Sep 10 An Israeli strike on humanitarian tent camp for displaced Gazans killed at least 19 people By Wafaa Shurafa, Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Associated Press First responders dug through the sand and rubble with garden tools and their bare hands. Continue reading
Sep 09 Israeli strikes in Syria kill 14, wound 40, Syrian state media says By Albert Aji, Associated Press Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of war-torn Syria in recent years, but it rarely acknowledges or discusses the operations. Continue reading
Sep 07 Israeli strikes kill more than a dozen people in Gaza as polio vaccinations continue By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip killed more than a dozen people overnight into Saturday, hospital and local authorities said, as health workers wrapped up the second phase of an urgent polio vaccination campaign designed to prevent a large-scale outbreak. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 5:31 Teachers struggle to educate Gaza's children with many schools reduced to rubble By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Shams Odeh It’s back-to-school season, but in Gaza, 625,000 students have no building to return to. Most of Gaza’s 560 schools have been either damaged or destroyed. More than half of the schools have been directly hit by Israel and the few… Continue watching
Sep 03 How control of Gaza's border with Egypt became an obstacle to a cease-fire deal By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages. Continue reading
Sep 03 Young Palestinian whose coverage of Gaza's destruction went viral arrives in Lebanon to pursue master's degree By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press A young Palestinian journalist whose coverage of the widespread destruction and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip went viral now watches the war from afar in Lebanon. Continue reading
Sep 03 Columbia University, epicenter of protests against Israel, braces as students return to campus By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press As students returned to class Tuesday, administrators say they're seeking to deescalate tensions, while circulating new guidance on protests. But student organizers say they won't be deterred by the new rules and will continue their activism until their demands are… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 9:40 Amid massive protests across Israel, Netanyahu rejects calls to reach cease-fire deal By John Yang, Dan Sagalyn, Layla Quran, Mekhi Hill Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said he would not join cease-fire talks over his demand that Israel remain in control of Gaza's border with Egypt. He spoke after thousands of workers walked off their jobs following a night of protests over… Continue watching
Sep 02 Netanyahu pushes back against massive protests over Gaza and hostages: 'No one will preach to me' By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press In his first public address since Sunday’s mass protests over the discovery of six more dead hostages, the prime minister said he will continue to insist on a demand that has emerged as a major sticking point in talks. Continue reading
Sep 01 Mass polio vaccine drive begins in Gaza with aim of reaching about 640,000 children By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to prevent an outbreak in the territory that has been ravaged by the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading