• Israel now controls 50 percent of Gaza

    Israel now controls 50 percent of Gaza

    Apr 07, 2025 02:17 PM EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    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 ...

  • Israeli strikes kill more than a dozen in Gaza as ground troops ramp up offensive in the north

    Israeli strikes kill more than a dozen in Gaza as ground troops ramp up offensive in the north

    Apr 04, 2025 03:31 PM EST

    ... for survivors. The attack came a day after Israeli strikes killed at least 100 Palestinians. Hundreds more have died in the past two weeks, as Israel has intensified operations, intended to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages it took during its attack on Israel in October 2023. On Friday, Israel ...

  • Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 100, including many sheltering at school, Palestinian health officials say

    Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 100, including many sheltering at school, Palestinian health officials say

    Apr 03, 2025 02:18 PM EST

    ... Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant used “starvation as a method of warfare” by restricting humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, and intentionally targeted civilians in Israel’s campaign against Hamas — charges that Israeli officials deny. ICC member countries, such as Hungary, are required to arrest suspects facing a warrant if ...

  • Netanyahu says Israel will establish a new security corridor across Gaza to pressure Hamas

    Netanyahu says Israel will establish a new security corridor across Gaza to pressure Hamas

    Apr 02, 2025 04:56 PM EST

    ... 2023, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 hostages, most of whom have since been released in ceasefire agreements and other deals. Israel rescued eight living hostages and has recovered dozens of bodies.Israel’s offensive has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s ...

  • Israel’s operations in Gaza expands to seize 'large areas' as Palestinians say strikes have killed dozens, including children

    Israel’s operations in Gaza expands to seize 'large areas' as Palestinians say strikes have killed dozens, including children

    Apr 02, 2025 01:46 PM EST

    ... another three killed in Zawaida in central Gaza arrived at the Aqsa hospital, officials there said. The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 hostages. Israel’s offensive has killed more than 50,000 ...