World Dec 06 Qatari prime minister says Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment as first phase winds down By Samy Magdy, Josef Federman, Associated Press
World Dec 03 Israel receives remains of possible hostage and plans to reopen Gaza crossing into Egypt Israel received remains of what could be one of the last hostages in Gaza on Wednesday and said it will begin allowing Palestinians to leave the war-torn territory through a border crossing with Egypt. By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Dec 02 Israeli forensics experts examine remains handed over by militants in Gaza The "findings" are believed to be remains of one of the two hostages still in the territory: an Israeli and a Thai national. By Wafaa Shurafa, Megan Janetsky, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Nov 29 Palestinian death toll surpasses 70,000 since start of Israel-Hamas war, Gaza ministry says The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday, while a hospital said that Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory's south. By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Nov 26 Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end The remains of two hostages, one Israeli and a Thai national, remain in Gaza. By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
Nov 25 Israeli military says the Red Cross has received another set of remains from Gaza militants By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Palestinian Islamic Jihad said they found the body in a refugee camp in central Gaza. Continue reading
Nov 24 U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation shutters operations By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Its operations were shrouded in secrecy during, and it never revealed its sources of funding and little about the armed contractors who operated the sites. Continue reading
Nov 22 Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire’s latest test as hospitals say 24 people killed By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel’s military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said five senior Hamas members were killed. Health officials in Gaza reported at least 24… Continue reading
Nov 17 Netanyahu announces government inquiry into Oct. 7 attack, prompting outrage and calls for independent probe By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Questions about the investigation's independence drew accusations Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to evade personal responsibility in the worst attack in Israel’s history. Continue reading
Nov 13 Gaza stabilization force proposal by U.S. gets pushback from Russia, China and Arabs By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press A U.S. proposal to provide a United Nations mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza is facing opposition from Russia, China and some Arab countries, which have expressed unease about a yet-to-be established board that would temporarily govern the territory and… Continue reading