World Feb 26 Human Rights Watch says Israel is violating order from top UN court by blocking aid to Gazans Human Rights Watch said Israel was not adhering to the court’s order on aid provision, citing a 30% drop in the daily average number of aid trucks entering Gaza in the weeks following the court’s ruling.
World Feb 25 A cease-fire deal would only 'somewhat' delay Israel's assault on Rafah, Netanyahu says An Israeli military offensive in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah could be “delayed somewhat” if a deal is reached for a weekslong cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, and claimed that total victory in the territory would come…
World Feb 18 As Israel continues airstrikes in Gaza, U.S. says it will block another UN cease-fire resolution Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight into Sunday, according to medics and witnesses, as the United States said it would veto another draft U.N. cease-fire resolution.
World Feb 14 Gaza cease-fire talks appear to stall as Netanyahu calls Hamas demands 'delusional' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday accused Hamas of hobbling the high-stakes negotiations by sticking to “delusional” demands.
World Feb 13 Israel and Hamas are making progress in cease-fire and hostage release talks, officials say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press on until “total victory,” and has insisted that military pressure will help free the hostages.
World Jan 29 Document spells out allegations against 12 UN employees Israel says participated in Oct. 7 Hamas attack The allegations against staffers with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees prompted Western countries to freeze funds vital for the body, which is a lifeline for desperate Palestinians in Gaza.
World Jan 15 UN agency chiefs say Gaza needs more aid to arrive faster, warning of famine and disease The heads of three major U.N. agencies are warning that Gaza urgently needs more aid or its desperate population will suffer widespread famine and disease.
World Jan 03 After tumbling in polls, Netanyahu clings to power and aims to improve political standing during war In the wake of Hamas' brutal Oct. 7 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's days in office seemed numbered.
World Jan 03 Israel's Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior official killed in strike The chief of Israel’s Mossad has vowed the intelligence agency will hunt down every Hamas member involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, no matter where they are.
World Jan 02 Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri killed in Beirut blast, local Hezbollah media reports Saleh Arouri, who was the most senior Hamas figure killed since the war with Israel began, was also a founder of the group's military wing. His death could provoke major retaliation by Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militia.