American activist who a witness says was shot and killed by Israeli forces.
Chased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruins
Read full article: Chased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruinsAn entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence.
UN investigator accuses Israel of a 'starvation campaign' in Gaza that Netanyahu denies
Read full article: UN investigator accuses Israel of a 'starvation campaign' in Gaza that Netanyahu deniesThe U.N. independent investigator on the right to food accused Israel of carrying out a “starvation campaign” against Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill 6 in occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill 6 in occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials sayPalestinian health officials say Israeli strikes in the occupied West Bank killed six people, including the son of a prominent jailed militant.
Israeli strike kills 4 Palestinians in an aid convoy to a Gaza hospital. Israel says they were armed
Read full article: Israeli strike kills 4 Palestinians in an aid convoy to a Gaza hospital. Israel says they were armedAn Israeli military strike has hit the first vehicle in a convoy carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing four Palestinians associated with a local transportation company.
Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military strikes Jenin on Day 3 of its West Bank raid
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military strikes Jenin on Day 3 of its West Bank raidThe Israeli military says it struck the West Bank city of Jenin on the third day of heavy fighting in the Palestinian territory and killed a senior Hamas commander in the city.
What to know about Israel's large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank
Read full article: What to know about Israel's large-scale military operation in the occupied West BankIsrael is carrying out large-scale military raids in parts of the occupied West Bank, where the decadeslong conflict with the Palestinians had worsened even before the outbreak of the war in Gaza.
EU urged to rethink ties with Israel over Gaza and impose sanctions against some ministers
Read full article: EU urged to rethink ties with Israel over Gaza and impose sanctions against some ministersIreland and the European Union's top diplomat have urged the bloc to review its relations with Israel as the death toll mounts in Gaza and the West Bank.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli military says it killed 5 more militants in West Bank operation
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli military says it killed 5 more militants in West Bank operationThe Israeli military says it has killed five more militants in a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank, including a well-known local commander.
Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began
Read full article: Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war beganThe Israeli military says it has killed five more militants, including a local commander, in the occupied West Bank.
Israel launches a big military operation in the West Bank and kills at least 10 Hamas militants
Read full article: Israel launches a big military operation in the West Bank and kills at least 10 Hamas militantsIsrael has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and has sealed off the volatile city of Jenin.
Israel-Hamas war latest: 10 Hamas militants killed in Israeli operation in West Bank
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: 10 Hamas militants killed in Israeli operation in West BankHamas said that 10 of its fighters have been killed during a large-scale Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches more strikes on Lebanon, state media and witnesses say
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches more strikes on Lebanon, state media and witnesses sayAfter a short-lived calm following a heavy exchange of strikes between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, fighting resumed Monday.
Israel says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fighting
Read full article: Israel says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fightingIsrael’s military says polio vaccines for more than 1 million people have been delivered to Gaza, after the first confirmed case of the disease in the territory in a quarter-century.
Israeli evacuation orders cram Palestinians into shrinking 'humanitarian zone' where food is scarce
Read full article: Israeli evacuation orders cram Palestinians into shrinking 'humanitarian zone' where food is scarceThe Israeli military is issuing evacuation orders for southern Gaza at an unprecedented pace.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel's evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel's evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN saysThe top United Nations humanitarian official for Gaza says that successive Israeli evacuation orders have displaced 90% of the Palestinian territory's 2.1 million residents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October.
UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023 and this year may be even higher
Read full article: UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023 and this year may be even higherThe United Nations says that a record number of aid workers were killed in conflicts around the world last year, and this year may be on course to be even deadlier.
Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations
Read full article: Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinationsThe threat of polio is rising fast in Gaza, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak.
First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say
Read full article: First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials sayPalestinian health officials say the first case of polio has been recorded in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah.
Settler rampage in West Bank sparks rare condemnation from Israeli leaders
Read full article: Settler rampage in West Bank sparks rare condemnation from Israeli leadersIsraeli leaders have roundly condemned a settler attack that killed one Palestinian and torched homes and cars in the occupied West Bank.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talksMediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks say the two-day talks wrapped up and they aim to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal a deal to stop the fighting.
US official says Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advance
Read full article: US official says Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advanceA U.S. official says mediators are preparing for a possible cease-fire and hostage-release deal in Gaza, in a sign that mediators believe an agreement to end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war might be imminent.
More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says
Read full article: More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry saysThe Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war.
The veteran Palestinian leader Abbas says he will visit Gaza and calls on Muslim leaders to join him
Read full article: The veteran Palestinian leader Abbas says he will visit Gaza and calls on Muslim leaders to join himPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has pledged to travel to Gaza as the Israel-Hamas war rages.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza overnight, Palestinians say
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza overnight, Palestinians sayPalestinian health officials say Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Wednesday killed at least 17 people, including five children and their parents.
A new round of Gaza cease-fire talks is starting. Why is a deal so elusive?
Read full article: A new round of Gaza cease-fire talks is starting. Why is a deal so elusive?International mediators are hoping to kickstart stalled cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas with a new round of talks meant to finally clinch a deal between the sides.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders' call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders' call to refrain from any retaliatory attacksIran has rejected a call by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions.
International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdiction
Read full article: International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdictionDozens of countries, academics and rights groups have filed legal arguments either rejecting or supporting the International Criminal Court’s power to issue arrest warrants in its investigation into the war in Gaze and Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel.
US and other frustrated mediators call on Israel, Hamas to resume Gaza talks, saying, 'no excuses'
Read full article: US and other frustrated mediators call on Israel, Hamas to resume Gaza talks, saying, 'no excuses'Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar are jointly demanding that Israel and Hamas return to stalled talks on the war in Gaza.