Israel-Hamas war

Netanyahu cancels Israeli delegation’s trip to Washington after U.S. abstains on UN Gaza cease-fire resolution

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The United States, which abstained, warned that the resolution approved on Monday could hurt negotiations to halt hostilities.

The devastating effect of the Israel-Hamas war on education in Gaza

By William Brangham, Andrew Corkery

The World Health Organization says the future of an entire generation in Gaza is at risk, with children dying of the effects of malnutrition and disease. Another casualty is Gaza’s education system — more than 800 schools are estimated to…

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Palestinians describe bodies, crushed ambulances as Israeli troops raid Gaza’s main hospital

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Palestinians who fled an ongoing Israeli raid of Gaza's main hospital described mass arrests and forced marches past bodies in interviews on Sunday, while the United Nations said Israel is now blocking its main agency helping Palestinians from sending food…

News Wrap: Government shutdown averted as Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding bill

In our news wrap Saturday, Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund more than half the government through the end of the current budget year, Egypt said about 7,000 aid trucks are being denied entry to Gaza as…

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U.S. Jews upset with Trump’s latest rhetoric say he doesn’t get to tell them how to be Jewish

By Peter Smith, Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press

Many Jewish faith leaders and commentators are decrying what they say are inflammatory remarks by Donald Trump. That follows the Republican former president’s accusation that Jews who vote for Democrats hate their religion and Israel.

Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah

By Associated Press

Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to the hundreds of thousands of civilians sheltering there.

WATCH: Blinken and Egyptian foreign minister hold briefing after talks about Gaza’s future

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is huddling with top Arab diplomats in Cairo to discuss post-conflict plans for Gaza as relations between the United States and Israel are souring further over Israel's war against Hamas.

Blinken says gaps are narrowing in Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks

By Associated Press

In an interview Wednesday with the Al-Hadath network in Saudi Arabia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the mediators worked with Israel to put a “strong proposal” on the table.

Blinken to visit Israel on latest Middle East tour as tensions rise over Gaza war

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The previously unannounced stop comes as relations between the two countries have soured dramatically in recent weeks.

Israeli airstrikes kill 28 in urban refugee camps in central Gaza

By Associated Press

Nineteen people, including five women and nine children, were killed when a strike flattened a family home late Tuesday in the urban Nuseirat refugee camp.