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A month into war, Netanyahu says Israel will have an ‘overall security’ role in Gaza indefinitely
World News Entire city blocks have been reduced to rubble, and around 70% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have fled their homes, with many heeding Israeli orders to head to the southern part of the besieged territory, which is also being bombed. Palestinian firefighters extinguish fire caused by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis refugee […]
Warplanes strike Gaza refugee camp as Israel rejects US push for a pause in fighting
World News Airstrikes hit the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza overnight, killing at least 40 people and wounding 34 others, the Health Ministry said. Palestinians comfort a crying man after losing relatives under the rubble of a destroyed house following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled) AP […]
Blinken presses for pause in Gaza fighting on visit to Israel amid fears war could widen
World News Around 800 people left Gaza over the past two days — the first time people departed the besieged territory other than four hostages released by Hamas and another rescued by Israeli forces. Palestinians look at the apartment of Khaled Kharousha that was destroyed by the Israeli military in Nablus, West Bank, Friday, Nov. 3, […]
Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive
World News The toll is without precedent in decades of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Over 1,400 people have died on the Israeli side, mainly civilians killed during the initial attack. Palestinian supporters shout slogans as they cross the Brooklyn Bridge during a demonstration demanding a cease-fire on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) […]
Israel strikes the outskirts of Gaza City during a second ground raid in as many days
World News The airstrikes have flattened entire neighborhoods, causing a level of death and destruction unseen in the last four wars between Israel and Hamas. Palestinians inspect the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli airstrikes on the town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman By WAFAA SHURAFA and […]
Israel increases strikes on Gaza and 2 more hostages are freed. UN says aid sent so far is a trickle.
World News With Israel still barring the entry of fuel, the U.N. said aid distribution would soon grind to a halt when it can no longer fuel trucks inside Gaza. Palestinians inspect the damage of destroyed houses after Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. AP Photo/Abed Khaled By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY […]
Report: Some walked out of Dave Chappelle’s Boston show over Israel comments
Entertainment The comedian reportedly criticized what he described as war crimes in Gaza, prompting mixed cries of “Free Palestine” and “What about Hamas?” from the audience. Comedian Dave Chappelle. Gerald Herbert/Associated Press, File Some audience members reportedly walked out of Dave Chappelle’s show in Boston last Thursday after the comedian criticized Israel’s bombing of Gaza, […]
Israel strikes across Gaza after allowing another small aid convoy into the besieged enclave
World News Fears of a widening war have grown as Israeli warplanes have struck targets in the occupied West Bank, Syria and Lebanon in recent days. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. AP Photo/Ariel Schalit By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS, […]
Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts
World News Israel repeated its calls for people to leave northern Gaza, including by dropping leaflets from the air. Palestinians rescue a woman after an Israeli airstrike on buildings of the Abu Asad family in Deir el-Balah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Eslaiah) AP By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and RAVI […]
Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released
World News The two Americans, Judith Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter Natalie, were out of the Gaza Strip and in the hands of the Israeli military, an army spokesman said. Judith Raanan, left, and her daughter Natalie, after Natalie’s recent high school graduation. Raanan Family via AP KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on […]