Israel-Hamas war

Israel strikes high-rise building as it sets sights on taking over Gaza City

By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Associated Press

The military accuses Hamas of using high-rises for surveillance and plans more targeted strikes.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 64,000, officials say, after ceasefire talks break down

By Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb, Julia Frankel, Associated Press

More than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed in the nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip, local health officials said Thursday, as Hamas and Israel reiterated their incompatible demands for ending the fighting sparked by the militant group’s 2023 attack.

With Israeli advance looming, Palestinians in Gaza City ask when to leave and where to go

By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press

They are unsure where to go, when to leave and if they will ever return. Israel has declared Gaza City to be a combat zone while the military moves forward with plans to overtake it in a campaign to crush…

Israel begins calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive

By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press

The move came weeks after it said it would mobilize 60,000 and extend the service of an additional 20,000 already on active duty.

Strikes across Gaza kill at least 31 as international scholars accuse Israel of genocide

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Sam Metz, Associated Press

Airstrikes and artillery shelling have echoed through Gaza City since Israel declared the territory's largest city a combat zone last week.

Leading genocide scholars organization says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

By Molly Quell, Associated Press

The determination by the International Association of Genocide Scholars could serve to further isolate Israel in global public opinion and adds to a growing chorus of organizations that have used the term for Israel's actions.

Israeli military says it killed Hamas spokesperson amid expanding offensive in Gaza

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Sam Metz, Associated Press

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz identified the spokesperson as Abu Obeida, the nom de guerre for the official who represented Hamas’ Qassam Brigades. He was killed over the weekend. Hamas has not commented on the claim.

Israel plans to halt or slow aid to northern Gaza as it expands military offensive

By Julia Frankel, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

Israel will soon halt or slow humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it expands its military offensive against Hamas, an official said Saturday, a day after Gaza City was declared a combat zone.

UK bars Israeli government officials from London arms fair over the war in Gaza

By Associated Press

The decision comes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer in July announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state unless Israel takes steps to end the crisis in Gaza, agrees to a ceasefire with Hamas and commits to a long-term peace agreement.