12 Feb, 2025

Israeli forces sever north Gaza from the rest of the territory ahead of expected push into Gaza City

World News Food, medicine, fuel and water are running low, and U.N.-run schools-turned-shelters are beyond capacity, with many sleeping on the streets outside. Fire and smoke rises from buildings following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. AP Photo/Abed Khaled By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press November 6, 2023 | 7:57 […]

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Gaza Strip’s tunnels loom large for Israel’s ground forces

World News Hamas is believed to hide weapons, fighters, and even command centers in miles of subterranean pathways and chambers. The entrance to a tunnel that was discovered by Israeli forces near Kissufim, Israel, in 2017. The Israeli military regularly trains infantry on how to destroy tunnels. Uriel Sinai / The New York Times By […]

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Israeli forces battle Hamas around Gaza City, as military says 800,000 have fled south

World News The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, says nearly 672,000 Palestinians are sheltering in its schools and other facilities — four times their capacity. Palestinians inspect the demolished family home of Saleh al-Arouri, in the West Bank village of Arura, northwest of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. AP Photo/Nasser Nasser By […]

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Power outage at Boston women’s shelter forces temporary closure

Local News The city said the 160 women relying on the shelter will be temporarily moved to transitional shelters and other programs for Thursday night. A power outage at a women’s shelter in Boston is forcing more than a hundred people to be temporarily moved into different programs Thursday night.  The power outage at the […]

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