May 08 Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee chaos in Rafah after Israel’s seizure of border crossing By Wafaa Shurafa, Sarah El Deeb, Lee Keath, Associated Press The past three days, streams of people fleeing the city with belongings have jammed roads leading out, on foot and in cars, trucks and donkey carts in a confused evacuation while continued Israeli bombardment boomed and raised palls of smoke. Continue reading
May 08 Why the U.S. paused the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel ahead of a possible assault on Rafah By Tara Copp, Associated Press The potential use of 2,000-pound bombs in Rafah, where more than 1 million people have sheltered because they have nowhere else to go, has drawn significant administration concern. Continue reading
Apr 04 Rights group says Israeli strike on Gaza building that killed 106 in October is an ‘apparent war crime’ By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The New York-based rights group says its investigation found no legitimate military target, making the strike an apparent war crime. It was one of the deadliest attacks since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Feb 12 Israeli airstrikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Rafah as military rescues 2 hostages By Najib Jobain, Josef Federman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press In Gaza, the operation unleashed another tragedy in a war that has killed 28,340 Palestinians in the territory, displaced over 80 percent of the population and set off a massive humanitarian crisis. Continue reading
Feb 09 ‘I’ll die in my tent:’ Israel’s next target in Gaza war is likely Rafah as despair spreads through population By Najib Jobain, Lee Keath, Associated Press The estimated 1.5 million people sheltering there account for more than half of Gaza's entire population, and they have nowhere to flee in the face of an offensive that has leveled large swaths of Gaza. Continue reading
Feb 07 Half of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders want more U.S. support of Palestinians, AP-NORC poll says By Terry Tang, Linley Sanders, Associated Press The poll from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that adults in those groups are more likely than U.S. adults overall to say the U.S. is "not supportive enough" of the Palestinians and "too… Continue reading
Feb 05 France’s new foreign minister presses for a cease-fire in Israel to end ‘the tragedy in Gaza’ By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Speaking at a news conference, Séjourné said it was France's role as a "friend" to tell Israeli leaders some truths they "may have difficulties hearing."… Continue reading
Feb 02 Half of U.S. adults say Israel has gone too far in war in Gaza, AP-NORC poll says By Ellen Knickmeyer, Linley Sanders, Associated Press The poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found growing disapproval among Republicans and political independents for Israel's conduct of its military offensive in Gaza. Continue reading
Jan 25 Witness says fatal shooting of American-Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli police are investigating, with an initial statement citing a weapons discharge by an Israeli soldier, an off-duty law enforcement officer and a civilian targeting people "purportedly engaged" in stone-throwing. Salameh denies they were throwing stones. Continue reading
Jan 24 Heavy fighting in Gaza’s second-largest city leaves hundreds of patients stranded in hospital By Najib Jobain, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Medics in southern Gaza say hundreds of patients and thousands of displaced people were unable to leave the main hospital in Khan Younis because of heavy fighting Wednesday. Continue reading