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Israel accepts a US proposal for a temporary Gaza ceasefire and Hamas gives a cool response
Read full article: Israel accepts a US proposal for a temporary Gaza ceasefire and Hamas gives a cool responseThe White House says Israel has accepted a new U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas.
Witnesses in Gaza describe more chaos at food distribution sites
Read full article: Witnesses in Gaza describe more chaos at food distribution sitesChaos erupted again as tens of thousands of desperate Palestinians tried to collect food from distribution sites in the Gaza Strip run by a new U.S.- and Israeli-backed foundation.
Mohammed Sinwar, head of Hamas' armed wing, has been killed, Netanyahu says
Read full article: Mohammed Sinwar, head of Hamas' armed wing, has been killed, Netanyahu saysIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the man believed to be the head of Hamas’ armed wing, Mohammed Sinwar, has been killed, apparently confirming his death in a recent strike in the Gaza Strip.
Live updates: Palestinians in Gaza grow increasingly desperate for food
Read full article: Live updates: Palestinians in Gaza grow increasingly desperate for foodGaza’s Health Ministry says at least one Palestinian was killed and 48 were wounded when gunshots were fired on a crowd that overran a new aid distribution site in the war-battered enclave that was set up by an Israeli and U.S.-backed foundation.
How a US-backed body plans to handle Gaza's food distribution and why aid groups oppose it
Read full article: How a US-backed body plans to handle Gaza's food distribution and why aid groups oppose itA U.S.-backed group that is slated to take over aid distribution in Gaza says it's started operations despite opposition from the U.N. and the unexpected resignation of its executive director.
Live updates: US-backed group starts aid operations in Gaza while Israeli strikes pound region
Read full article: Live updates: US-backed group starts aid operations in Gaza while Israeli strikes pound regionA U.S.-backed group says it has opened a new aid system in Gaza and started delivering food to Palestinians on Monday.
Israel may change tack to allow aid groups in Gaza to stay in charge of non-food aid
Read full article: Israel may change tack to allow aid groups in Gaza to stay in charge of non-food aidIsrael appears to be changing tack as pressure mounts to get more aid into Gaza, and may let aid groups operating in the battered enclave take charge of non-food assistance.
At least 60 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in
Read full article: At least 60 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid inGaza's health ministry says at least 60 people were killed by Israeli strikes in a 24-hour period as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip.
Live updates: Israel lets food into Gaza even as its forces attack a hospital, Palestinians say
Read full article: Live updates: Israel lets food into Gaza even as its forces attack a hospital, Palestinians sayPalestinian hospital officials say Israeli tanks and drones have attacked a hospital in northern Gaza overnight, igniting fires and causing extensive damage.
What we know about the DC shooting where 2 staff members of the Israeli Embassy were killed
Read full article: What we know about the DC shooting where 2 staff members of the Israeli Embassy were killedTwo staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were fatally shot while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested.
Two of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli forces, staff say
Read full article: Two of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli forces, staff sayTwo of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the facilities.
Israel is letting a trickle of aid into Gaza for the first time in 2 1/2 months. Here's what to know
Read full article: Israel is letting a trickle of aid into Gaza for the first time in 2 1/2 months. Here's what to knowIsrael has begun allowing a trickle of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip after sealing the territory’s 2 million Palestinians off from all imports for more than 2 1/2 months.
Israeli strikes kill at least 85 in Gaza as Israel allows more aid into Palestinian territory
Read full article: Israeli strikes kill at least 85 in Gaza as Israel allows more aid into Palestinian territoryIsrael is pressing ahead with its new military offensive in Gaza despite mounting international criticism.
First few aid trucks enter Gaza but allies threaten Israel with sanctions and urge more
Read full article: First few aid trucks enter Gaza but allies threaten Israel with sanctions and urge moreThe first few aid trucks have entered Gaza following nearly three months of Israel’s complete blockade of food, medicine and other supplies.
Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza. Netanyahu tells negotiating team to stay at talks
Read full article: Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza. Netanyahu tells negotiating team to stay at talksIsrael says it has launched a major military operation in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages.
Arab leaders promise to work on reconstruction of Gaza and press for a ceasefire
Read full article: Arab leaders promise to work on reconstruction of Gaza and press for a ceasefireArab leaders meeting at an annual summit in Baghdad say called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Israel expands attacks in Gaza and Yemen as Trump wraps up trip to region
Read full article: Israel expands attacks in Gaza and Yemen as Trump wraps up trip to regionIsrael has launched dozens of airstrikes across Gaza -- attacks that local health officials say killed 108 people, mostly women and children, and which Israeli officials described as a prelude to a larger campaign to pressure Hamas to release hostages.
Live updates: Trump wraps up Mideast tour as death toll in Gaza rises
Read full article: Live updates: Trump wraps up Mideast tour as death toll in Gaza risesU.S. President Donald Trump has wrapped up a Mideast tour in the United Arab Emirates with a breakfast for business leaders and a visit to an interfaith place of worship named for the Abraham Accords he negotiated.
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 70 people, including 22 children, health officials say
Read full article: Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 70 people, including 22 children, health officials sayHospitals and health officials say Israeli airstrikes have pounded northern and southern Gaza and killed at least 70 people.
UN humanitarian chief blasts Israel for 'deliberately' blocking aid to Gaza
Read full article: UN humanitarian chief blasts Israel for 'deliberately' blocking aid to GazaThe United Nations’ top humanitarian official blasted Israel for “deliberately and unashamedly” imposing inhumane conditions on Palestinians that include the risk of famine.
Netanyahu says there is 'no way' Israel halts the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeated
Read full article: Netanyahu says there is 'no way' Israel halts the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeatedIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is “no way” Israel will halt its war in Gaza, even if a deal is reached to release more hostages.
Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn't end its blockade
Read full article: Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn't end its blockadeFood security experts say the Gaza Strip is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t lift its blockade and stop its military campaign.
UN agencies warn that Israel's plans for aid distribution will endanger lives in Gaza
Read full article: UN agencies warn that Israel's plans for aid distribution will endanger lives in GazaInternational aid agencies warn that plans presented by Israel to control aid distribution in Gaza will only increase suffering and death in the devastated Palestinian territory.
Aid group shuts down its soup kitchens across Gaza because of Israel's blockade
Read full article: Aid group shuts down its soup kitchens across Gaza because of Israel's blockadeA leading aid group says that Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian assistance for Gaza has forced it to shut down its community soup kitchens.
Burn patients face excruciating recovery as medicines dwindle under Israeli blockade of Gaza
Read full article: Burn patients face excruciating recovery as medicines dwindle under Israeli blockade of GazaFor burn patients, shortages of medicines in Gaza are particularly excruciating under Israel's blockade of the territory, now in its third month.
A missile from Yemen halts flights in Israel hours before vote on intensifying Gaza war
Read full article: A missile from Yemen halts flights in Israel hours before vote on intensifying Gaza warA missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel’s main international airport.
Witnesses and aid groups report looting in Gaza after two months of Israel's blockade
Read full article: Witnesses and aid groups report looting in Gaza after two months of Israel's blockadeSecurity messages seen by The Associated Press say armed groups and others have looted warehouses of supplies in northern Gaza since Wednesday.
Groups fear Israeli proposal for controlling aid in Gaza will forcibly displace people
Read full article: Groups fear Israeli proposal for controlling aid in Gaza will forcibly displace peopleIsrael has blocked aid from entering Gaza for two months and says it won’t allow food, fuel, water or medicine into the besieged territory until it puts in place a system giving it control over the distribution.
UN official urges Israel to lift aid blockade of Gaza and calls it 'cruel collective punishment'
Read full article: UN official urges Israel to lift aid blockade of Gaza and calls it 'cruel collective punishment'The United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator is urging Israel to lift its blockade of aid into the Gaza Strip.
Middle East latest: Israel frees a Gaza medic detained since troops killed 15 rescue workers
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel frees a Gaza medic detained since troops killed 15 rescue workersIsrael released a Palestinian medic who has been held prisoner since soldiers killed 15 of his colleagues last month and buried them in a mass grave in southern Gaza.
Palestinian envoy tells UN court Israel is killing Gaza civilians. Israel says it’s being persecuted
Read full article: Palestinian envoy tells UN court Israel is killing Gaza civilians. Israel says it’s being persecutedA Palestinian diplomat has told the United Nations’ top court that Israel is killing and displacing civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza in a case that Israel criticized as part of its “systematic persecution and delegitimization.”.
51 deaths reported in Gaza from Israeli strikes, bringing the war's Palestinian toll to over 52,000
Read full article: 51 deaths reported in Gaza from Israeli strikes, bringing the war's Palestinian toll to over 52,000Hospitals in the Gaza Strip have received the remains of 51 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours.
UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade
Read full article: UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockadeThe World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory.
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 50, many of them women and children
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 50, many of them women and childrenGaza's Health Ministry says Israeli strikes have killed at least 50 people, many of them women and children.
Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza and destroy heavy equipment needed to clear rubble
Read full article: Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza and destroy heavy equipment needed to clear rubbleIsraeli strikes have killed at least 17 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and other heavy equipment that had been supplied by mediators to clear rubble.
Gaza rescue service dismisses Israeli probe into killing of medics as a 'fabricated investigation'
Read full article: Gaza rescue service dismisses Israeli probe into killing of medics as a 'fabricated investigation'The main Palestinian rescue service in Gaza has condemned Israel’s probe into the killings of 15 medical workers last month, calling it a “fabricated investigation.”.
Pope's frequent calls to a Catholic church made him a revered figure in war-battered Gaza
Read full article: Pope's frequent calls to a Catholic church made him a revered figure in war-battered GazaIn the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza Strip to see how people huddled inside were coping with a devastating war.
Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza finds 'professional failures'
Read full article: Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza finds 'professional failures'An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces says it has found “professional failures.”.
Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war
Read full article: Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing warWhen nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the military responded immediately, saying it would dismiss any active reservist who signed the document.
Israel says it will keep troops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. What does that mean?
Read full article: Israel says it will keep troops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. What does that mean?Israel’s defense minister says its troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, after Israel unilaterally expanded its frontiers in the war unleashed by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
Israeli defense minister says troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely
Read full article: Israeli defense minister says troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitelyIsrael’s defense minister says troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely.
Middle East latest: Israeli strike outside a Gaza hospital kills a medic and wounds several
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli strike outside a Gaza hospital kills a medic and wounds severalA spokesman for a hospital in Gaza says an Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital.
Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9 other people
Read full article: Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9 other peopleAn Israeli airstrike has struck the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing a medic and wounding nine other people.
Hamas says it's sending a delegation to Qatar to continue Gaza ceasefire talks
Read full article: Hamas says it's sending a delegation to Qatar to continue Gaza ceasefire talksA Hamas official says that the Palestinian militant group is sending a delegation to the Gulf Arab state of Qatar to continue the indirect ceasefire talks with Israel.
Israel's army says it will fire air force reservists who condemned the war
Read full article: Israel's army says it will fire air force reservists who condemned the warIsrael’s military says it will fire air force reservists who signed a letter condemning the war in Gaza and claiming it only serves political interests instead of bringing the hostages home.
Israelis mark another Passover hoping for Gaza captives to be freed
Read full article: Israelis mark another Passover hoping for Gaza captives to be freedRelatives of hostages in Gaza say they feel the absence of their loved ones acutely during Passover, which commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and their liberation from slavery.
Israel releases 10 Palestinians detained from Gaza. They say they suffered abuse
Read full article: Israel releases 10 Palestinians detained from Gaza. They say they suffered abuseIsrael has freed 10 Palestinians detained from Gaza, the latest in periodic releases from the thousands of people troops have seized during the military campaign in the territory.
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 25 people in Gaza as Supreme Court hears Shin Bet cases
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 25 people in Gaza as Supreme Court hears Shin Bet casesPalestinian medics say Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and into Tuesday have killed at least 25 people.
An Israeli strike hit near a charity kitchen in Gaza as Palestinians gathered for food
Read full article: An Israeli strike hit near a charity kitchen in Gaza as Palestinians gathered for foodHospital officials say Israeli strikes around Gaza killed more than 30 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children.
Israel walks back its account of the killing of 15 medics in Gaza after video seems to contradict it
Read full article: Israel walks back its account of the killing of 15 medics in Gaza after video seems to contradict itThe Israeli military has backtracked on its account of the killing of 15 Palestinian medics by Israeli forces last month after phone video appeared to contradict its claims that their vehicles did not have emergency signals on.
Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza as ground troops enter Palestinian territory's north
Read full article: Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza as ground troops enter Palestinian territory's northIsraeli strikes have killed more than a dozen people in the Gaza Strip as Israel sends more ground troops into the Palestinian territory to ramp up its offensive against Hamas.
Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials say
Read full article: Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials sayGaza's Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike has killed at least 27 Palestinians sheltering at a school in northern Gaza and wounded 70 more.
Middle East latest: Israel is establishing a new military corridor across Gaza
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel is establishing a new military corridor across GazaPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is establishing a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas.
Netanyahu says Israel will establish a new security corridor across Gaza to pressure Hamas
Read full article: Netanyahu says Israel will establish a new security corridor across Gaza to pressure HamasPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is establishing a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip.
As Israel advances in Gaza, many exhausted families flee again. Some can't bear it
Read full article: As Israel advances in Gaza, many exhausted families flee again. Some can't bear itAs Israel orders wide new evacuations across the Gaza Strip, Palestinians say they are crushed by exhaustion and hopelessness at the prospect of fleeing once again.
Middle East latest: Israel prepares to move deeper into Gaza and orders Rafah evacuated
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel prepares to move deeper into Gaza and orders Rafah evacuatedThe Israeli military has indicated it could soon launch another major offensive in Rafah and ordered most of the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip evacuated.
Middle East latest: Israel orders more evacuations and Palestinians stage rare anti-Hamas protests
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel orders more evacuations and Palestinians stage rare anti-Hamas protestsThe Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of parts of Gaza City as it steps up its renewed offensive against Hamas.
UN to reduce staff in Gaza, blaming Israel for a strike that killed its employee
Read full article: UN to reduce staff in Gaza, blaming Israel for a strike that killed its employeeThe United Nations has said it will “reduce its footprint” in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank strike hit one of its compounds last week, killing one staffer and wounding five others.
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill scores in Gaza as Egypt offers new ceasefire proposal
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill scores in Gaza as Egypt offers new ceasefire proposalGaza's Health Ministry says Israeli strikes have killed more than 65 Palestinians including women and children.
Gaza's Health Ministry says Israel has struck the largest hospital in the territory's south
Read full article: Gaza's Health Ministry says Israel has struck the largest hospital in the territory's southGaza’s Health Ministry says Israel’s military has struck the largest hospital in the territory's south, killing two people and wounding others.
Israel returns to war in Gaza with wider aims and almost no constraints
Read full article: Israel returns to war in Gaza with wider aims and almost no constraintsIsrael’s renewed military offensive in the Gaza Strip threatens to be even deadlier and more destructive than the last, as it pursues wider aims with far fewer constraints.
Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?
Read full article: Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi has expressed his anger during an appearance at the U.N. Security Council for having to suffer for so long and worry every day about being killed.
A month-old girl is pulled from the rubble in Gaza after an airstrike killed her parents
Read full article: A month-old girl is pulled from the rubble in Gaza after an airstrike killed her parentsRescuers have pulled a 25-day old baby girl alive from the rubble of her home in Gaza's Khan Younis after an airstrike killed her parents and brother.
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 85 Palestinians in Gaza, hospitals say
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 85 Palestinians in Gaza, hospitals sayThree hospitals in the Gaza Strip say at least 85 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes on several homes across the war torn territory.
Strikes in Gaza kill 85 overnight, bringing the total since Israel broke ceasefire to nearly 600
Read full article: Strikes in Gaza kill 85 overnight, bringing the total since Israel broke ceasefire to nearly 600Israeli strikes have killed at least 85 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday.
A pregnant woman and her young son were killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike
Read full article: A pregnant woman and her young son were killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrikeAfnan al-Ghanam of Gaza had given birth to her first child during war, 13 months ago, while the family was still living in their home.
Middle East latest: Israeli forces are recapturing a key corridor that cuts Gaza in half
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli forces are recapturing a key corridor that cuts Gaza in halfThe Israeli military says it launched a “limited ground operation” to retake part of a key corridor that bisects northern Gaza from the south.
What to know about why Israel launched dozens of attacks across Gaza, raising fears of all-out war
Read full article: What to know about why Israel launched dozens of attacks across Gaza, raising fears of all-out warThe relative calm of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has come to an abrupt end with Israel launching dozens of attacks on targets across the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds are 'only the beginning'
Read full article: Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds are 'only the beginning'Israel has launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says are “only the beginning” and “a necessary condition for freeing hostages.”.
Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal is implemented
Read full article: Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal is implementedHamas says it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements their ceasefire agreement.
AP Exclusive: US and Israel look to Africa for moving Palestinians uprooted from Gaza
Read full article: AP Exclusive: US and Israel look to Africa for moving Palestinians uprooted from GazaThe U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations to move Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.