Jul 12 Emergency crews recover bodies in Gaza City as negotiations continue in Egypt By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Dozens of bodies collected throughout Gaza City's Tel al-Hawa neighborhood arrived at Al-Ahli Hospital on Friday morning while civil defense workers said they continued to unearth the dead from destroyed streets and buildings. Continue reading
Jul 09 Israel’s new assault in Gaza City forces medical facilities to close as thousands flee By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel’s new ground assault in Gaza’s largest city is its latest effort to battle Hamas militants regrouping in areas the army previously said had been largely cleared. Continue reading
Jun 22 Deadly strikes hit northern Gaza while an Israeli man is found dead in the West Bank, army says By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press An Israeli was shot dead in a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank Saturday morning, Israel's army said, while deadly strikes rocked northern Gaza. Continue reading
May 31 Israel confirms it is expanding offensive as forces reach central Rafah By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The Israeli military has confirmed that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city. Continue reading
Apr 02 Forced from their Gaza home by Israeli troops, a family makes a harrowing walk through a war zone By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press For days, Heba al-Haddad and her family huddled in their Gaza City home, watching Israeli troops drive their neighbors out of nearby buildings. Then in the dead of night, it was their turn. Continue reading
Feb 20 Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza, where UN says 1 in 6 children are malnourished By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel has vowed to expand the offensive to the Gaza Strip's southernmost city of Rafah, where more than half of the territory's population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere. Continue reading
Nov 10 Palestinian evacuees say thousands of people sheltering at Shifa hospital have fled after strikes By Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue, David Rising, Associated Press The Israel army says Hamas’ military infrastructure is set up amid Gaza City’s hospitals and neighborhoods. Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas after its deadly Oct. 7 surprise incursion. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 5:20 Blinken ends Middle East trip with mixed results on limiting Gaza civilian toll By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Israel says its ground operation has now cut off Gaza City from the rest of the Gaza Strip, as deaths reach staggering heights in its war against Hamas. Secretary of State Blinken left the region Monday after rare public disagreements… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 4:37 Gaza residents flee south as Israel’s military encircles Gaza City By Leila Molana-Allen, Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young Israel says it has divided Gaza in two and its troops have surrounded Gaza City. The human toll is rising as civilians seek safety amid continuing airstrikes, including an Israeli strike on the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. The… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 3:12 Calls for immediate cease-fire rejected as Israeli troops advance on Gaza City By Leila Molana-Allen, Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson As Israel’s military says it’s closing in on Gaza City, ground zero in its war to crush Hamas, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken met with officials in the Middle East to try to ease Palestinian civilians’ suffering. UN officials warn… Continue watching