World May 28 WATCH: Rafah civilian deaths ‘horrific’ but Israel has not crossed Biden’s ‘red line,’ Kirby says By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
World Mar 18 Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in more than a month as divide grows over war, food crisis in Gaza The Monday call comes after Republicans in Washington and Israeli officials expressed outrage over Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sharply criticizing Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza and calling for Israel to hold new elections. By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Julia Frankel, Associated Press
World Mar 18 ‘Famine is imminent’ in northern Gaza with 70 percent of people experiencing catastrophic hunger, UN says The European Union’s top diplomat said the impending famine was “entirely man-made” as “starvation is used as a weapon of war.”… By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press
World Feb 19 More than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since war’s start, health ministry says Gaza’s Health Ministry said 107 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours. That brings the total number of fatalities to 29,092 since the start of the war. By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Dec 18 Live updates: Israel’s allies call for winding down of assault in Gaza The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote Monday on an Arab-sponsored resolution calling for an urgent cessation of hostilities in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants. By Associated Press
Dec 11 Watch 5:48 Israel targets infrastructure in Gaza to ramp up civilian pressure on Hamas, report claims By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi An investigative report says Israel is deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in Gaza to ramp up "civilian pressure" on Hamas. The reporting by the independent +972 Magazine and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call includes interviews with several current and former sources… Continue watching
Dec 05 Nigerian drone attack kills 85 civilians, raising urgent questions By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Nigeria’s military often conducts air raids as it fights the extremist violence and rebel attacks that have destabilized Nigeria’s north for more than a decade, often leaving civilian casualties in its wake. Continue reading
Nov 20 Israeli troops close in on another Gaza hospital, raising evacuation fears By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli forces are battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, raising Palestinian fears of another painful standoff and evacuation of a medical facility. Continue reading
Nov 15 UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The vote was 12-0 with the United States, United Kingdom and Russia abstaining. The final draft watered down language from a "demand" to a "call" for humanitarian pauses. Continue reading
Nov 15 Israeli forces raid Gaza’s largest hospital, as fuel shortage grows more dire By Samy Magdy, Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press After encircling Shifa for days, Israel faced pressure to prove its claim that Hamas had turned the hospital into a command center, using the patients, staff and civilians sheltering there to provide cover for its militants. Continue reading