World Feb 15 Israeli forces storm main hospital in southern Gaza, seeking remains of hostages taken by Hamas Thursday's raid came a day after the army sought to evacuate thousands of displaced people who had taken shelter at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
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 14 Displaced Palestinians begin evacuating one of Gaza's main hospitals after weeks of being isolated by fighting The war between Israel and Hamas, now in its fifth month, has devastated Gaza's health sector, with less than half of its hospitals even partially functioning as scores of people are killed and wounded in daily bombardments.
World Feb 08 Israel kills 13 in Rafah, southern Gaza town where many Palestinians have fled More than half of Gaza's population has fled to Rafah, on the mostly sealed border with Egypt. It is also the main entry point for humanitarian aid.
World Feb 07 Netanyahu rejects Hamas terms for cease-fire, vows to fight until 'absolute victory' Blinken said an agreement between the sides was still possible. But Netanyahu's remarks also underscored how wide the chasm between Israel and Hamas remains as the war enters its fifth month.
World Feb 06 Blinken meets with Egyptian mediators to push for cease-fire in Gaza Egypt fears an expansion of combat to the Rafah area could push terrified Palestinian civilians across the border, a scenario Egypt has said it is determined to prevent.
World Feb 05 Obstacles loom as Blinken returns to Middle East to negotiate plans for Gaza Blinken hopes to press ahead with a potential cease-fire deal and postwar planning while tamping down regional tensions. But on on all three fronts he faces major challenges.
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…