Jul 02 Strike on Khan Younis kills 9 people hours after Israel ordered mass evacuation By Associated Press An Israeli strike killed at least nine people in Khan Younis less than a day after Israel ordered parts of the city to evacuate ahead of a likely ground operation. Continue reading
Jul 01 Ultra-Orthodox men clash with Israeli police in protest against court order to enlist in military By Ohad Zwigenberg, Associated Press Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men have clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem during a protest against a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service. Continue reading
Jul 01 Israel orders mass evacuation of Palestinians from Khan Younis By Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Monday’s order is a sign that Israeli troops could soon return to the southern city, the second-largest in Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 01 Israel releases the director of Gaza's main hospital, who alleges abuse while in custody By Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Mohammed Abu Selmia and other health officials have repeatedly denied Israeli accusations that he played a role in Hamas' alleged use of Shifa Hospital. Continue reading
Jun 28 U.S. removes Gaza pier due to weather. It may not return unless aid flow resumes, officials say By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press While the military has helped deliver desperately needed food through the pier, the vast majority of it is still sitting in the adjacent storage yard and that area is almost full. Aid agencies have had difficulty moving the food further… Continue reading
Jun 27 68 sick and injured children allowed to leave Gaza in first medical evacuation in weeks By Mohamed Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israeli authorities say 68 people - sick and injured children and their companions - have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May. Continue reading
Jun 27 Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage as summer Gaza heat continues By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Children trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage in Gaza's tent camps for displaced families. Continue reading
Jun 26 Israeli military investigating incident where Palestinian man was shot, beaten and tied to an army jeep By Julia Frankel, Maya Alleruzzo, Associated Press Video showing Mujahid Abadi strapped to the jeep circulated on social media, sparking widespread condemnation, including from the United States. The army initially said Abadi was a suspected militant, but later acknowledged he had not posed a threat to Israeli… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 5:32 UNICEF chief on the hunger crisis afflicting millions of children in Sudan and Gaza By Geoff Bennett A high risk of famine persists across the Gaza Strip with 96 percent of people there facing high levels of acute food insecurity. In Sudan, there is growing evidence that the civil war, now in its second year, is creating… Continue watching
Jun 25 UN to Israel: Aid operations across Gaza will be suspended without improved safety By Samy Magdy, Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The ultimatum is the latest in a series of U.N. steps demanding Israel do more to safeguard aid operations from strikes by its forces and to curb growing lawlessness hindering humanitarian workers. Continue reading