Israel-Hamas war

Hamas clears path for possible cease-fire after dropping key demand of Israel, officials say

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Hamas has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel commit up front to a complete end to the war, a Hamas official and an Egyptian official said…

Israel conducts military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin, 5 Palestinians killed

By Associated Press

The Palestinian Health Ministry said five people died but did not provide any information on their identities.

As conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border heats up, fires have become the most visible sign

By Abby Sewell, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border, the daily exchanges of strikes between Hezbollah and Israeli forces have sparked fires that are tearing through forests and farmland on both sides of the frontline.

Israel launches assault on Khan Younis after previously claiming it destroyed Hamas there

By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrián Aranda

Israel launched air strikes into Khan Younis overnight, a part of Gaza it had already assaulted and left a few weeks ago. A ground operation now seems likely. It's not the first time Israeli forces claimed to clear Hamas from…

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Israeli airstrike in the West Bank kills a Palestinian militant, wounds 5 other people

By Majdi Mohammed, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

Israeli troops carried out an airstrike in the northern West Bank on Sunday, killing a Palestinian militant and wounding five other people, Palestinian health officials said.

Western and Arab nations warn Lebanon’s Hezbollah against triggering wider war with Israel

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months.