World Sep 01 UN food agency halves West Bank aid from 400,000 to 200,000 people because of funding shortages By Giada Zampano, Silvia Stellacci, Associated Press
World Aug 27 Watch 6:45 Gaza's traumatized youth search for glimmers of hope in devastated homeland This week in Gaza, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is again under strain. Continued Israeli strikes drew criticism from the head of the U.S.-backed Board of Peace. Even the simple joy of flying a kite sparked fear on both… By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
World Aug 20 Prices soar as Gaza smuggling booms. Officials, soldiers and middlemen are accused of cashing in Everything from iPhones and solar panels to fuel and anesthetics are also brought into the tiny coastal territory illegally. Israel restricts quantities of some goods and bans others outright. By Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Aug 19 Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit Deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday cast more doubt on whether new U.S. efforts can advance a tenuous ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press
World Aug 19 Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics The military said it would not launch criminal investigations into three other attacks that killed aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders. By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
Aug 17 Kushner meets with Netanyahu on Gaza a day after talking with Hamas By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The meeting on Monday took place days after Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the new U.S.-backed road map on the Gaza ceasefire. Continue reading
Aug 16 Kushner has rare meeting with Hamas' leader on Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next By Samy Magdy, Julia Frankel, Cara Anna, Associated Press The talks aim to salvage the new 15-point, U.S.-backed road map for Hamas to disarm in Gaza and Israel to withdraw from the Palestinian territory shattered by war. Continue reading
Aug 09 Israel rejects Trump's Gaza plan, more details emerge on the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news By Associated Press Here’s a look at developments across the Middle East. Continue reading
Aug 07 Rights group warns Israel's policies are pushing the West Bank healthcare system to collapse By Sam Mednick, Associated Press A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel warns that Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank have pushed the territory’s health system to the brink of collapse. Continue reading
Aug 06 Uganda approves sending troops to Gaza for international force proposed by Trump's Board of Peace By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press The successful motion, brought by the defense minister, is Uganda's first public indication of its willingness to join the International Stabilization Force for Gaza. Morocco also has pledged troops for the mission. Continue reading