May 27 The U.S.-backed Gaza aid plan has started operating. Why are so many humanitarian groups opposed to it? By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Jake Wood, the American heading the effort, said Sunday night he was resigning because it was clear the organization would not be allowed to operate independently. Continue reading
May 26 A new aid system in Gaza has started operations, a U.S.-backed group says By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is taking over the handling of aid despite objections from United Nations. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 3:17 News Wrap: Russia bombards Ukraine hours before 3rd exchange of prisoners In our news wrap Sunday, Poland scrambled its air defenses as Russia conducted an aerial assault on neighboring Ukraine, Israel continued making deadly airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, Elon Musk signaled he may be easing out of his role in… Continue watching
May 25 Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 38 people, including children, as Noem visits Israel By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Gaza's Health Ministry said 3,785 people have been killed in the territory since Israel ended a ceasefire and renewed its offensive in March. Continue reading
May 24 Nine of a doctor's 10 children are killed in latest Israeli strikes in Gaza, health officials say By Sally Abou AlJoud, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The bodies of 79 people killed by Israeli strikes have been brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday, a toll that doesn't include hospitals in the battered north that it said are now inaccessible. Continue reading
May 22 Palestinian children suffering from malnutrition overwhelm Gaza's Nasser Hospital By Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Sarah El Deeb, Sam Mednick, Associated Press More than 9,000 children in Gaza have been treated for malnutrition this year, according to the U.N. children’s agency, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year. Continue reading
May 21 Dozens in Gaza killed by Israeli strikes as critical aid fails to reach Palestinians By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The attacks killed at least 82 people, including several women and a week-old infant, according to the Gaza Health Ministry and area hospitals. Continue reading
May 21 2 of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza encircled by Israeli forces, staff say By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The Indonesian hospital and al-Awda hospital are among the region’s only surviving medical centers. Both have come under fire this week, including shelling at al-Awda that happened Wednesday as The Associated Press spoke to its director on the phone. Continue reading
May 19 Aid trucks enter Gaza for the first time in nearly 3 months By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Five trucks carrying baby food and other aid entered the territory of over 2 million Palestinians via the Kerem Shalom crossing, according to the Israeli defense body in charge of coordinating aid to Gaza, COGAT. Continue reading
May 18 Airstrikes kill at least 103 people as Israel launches 'extensive' new ground offensive in Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israel launched “extensive” new ground operations in the Gaza Strip while airstrikes in its new offensive killed at least 103 people, including dozens of children, overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics said. The bombardment forced northern Gaza's main hospital to close as it… Continue reading