World Oct 29 Congo wants UN peacekeepers to leave, but endless war complicates that The end of one of the world’s deadliest and yet most shadowy wars is as difficult to predict as the end of the large peacekeeping force meant to contain it.
World Jun 08 Israel rescues 4 hostages from Hamas captivity, while 210 Palestinians are reported killed during fighting in Gaza Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza amid the military's heavy air and ground assault. At least 210 dead Palestinians, including children,…
World Jun 01 Israel says permanent Gaza cease-fire plan is a 'nonstarter,' undermining Biden Israel’s prime minister on Saturday called a permanent cease-fire in Gaza a “nonstarter” until long-standing conditions for the ending the war are met, appearing to undermine a proposal that U.S. President Joe Biden had announced as an Israeli one.
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.