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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.

Israeli strikes hit Yemen's capital, days after Houthi rebels fired cluster munitions at Israel

By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Sam Metz, Associated Press

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital on Sunday, just days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had fired at it since 2023.

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.

'Man-made disaster': Famine declared in Gaza City where half a million face starvation

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

The international organization that monitors hunger crises around the world has declared that parts of Gaza are in famine. The U.N.-backed group of experts said that half a million people in Gaza, a quarter of the population, are facing “catastrophic…

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A glimpse of life in Gaza, through the voices of its children

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Shams Odeh

As many as 132,000 children in Gaza under the age of five are at risk of dying from acute malnutrition between now and next summer, according to a U.N.-backed group of experts. Half of Gaza’s population is children, and many…

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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.