Israel-Hamas war

WATCH: White House holds briefing as U.S. and Israeli officials hold virtual talks

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security adviser, was leading the U.S. delegation in the meeting, which was rescheduled from this coming Friday because “we wanted to move very quickly on this.”…

After 2 weeks of raids at Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest, Israeli troops withdraw

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

The Israeli military said it killed some 200 militants and detained hundreds more. Palestinian residents said the troops left behind several bodies and a vast swath of destruction Monday.

Israelis march in largest anti-government protest since start of Israel-Hamas war

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October. Protesters urged the government to reach a cease-fire deal to free dozens of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas…

News Wrap: UN military observers, interpreter injured in blast on Israel-Lebanon border

In our news wrap Saturday, three UN observers and a Lebanese interpreter were wounded in an explosion near the border between Lebanon and Israel, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy fired more top aides in his ongoing government reshuffle, Peruvian President Boluarte’s home…

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Ships carrying 2nd round of aid for Gaza depart Cyprus amid concerns about famine

By Associated Press

A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies for Gaza as concerns about hunger in the territory soar.

Syria reports Israeli airstrikes near the city of Aleppo. A war monitor says 44 people are dead

By Bassem Mroue, Albert Aji, Associated Press

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said Israeli strikes hit missile depots for Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group in Aleppo's southern suburb of Jibreen and a nearby town that houses a military facility.

In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday celebrations

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

Hundreds of Christians have joined the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet amid calls for reform

By Associated Press

The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday.

UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for food and water into Gaza

By Associated Press

The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of acts of genocide in its military campaign launched after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.

International team of doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children

By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

An international team of doctors was prepared for the worst before visiting a hospital in central Gaza. The doctors were nevertheless stunned by the gruesome impact that Israel's war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children.