World Oct 26 Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in north Gaza defy Israeli evacuation orders in fear of bombings Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have decided to stay in their homes in northern Gaza despite Israeli warnings that they face grave danger if they don't move south.
World Oct 23 Dozens of premature babies at risk of death as fuel supplies dwindle in Gaza, doctors say The U.N. health agency estimates there are 130 premature babies at “grave risk” while some hospitals say they are hours away from running out generator fuel.
World Oct 23 Israeli airstrikes pummel Gaza, including civilian refuge areas, ahead of expected ground invasion Israel has still not allowed any fuel to enter Gaza, where there has been a power blackout for nearly two weeks.
World Oct 17 Palestinian medics struggle to save civilians trapped under rubble amid Israeli bombardment Gaza's Health Ministry has reported that Israel's bombardment — launched after Hamas mounted a bloody, unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7 — has killed more than 2,700 Palestinians, many of them women and children.
World Oct 14 Gaza residents struggle to follow Israeli evacuation order amid critical water shortage Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water and medical supply shortage ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel.
World Oct 13 70 people, mostly women and children, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza’s fleeing convoys, Hamas says Hamas' media office says the cars were struck in three places as they headed south from Gaza City. It was not immediately clear who the target of the airstrikes was, or whether militants were among the passengers.
World Oct 13 Israel orders evacuation of 1 million in northern Gaza in 24 hours The evacuation order, which includes Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, sparked widespread panic among civilians and aid workers already running from Israeli airstrikes and contending with a total siege and a territory-wide blackout.
World Oct 12 As desperation in Gaza grows, Israel says it won’t allow aid to flow until Hamas releases hostages International aid groups warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis after Israel halted deliveries of food, water, fuel and electricity to Gaza's 2.3 million people and prevented entry of supplies from Egypt.
World Oct 11 Israel’s Netanyahu says Hamas militants beheaded soldiers, raped women in their attack on Israel In a televised address Wednesday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu detailed atrocities that took place during a stunning weekend attack by Hamas. Meanwhile, in the sealed-off Gaza Strip, Palestinian suffering mounted as Israeli bombardment demolished neighborhoods.
World Oct 11 Israel’s opposing factions form unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack The new war-time Cabinet cobbles together a degree of unity after years of bitterly divisive politics, and as the Israeli military appears increasingly likely to launch a ground offensive into Gaza.