Apr 11 Israel’s military says air force reservists who condemned Gaza war will be fired By Sam Mednick, Associated Press In a statement to The Associated Press, an army official said there was no room for any body or individual, including reservists in active duty, "to exploit their military status while simultaneously participating in the fighting," calling it a breach… Continue reading
Apr 10 10 Palestinians released from Israeli detention say they suffered abuse By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The 10 men, all dressed in grey sweatpants and shirts, were brought by bus to a hospital in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah, where they were welcomed by family members. Continue reading
Apr 09 Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building kills at least 23, officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Gaza Health Ministry said more than half of the dead were women and children. Continue reading
Apr 07 Israel now controls 50 percent of Gaza By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The largest contiguous area the army controls is around the Gaza border, where the military has razed Palestinian homes, farmland and infrastructure to the point of uninhabitability, according to rights groups and Israeli soldiers interviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading
Apr 07 Israeli strike kills and wounds journalists outside Gaza hospital By Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel struck a media tent early Monday, killing two people, including a local reporter, and wounding six other journalists, medics said. The Israeli military said the strike targeted a man it says was a Hamas militant posing as a journalist. Continue reading
Apr 06 Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 32 people, mostly women and children, health officials say By Associated Press Israel last month ended its ceasefire with Hamas and renewed its air and ground offensive, carrying out waves of strikes and seizing territory to pressure the militant group to accept a new deal for a truce and release of remaining hostages. Continue reading
Apr 05 ‘We are cutting up the strip’: Israel deploys troops to new corridor across southern Gaza By Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced the new Morag Corridor and suggested it would cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has ordered evacuated, from the rest of Gaza. Continue reading
Apr 04 Israeli strikes kill more than a dozen in Gaza as ground troops ramp up offensive in the north By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press At least 17 people, some from the same family, were killed after an airstrike hit the southern city of Khan Younis, according to hospital staff. Continue reading
Apr 03 Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 100, including many sheltering at school, Palestinian health officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Israeli airstrikes killed at least 100 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including at least 27 sheltering at a school in the north. Continue reading
Mar 31 Israeli military orders evacuation of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press Israel's military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation in the Gaza Strip's southernmost city. Continue reading