World Jan 06 Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in retaliation for killing of top Hamas leader in Beirut Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel on Saturday, warning that the barrage was its initial response to the targeted killing, presumably by Israel, of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon’s capital earlier this week.
World Jan 04 Strike kills 12 people, mostly children, in Gaza area declared safe by Israel The strike came as Israeli troops pressed their assault in the nearby city of Khan Younis, where the military says it has been uncovering tunnels of Hamas and battled fighters from the militant group.
World Jan 01 Israel pulls thousands of troops from Gaza to refocus combat on main southern city Israel has been under pressure from its chief ally, the United States, to begin to switch to lower-intensity fighting.
World Dec 29 Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee south amid intensifying Israeli offensive on central Gaza The war has already killed over 21,500 Palestinians and sparked a humanitarian crisis that has left a quarter of Gaza’s population starving.
World Dec 27 Thousands flee widening Israeli assault in central Gaza as military launches new strikes Thousands of Palestinian families are fleeing from the brunt of Israel’s expanding ground offensive into Gaza’s few remaining, overcrowded refuges.
World Dec 26 Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps Israeli forces have bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza in apparent preparation to expand their ground offensive into a third section of the besieged territory.
World Dec 25 Death toll from Israeli airstrike in central Gaza rises to 106, Palestinian officials say The announcement makes the Sunday night airstrike in the Maghazi refugee camp among the deadliest in Israel's air campaign in Gaza, launched on Oct. 7 in response to a deadly cross-border attack by Hamas militants.
World Dec 25 Egypt’s proposal to end Israel-Hamas war: Hostage release, Palestinian oversight of Gaza The Egyptian proposal, worked out with the Gulf nation of Qatar, has been presented to Israel, Hamas, the United States and European governments but still appeared preliminary.
World Dec 23 Israeli strikes on 2 homes kill more than 90 Palestinians, including journalist and UN employee, officials say More than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two homes, rescuers and hospital officials said Saturday, a day after the U.N. chief warned again that nowhere is safe in Gaza and that…
World Dec 22 As Israel expands ground war against Hamas, Gaza death toll exceeds 20,000 That figure was released Friday. It is the latest indication of the staggering cost of the war as Israel expands its ground offensive and ordered tens of thousands more people to leave their homes.