Jan 01 At least 12 women and children killed during Israeli strike in Gaza as war grinds into the new year By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Palestinian medics say Israeli strikes have killed at least 12 people in Gaza, mostly women and children. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 11:35 U.N. accuses Israel of pushing Gaza health system to ‘brink of total collapse’ By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn The U.N. Human Rights Office says Israel’s operations in Gaza have pushed the health care system “to the brink of total collapse” and may be a violation of international law. Israel accuses Hamas of integrating into hospitals and using staff… Continue watching
Dec 30 Gazan women struggle with a life stripped of privacy in crowded tent camps By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Associated Press For Gaza’s women, the hardships of life in the territory’s sprawling tent camps are compounded by the daily humiliation of never having privacy. Continue reading
Dec 29 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu undergoes procedure to have his prostate removed By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Netanyahu, who has had a series of health issues in recent years, has gone to great lengths to bolster a public image of himself as a healthy, energetic leader. The procedure Sunday comes he manages multiple crises including the war… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 2:32 News Wrap: Putin apologizes after deadly Azerbaijani airliner crash In our news wrap Saturday, Putin issued a rare apology following the deadly crash of an Azerbaijani airliner, Israeli troops forcibly arrested the head of one of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals, a winning ticket for the Mega Millions jackpot… Continue watching
Dec 28 Israel detains director of one of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals during military raid By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick, Associated Press Gaza's Health Ministry said Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, was arrested Friday along with dozens of other staff and taken to an interrogation center. Israel's military on Saturday confirmed it detained the hospital director for questioning… Continue reading
Dec 27 Israeli troops burn northern Gaza hospital after forcibly removing staff and patients, officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Lee Keath, Associated Press Staff say it has been hit multiple times in the past three months by Israeli troops waging an offensive against Hamas fighters in surrounding neighborhoods. Continue reading
Dec 26 Israeli attorney general orders probe into allegations that Sara Netanyahu harassed opponents By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel’s attorney general has ordered police to open an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife on suspicion of harassing political opponents and a witness in the Israeli leader’s corruption trial. Continue reading
Dec 26 Aid groups concerned after U.S. says it pushed retraction of famine warning for northern Gaza By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza. Continue reading
Dec 26 Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza. The military says they were militants By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The journalists were working for the local news outlet Al-Quds Today, a television channel affiliated with the Islamic Jihad militant group. Continue reading