• Israel's military says air force reservists who condemned Gaza war will be fired

    Israel's military says air force reservists who condemned Gaza war will be fired

    Apr 11, 2025 04:35 PM EDT

    ... refusal will be immediately dismissed. Soldiers are required to steer clear of politics, and they rarely speak out against the army. After Hamas stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel quickly united behind the war launched against the militant group. Divisions here have grown as the war progresses, but ...

  • 10 Palestinians released from Israeli detention say they suffered abuse

    10 Palestinians released from Israeli detention say they suffered abuse

    Apr 10, 2025 09:21 PM EDT

    ... Ten Palestinians detained from Gaza by Israeli troops were freed and returned to the territory on Thursday, saying they had suffered constant abuse while imprisoned. Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians since it launched its military campaign in Gaza in retaliation for Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel ...

  • Israel would be 'leader' of strike if Iran doesn't give up nuclear weapons program, Trump warns

    Israel would be 'leader' of strike if Iran doesn't give up nuclear weapons program, Trump warns

    Apr 09, 2025 10:38 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel would be the “leader” of a potential military strike against Iran if Tehran doesn’t give up its nuclear weapons program. Trump made the comments ahead of this weekend's scheduled talks involving U.S. and Iranian officials in the Middle ...

  • Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building kills at least 23, officials say

    Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building kills at least 23, officials say

    Apr 09, 2025 04:27 PM EDT

    ... a new security corridor through it. Earlier this week, Hamas fired its strongest volley of rockets since the ceasefire collapsed, lobbing 10 projectiles toward southern Israel. Israel resumed its war against Hamas in Gaza last month after an eight-week ceasefire collapsed. The ceasefire brought a much-needed reprieve from ...

  • Israel now controls 50 percent of Gaza

    Israel now controls 50 percent of Gaza

    Apr 07, 2025 02:17 PM EDT

    ... end when Hamas is destroyed and its leaders leave Gaza, at which point Israel would take control of security in the territory. Then, Netanyahu said, Israel would implement U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to move Palestinians from Gaza, what Israel calls “voluntary emigration.” Some Israel analysts say the ...

  • Israeli strike kills and wounds journalists outside Gaza hospital

    Israeli strike kills and wounds journalists outside Gaza hospital

    Apr 07, 2025 01:50 PM EDT

    ... and three children. Thousands shelter at hospitals Thousands of people have sheltered in tents set up inside hospital compounds throughout the 18-month war, assuming Israel would be less likely to target them. Israel has raided hospitals on several occasions, accusing Hamas of using them for military purposes, allegations denied ...

  • Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu hold talks at the White House

    Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu hold talks at the White House

    Apr 07, 2025 01:20 PM EDT

    ... a key trade partner of Israel. Much of that trade is for high-tech services, which are not directly affected by the tariffs, but key Israeli industries could be impacted. The Manufacturers Association of Israel estimates that the tariffs will cost Israel about $3 billion in exports each year and ...

  • News Wrap: Israeli military changes its account of killing of 15 medics in Gaza

    News Wrap: Israeli military changes its account of killing of 15 medics in Gaza

    Apr 06, 2025 09:45 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Sunday, Israel’s military changed its account of the shooting deaths of 15 emergency workers in Gaza, a second unvaccinated child in Texas died of complications from measles, severe storms and floods continue to soak parts of the South and Midwest, Pope Francis made a surprise ...

  • Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 32 people, mostly women and children, health officials say

    Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 32 people, mostly women and children, health officials say

    Apr 06, 2025 06:06 PM EDT

    ... circulating on social media showed people marching and chanting against Hamas. Such protests, while rare, have occurred in recent weeks. There is also anger inside Israel over the war's resumption and its effects on remaining hostages in Gaza. Families of hostages along with some of those recently freed from ...

  • 'We are cutting up the strip': Israel deploys troops to new corridor across southern Gaza

    'We are cutting up the strip': Israel deploys troops to new corridor across southern Gaza

    Apr 05, 2025 05:24 PM EDT

    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel says troops have deployed to a newly established security corridor across southern Gaza to pressure the Hamas militant group. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced the new Morag Corridor and suggested it would cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has ordered ...