• Israel's latest military offensive kills 85 in Gaza despite mounting international criticism

    Israel's latest military offensive kills 85 in Gaza despite mounting international criticism

    May 20, 2025 06:12 PM EDT

    ... 300 people have been killed in Gaza during the latest onslaught, according to health officials. Israeli politician criticizes killing ‘babies as a hobby’ Criticism against Israel's conduct in Gaza also came at home. A leader of center-left politics said Tuesday that Israel was becoming an “outcast among nations ...

  • Israel allows 'minimal aid' into Gaza as it intensifies airstrikes and ground operations

    Israel allows 'minimal aid' into Gaza as it intensifies airstrikes and ground operations

    May 19, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... are tired. We are dying slowly. They are besieging us, no food, drink or anything. Nick Schifrin: The displacement is designed to facilitate a new Israeli-backed American aid group to distribute aid only to vetted Gazans. It's an effort that international aid groups oppose. Clemence Lagouardat: It seems ...

  • As Israel's blockade pushes Gaza towards famine, aid workers say they feel helpless

    As Israel's blockade pushes Gaza towards famine, aid workers say they feel helpless

    May 19, 2025 05:49 PM EDT

    ... organization to avoid reprisals from Israeli authorities. Israel has cut in half the number of foreign doctors allowed into Gaza since March.New aid system Israel imposed the blockade and resumed its military campaign in March, breaking a two-month ceasefire with Hamas. COGAT, the Israeli military body in charge ...

  • Airstrikes kill at least 103 people as Israel launches 'extensive' new ground offensive in Gaza

    Airstrikes kill at least 103 people as Israel launches 'extensive' new ground offensive in Gaza

    May 18, 2025 06:09 PM EDT

    Frustration in Israel has been rising. A small but growing number of Israelis are refusing to show up for military service, even risking imprisonment. Other Israelis have been displaying photos of children killed in Gaza during weekly rallies demanding a deal to free all hostages and end the war. The ...

  • Israel mobilizes new ground assault on Gaza to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages

    Israel mobilizes new ground assault on Gaza to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages

    May 17, 2025 09:50 PM EDT

    ... ve seen more than 300 people killed in Israeli airstrikes, we're also facing this very quickly deteriorating humanitarian situation. Now, on March 2, the Israeli government began to enforce essentially a full spectrum blockade of all food, fuel, medical supplies, everything going into the Gaza Strip, because the Israeli ...

  • Israel launches new military operation in Gaza a day after Trump leaves the Middle East

    Israel launches new military operation in Gaza a day after Trump leaves the Middle East

    May 17, 2025 03:55 PM EDT

    ... the strikes. A separate statement said that the military had killed dozens of fighters while dismantling an “underground route” in northern Gaza. Month 3 of Israel's blockade Gaza is in the third month of an Israeli blockade with no food, water, fuel or other goods entering the territory of ...

  • News Wrap: Israel strikes two Houthi-controlled ports and unleashes new barrage on Gaza

    News Wrap: Israel strikes two Houthi-controlled ports and unleashes new barrage on Gaza

    May 16, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Friday, Israeli Defense Forces struck two Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen and launched dozens of airstrikes across Gaza, a transit strike in New Jersey forced 350,000 people to make alternative plans, group of GOP lawmakers blocked President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" and New Orleans police say ten inmates who escaped from jail...

  • Israeli strikes kill at least 54 in southern Gaza, hospital says

    Israeli strikes kill at least 54 in southern Gaza, hospital says

    May 15, 2025 06:35 PM EDT

    ... to the facility, he added. Israeli blockade of aid into Gaza in its third month Palestinians in northern Gaza lined up Thursday near areas under Israeli bombardment in a desperate attempt to obtain food, as Israel’s aid blockade entered its third month. At the charity kitchen set up atop ...

  • Netanyahu says 'no way' Israel ends Gaza war until Hamas is defeated

    Netanyahu says 'no way' Israel ends Gaza war until Hamas is defeated

    May 13, 2025 05:28 PM EDT

    ... were heading to Doha, Qatar, after their meeting to join President Donald Trump who’s visiting the region. Qatar has been a key mediator between Israel and Hamas. Witkoff said they wouldn’t be traveling to Qatar if they didn’t think there was a genuine chance for progress in ...

  • Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas?

    Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas?

    May 12, 2025 06:44 PM EDT

    ... believes he has been held in Hamas' vast tunnel network. Days later, Hamas said it had lost contact with the militants holding Alexander after an Israeli airstrike targeted their location. Israeli officials have not commented on the claim. The Alexander family Monday urged the Israeli government to continue efforts to ...