Jul 17 U.S. military’s Gaza pier, built to carry humanitarian aid, will be dismantled after weather and security problems By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Critics call the pier a $230 million boondoggle. The military argues it got close to 20 million pounds of supplies to Gaza. The steel pier segments were shipped to the region from an Army base in Virginia. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 1:13 News Wrap: Israeli strikes on Gaza City kill at least 15 Palestinians In our news wrap Sunday, shelling killed at least 15 people in Gaza City as Israeli military operations moved forward, leaders around the world condemned Saturday’s assassination attempt on Trump, and two familiar Hollywood figures — actress Shannen Doherty and… Continue watching
Jul 14 Hamas claims its military chief survived Israeli strike, says Gaza cease-fire talks still ongoing By Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children. Continue reading
Jul 13 Israeli strike targeting Hamas’ military commander kills at least 90 in southern Gaza, officials say By Mohamed Jahjouh, Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 90 people including children, according to local health officials. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as military announces end of pier meant to bring aid to Gaza By Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House and the Defense Department say the pier will cease operations "soon" but will not specify timing… Continue reading
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 10 Israeli strikes kill 20 in central Gaza, flatten large parts of Gaza City By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The toll from an Israeli strike that hit a school where displaced families were sheltering in southern Gaza rose to 31 dead and more than 50 wounded, hospital officials said. 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
Jul 08 Destruction in Gaza pushed Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, several officials say By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in Gaza likely pushed Hamas to soften its demands for a cease-fire. Continue reading
Jul 08 Fresh fighting in Gaza City means thousands of Palestinians must flee again By Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israeli forces deepened an operation in the Gaza Strip's largest city in what the military said was meant to weed out militants, sending thousands of Palestinians fleeing on Monday from an area already ravaged in the early weeks of the… Continue reading