World Sep 18 What we know as death toll from pager explosion attack targeting Hezbollah rises to 12 In what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria. The attack killed at least 12 people, including two children, and wounded thousands more.
World Jul 17 As Gaza’s doctors struggle to save lives, many lose their own in Israeli airstrikes Israel’s 9-month-old war with Hamas in Gaza has decimated the territory’s medical system. Israeli raids have wreaked physical destruction on hospitals, and health facilities have been hit and evacuated.
World Jun 17 Investigation identifies entire Palestinian families killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza is killing entire Palestinian families. Entire bloodlines, sometimes four generations from one family, have perished in single airstrikes.
World May 08 Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee chaos in Rafah after Israel’s seizure of border crossing The past three days, streams of people fleeing the city with belongings have jammed roads leading out, on foot and in cars, trucks and donkey carts in a confused evacuation while continued Israeli bombardment boomed and raised palls of smoke.
World Apr 02 Forced from their Gaza home by Israeli troops, a family makes a harrowing walk through a war zone For days, Heba al-Haddad and her family huddled in their Gaza City home, watching Israeli troops drive their neighbors out of nearby buildings. Then in the dead of night, it was their turn.
World Oct 13 Hamas posted video of mock attack on social media weeks before border breach Less than a month before Hamas fighters blew through Israel’s high-tech “Iron Wall” and launched an attack that would leave more than 1,200 Israelis dead, they practiced in a very public dress rehearsal.
World Feb 16 In the aftermath of Turkey’s earthquake, some survivors still search among the rubble Over 2 million people have left the disaster zone in Turkey, but in the worst-hit city, hundreds are still waiting. At every corner, a few people look at a pile of rubble, praying for a wife, a sister, a son…
World Feb 14 As death toll continues to rise, quake already deadliest in Turkey’s modern history Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that more than 35,000 people have died in Turkey as a result of last week's earthquakes, making it the deadliest such disaster since the country's founding 100 years ago.
World Feb 14 Struggle to receive, distribute aid to Turkey and Syria after earthquake The situation was particularly desperate in Syria, where a 12-year civil war has complicated relief efforts and meant days of wrangling over how to even move aid into the country, let alone distribute it.
World Feb 13 Rescues wind down in Turkey, Syria after devastating earthquake While stories of near-miraculous rescues have flooded the airwaves in recent days, tens of thousands of dead have been found during the same period.