This boxing coach in Gaza runs classes in displacement camps
In the heart of an internally displaced people’s camp in Khan Younis, Mai Ayoub gets into position: hands curled into a fist, one foot in front of the other, toes …
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Washington pushes Israel and Hamas toward a deal, but is it enough?
They’re feeling the pressure to make a deal in Jerusalem. Calling it a “decisive moment,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken conveyed how serious Washington is to end more than …
Gaza talks resume in Qatar, White House condemns West Bank settler attacks
Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement as Israel continued to slam targets in the Palestinian enclave. …
‘They’re dead’: A Gaza father cries for the loss of wife, 4-day-old twins, killed in Israeli airstrike
Mohammed Mahdi Abu Al-Qumsan, 26, was in tears at the Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. The young father was barely able to stand from the shock …
Type 2 poliovirus detected in wastewater in the Gaza Strip
A poliovirus variant has been detected in six wastewater samples in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah, two cities in southern and central Gaza. In a Facebook post on Friday, …
As Israel and Hezbollah inch toward war, Canada braces for a repeat of the 2006 evacuation
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly had a stark warning Tuesday for Canadian citizens in Lebanon. “If the armed conflict intensifies, it could impact your ability to leave the country and our ability to provide …
U.S. journalist’s closed trial for espionage set to begin in Russia
A shaven-headed Evan Gershkovich appeared briefly before journalists in a Russian court on Wednesday at the start of a trial on charges of espionage that the U.S. reporter denies. Gershkovich, 32 was seen …
UN human rights office says Israel may have violated laws of war in Gaza
Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in the Gaza conflict, the UN human rights office said on Wednesday. …
Gaza war: Israeli intel warned of Hamas plans weeks before October 7 attack – report
An Israeli intelligence brief prepared weeks before Hamas’s October 7 attack had warned military officials of the Palestinian group’s preparations for an assault, according to Israeli public broadcaster Kan. Plans …
Russian forces kill Islamic State-linked hostage takers at detention centre
Russian special forces freed two prison guards and shot dead six inmates linked to the Islamic State militant group who had taken them hostage at a detention centre in the …