World Jan 16 Palestinians eager to return home after Gaza ceasefire but worried they will find nothing left Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war.
World Oct 29 What to know about 2 new Israeli bills that could halt UNRWA’s aid delivery to Gaza The laws ban the agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel, designate it a terror organization, and cut all ties between the agency and the Israeli government.
World Oct 27 Egypt proposes 2-day cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war with release of 4 hostages in Gaza Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, speaking in Cairo, said the proposal also includes the release of some Palestinian prisoners and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip.
World Oct 17 Hunger experts say risk of famine in Gaza remains high The findings come after the United States warned Israel that it might cut off military aid if its ally does not do more to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
World Oct 07 After a year of Israeli bombardment, Gaza is in ruins. It may take years to rebuild Even after the fighting stops, hundreds of thousands of people could be stuck living in squalid tent camps for years, and experts say reconstruction could take decades.
World Sep 26 The obstacles standing in the way of an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire Israel and Hezbollah each have strong incentives to heed international calls for a cease-fire that could avert all-out war — but that doesn’t mean they will.
World Sep 03 How control of Gaza’s border with Egypt became an obstacle to a cease-fire deal A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages.
World Jun 12 These are key issues holding up a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas The latest proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza has the support of most of the international community, but Hamas has not fully embraced it, and neither, it seems, has Israel.
World May 22 Spain, Norway and Ireland will recognize a Palestinian state Those nations said Wednesday they would recognize a Palestinian state, a historic but largely symbolic move that further deepens Israel’s isolation more than seven months into its grinding war against Hamas in Gaza.
World May 19 Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza as Israel’s leaders air wartime divisions An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with Hamas raged across the north on Sunday.