World Jan 30 Israeli undercover forces disguised as women and medics kill three Palestinians in West Bank hospital Israel has come under heavy criticism for its raids on hospitals in Gaza, which have treated the tens of thousands of Palestinians wounded in the war as well as providing critical shelter for displaced people.
World Jan 28 UN aid agency in Gaza warns its operations are ‘collapsing’ from wave of funding cuts The head of the main U.N. aid agency in the war-battered Gaza Strip warned late Saturday that its work is collapsing after nine countries decided to suspend funding over allegations that several agency employees participated in the deadly Hamas attack…
World Jan 27 Defiant Netanyahu declares Israel’s goal is ‘complete victory’ in Gaza after UN court ruling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday pushed back after an International Court of Justice ruling to limit death and destruction in the military's Gaza offensive, declaring that “we decide and act according to what is required for our security” and vowing to…
World Jan 26 U.S. hits pause on funding UN agency for Palestinians after claims staffers were involved in Hamas Oct. 7 attack The U.S. is the biggest donor to the agency, which has been providing aid to Gaza's population amid Israel's offensive.
World Jan 26 As fighting intensifies, overnight airstrikes in central Gaza kill 15 Health authorities in the territory said on Friday that the Palestinian death toll since the start of the war surpassed 26,000. In the south of the besieged territory, Israeli forces pushed further into the city of Khan Younis, where the…
World Jan 22 Families of hostages held in Gaza storm Israel’s parliament demanding deal for release Dozens of family members of hostages held by Hamas stormed a committee meeting in Israel's parliament, demanding a deal to win their loved ones' release.
World Jan 22 Saudi Arabia won’t normalize Israel relations without Palestinian state plan, top diplomat says The dispute over Gaza’s future pits Israel against its top ally, the United States, as well as much of the international community.
World Jan 08 Israeli airstrike kills top Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon It's the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes along the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war as the fighting in Gaza exacts a mounting toll on civilians.
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.
World Jan 02 Israel to defend itself at world court after South Africa files genocide accusations Since the war began, Israel has banned entry of food, water, medicine and other supplies to its population of 2.3 million people, except for a trickle of aid that the U.N. says falls far below its needs.