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As Israel continues airstrikes in Gaza, U.S. says it will block another UN cease-fire resolution

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

Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight into Sunday, according to medics and witnesses, as the United States said it would veto another draft U.N. cease-fire resolution.

Hearings on legality of Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands set to begin at top UN court

By Mike Corder, Julia Frankel, Associated Press

The United Nations' highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international judges back into the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Top UN court rejects South Africa’s request for urgent measures to safeguard Rafah

By Associated Press

The International Court of Justice last month ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in Gaza, but stopped short of ordering an end to the military offensive that has laid waste…

Egypt builds wall near Gaza ahead of expected Israeli offensive on Rafah

Egypt, which has not publicly acknowledged the construction, repeatedly has warned Israel not to forcibly expel the over 1 million Palestinians now displaced in Rafah across the border into its territory while it battles the militant group Hamas for a…

Civilians describe living in crossfire as Israel and Hezbollah battles escalate

By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Karl Bostic, Ethan Dodd

As the war in Gaza rages, tensions are escalating on Israel’s Northern border. Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah, which the U.S. labels a terrorist group, have traded fire since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Nick Schifrin spoke with Israelis who live…

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Israeli airstrikes kill 10 civilians in Lebanon, state media reports. Hezbollah vows to retaliate

By Mohammed Zaatari, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate for Wednesday's strikes, which hit in the city of Nabatiyeh and a village in southern Lebanon just hours after projectiles from Lebanon killed an Israeli soldier and wounded eight.

Israeli forces storm main hospital in southern Gaza, seeking remains of hostages taken by Hamas

By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

Thursday's raid came a day after the army sought to evacuate thousands of displaced people who had taken shelter at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

GOP Speaker Johnson says House won’t be ‘rushed’ to approve aid for Ukraine as $95 billion package stalls

By Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Senators overwhelmingly approved the package on a bipartisan vote this week, but it's fate is now uncertain in the House.

Gaza cease-fire talks appear to stall as Netanyahu calls Hamas demands ‘delusional’

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday accused Hamas of hobbling the high-stakes negotiations by sticking to “delusional” demands.

Displaced Palestinians begin evacuating one of Gaza’s main hospitals after weeks of being isolated by fighting

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

The war between Israel and Hamas, now in its fifth month, has devastated Gaza's health sector, with less than half of its hospitals even partially functioning as scores of people are killed and wounded in daily bombardments.