World May 01 UN official calls Israel's Gaza aid blockade 'cruel collective punishment' Israel has blocked any humanitarian aid from entering Gaza since the end of a ceasefire two months ago. That has thrown Gaza into what is believed to be the worst humanitarian crisis in nearly 19 months of war.
World Apr 28 Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 27 as war drags on with no end in sight Local health officials say Israeli strikes on the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 27 Palestinians early Monday.
World Apr 27 Palestinians struggle to feed their families as Israel blocks Gaza aid for nearly 60 days For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel. Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare. Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.
World Apr 26 Israeli airstrike kills 10 people in Gaza City home as mediators try to restart a ceasefire An Israeli airstrike flattened a three-story home in Gaza City on Saturday, killing 10 people — half of them children — as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire.
World Apr 23 Dialysis patients struggle to get treatment in blockaded Gaza. Hundreds have died, officials say Israel has restricted the supply of humanitarian aid throughout much of the war and imposed a complete blockade more than six weeks ago.
World Apr 23 Israeli strike in Gaza kills 23 people as Arab mediators seek a long-term truce An overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City has killed 23 people and set tents ablaze, burning people alive.
World Apr 19 Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in 48 hours, Palestinians say Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 90 people in 48 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday, as Israeli troops increase their attacks to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages and disarm.
World Apr 18 Israeli strikes kill at least 25 in Gaza while Huckabee visits Jerusalem as U.S. ambassador Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 25 people on Friday including children, hospital workers said, as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem.
World Apr 17 Thousands of children in Gaza malnourished under Israel's food blockade, aid groups say Israel has barred all food and other supplies from entering Gaza for more than six weeks. The United Nations says thousands of children are malnourished and most people are barely eating one meal a day.
World Apr 16 Israeli defense minister says troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely Israeli forces have taken over large areas of Gaza in recent weeks in a renewed campaign to pressure Hamas to release hostages.