Dec 07 Strikes on Gaza's southern edge sow fear in one of the last areas to which people can flee By Najib Jobain, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israel has widened its offensive against Hamas from the devastated north to southern areas already packed with displaced people. Continue reading
Dec 07 Live updates: Israel widens attacks in Gaza as UN warns no safe place left in territory By Associated Press The center of Gaza's second-largest city, Khan Younis, has also seen fighting amid Israel's widening air and ground offensive in the southern part of the territory that has displaced tens of thousands more Palestinians and worsened dire humanitarian conditions. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 4:59 UN human rights chief warns of 'apocalyptic' crisis in Gaza as fighting intensifies By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Eliot Barnhart, Dan Sagalyn Israel intensified its military operations in Gaza's second largest city, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee and making it more difficult to deliver aid. The UN says nearly 1.9 million people, over 80 percent of Gaza's population, have… Continue watching
Dec 06 Violence in Gaza prevents delivery of key aid, spurs more mass displacement By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Makeshift shelters and family homes are already overflowing and many are sleeping in the streets. Continue reading
Dec 06 Live updates: Israel widens offensive in Southern Gaza as humanitarian conditions grow worse By Associated Press The United Nations said 1.87 million people — more than 80 percent of Gaza's population — have been driven from their homes since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, triggered by the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas assault on southern Israel. Continue reading
Dec 05 'We are officially hostages.' How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas hostage strategy By Lori Hinnant, Sam McNeil, Associated Press One terrified mother clutches her two redheaded toddlers as they are led away in a blanket, her eyes huge with fear. A boy is hauled away by his armpits. An elderly woman is pulled to her feet after tumbling off… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 6:27 Thai workers held hostage by Hamas describe kidnappings and recovery after release By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Am Sanford and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Before the war in Gaza resumed, the main focus of negotiations had been the release of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinians held by Israel. But of the 240 hostages, dozens were migrant workers from Thailand, the Philippines, Tanzania and… Continue watching
Dec 04 Democratic senators demand Israel reduce civilian casualties in Gaza as part of aid package By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Sen. Bernie Sanders and a robust group of Democratic senators say they're done “asking nicely" for Israel to do more to reduce civilian casualties in its war against Hamas in Gaza. Continue reading
Dec 04 Israel renews calls for evacuations as it widens Gaza offensive but Palestinians running out of places to flee By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's military has renewed calls for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, as it widened its ground offensive and bombarded targets across the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Dec 04 Live updates: Israel's military calls for more evacuations in southern Gaza, dimming hopes for another temporary truce By Associated Press The United States, along with Qatar and Egypt, which mediated the earlier cease-fire, say they are working on a longer truce. Continue reading