World May 24 Israeli army says bodies of 3 more hostages are recovered from Gaza The bodies of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum, and Oryon Hernandez were found and their families have been notified.
World May 17 In Gaza, war means no formal education for hundreds of thousands of students Since the war erupted Oct. 7, all of Gaza's schools have closed — leaving hundreds of thousands of students like Atef without formal schooling or a safe place to spend their days.
World May 11 Israel orders 40,000 new evacuations in Rafah as it expands military offensive Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as it prepares to expand its military operation closer to the heavily populated central area, in defiance of growing pressure from close…
World May 09 Netanyahu says Israel ‘will stand alone’ if it has to after U.S. threatens halt in weapons delivery Israel says that Rafah is Hamas' last stronghold in Gaza and Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed to invade the city, despite widespread international opposition due concerns over the more than 1 million Palestinian civilians are huddled in the city.
World May 09 First shipment of Palestinian aid to US-built floating pier in Gaza departs from Cyprus The U.S. vessel, loaded with much needed humanitarian assistance, left the Larnaca port on Thursday morning. The voyage comes about two months after President Joe Biden gave the order to build the large floating platform several miles off the Gaza…
World May 06 The UN says there’s ‘full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza A WFP spokesman says that one of the three benchmarks for a formal famine declaration has already been met in northern Gaza and another is nearly met — important details on how far the effort to document deadly hunger has…
World May 06 Israel strikes targets in Rafah, hours after Hamas agrees to a cease-fire The high-stakes diplomatic moves and military brinkmanship left a glimmer of hope alive — but only barely — for an accord that could bring at least a pause in the 7-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip.
World May 06 Israel examining Gaza cease-fire proposal, but framework differs from its offer A deal could still be a ways off.
World May 06 Hamas says it accepts Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal There was no immediate comment from Israel.
World May 06 Palestinians ordered to evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of Israel’s expected assault The looming operation in the city — where more than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering and a high number of deaths is feared — has raised global alarm and Israeli's closest allies have warned against it.