Apr 28 Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 27 as war drags on with no end in sight By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Local health officials say Israeli strikes on the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 27 Palestinians early Monday. Continue reading
Apr 28 Palestinian diplomat tells UN court Israel is killing civilians in Gaza. Israel says it’s being persecuted By Molly Quell, Mike Corder, Associated Press A Palestinian diplomat told the United Nations’ top court on Monday that Israel is killing and displacing civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza. Continue reading
Apr 28 Mob of Orthodox Jewish men chased Brooklyn woman after mistaking her for protester against Israeli security minister By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The incident Thursday night near the Brooklyn headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement happened as an appearance by Itamar Ben-Gvir set off clashes between pro-Palestinian activists and members of the neighborhood's large Orthodox Jewish community. Continue reading
Apr 27 Palestinians struggle to feed their families as Israel blocks Gaza aid for nearly 60 days By Wafaa Shurafa, Lee Keath, Associated Press For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel. Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare. Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Police rule out terrorism in deadly Vancouver car attack By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Sunday, Vancouver police ruled out terrorism after a man plowed his car into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival, Israeli jets struck Beirut’s southern suburbs, Pakistani security forces killed dozens of militants they say tried… Continue watching
Apr 27 Israel hits Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrike for third time since ceasefire began By Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press Israeli jets struck Beirut’s southern suburbs Sunday after issuing a warning about an hour earlier, marking the third Israeli strike on the area since a ceasefire took effect in late November. Continue reading
Apr 26 Israeli airstrike kills 10 people in Gaza City home as mediators try to restart a ceasefire By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press An Israeli airstrike flattened a three-story home in Gaza City on Saturday, killing 10 people — half of them children — as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire. Continue reading
Apr 23 Dialysis patients struggle to get treatment in blockaded Gaza. Hundreds have died, officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel has restricted the supply of humanitarian aid throughout much of the war and imposed a complete blockade more than six weeks ago. Continue reading
Apr 23 Israeli strike in Gaza kills 23 people as Arab mediators seek a long-term truce By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press An overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City has killed 23 people and set tents ablaze, burning people alive. Continue reading
Apr 20 Israeli probe finds ‘professional failures’ in its military’s killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it found a chain of “professional failures” and a deputy commander will be fired — one of the most severe punishments of the… Continue reading