Israel-Hamas war

Israel says its strikes on a Gaza hospital were targeting what it called a Hamas surveillance camera

By Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

he Israeli military says its strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was aimed at what military officials believed was a Hamas surveillance camera.

Israel strikes a Gaza hospital twice, killing at least 20, including journalists and rescuers

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

The strikes came as Palestinians in the besieged strip prepare for expanded Israeli military offensive in Gaza City.

4 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

The Israeli military said its troops carried out a strike in the area of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and that it would conduct an investigation into the incident.

‘Purely in survival mode’: Aid worker shares conditions in Gaza City after famine declared

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery

Officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 people, including Palestinians sheltering in tents and seeking scarce food. It comes a day after the IPC declared that Gaza City is in the grips of a famine…

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Israeli airstrikes, gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine and military offensive

By Mariam Dagga, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Israel's defense minister has warned that Gaza City could be destroyed in a new military operation perhaps just days away, even as famine spreads there.

German foreign minister calls for Israel and Palestine two-state solution during Indonesia visit

By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press

Johann Wadephul and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono said the humanitarian catastrophe resulting from the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is unbearable and a two-state solution is the sole means of ending the conflict.

Israeli defense minister warns of Gaza City’s destruction unless Hamas yields to his country’s terms

By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Associated Press

Hamas issued a statement that called Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz's comments “a confession of committing a crime that amounts to ethnic cleansing.”…

Experts warned that Gaza was at risk of famine. Here’s why they confirmed it for Gaza City

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Aid groups and food security experts have warned for months that Gaza was on the brink of famine, but this is the first official confirmation.

Famine grips Gaza’s largest city and is likely to spread, food crisis authority says

By Sam Mednick, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is happening in Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month.

What to know about Israel’s new Gaza offensive with 60,000 reservists set to be mobilized

By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

The expansion of Israeli operations is likely to bring even more death and destruction to Gaza, around 75% of which is already largely destroyed and controlled by Israel.