UN stops deliveries of food and supplies to Gaza
By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery and Lee Keath | Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to …
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Palestinians in the West Bank say Israeli settlers attack them, seize their land amid the war with Hamas
East Jerusalem — Just to enter the driveway of his own home in East Jerusalem, Sa’adat Gharib must pass through a gate controlled remotely by Israeli security forces. Gharib’s home is …
Gaza locked in new ‘total communication blackout’ amid Israel’s siege
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Thursday he feared for civil order in Gaza after communications blacked out again amid dire fuel shortages. “Gaza is …
UN Security Council calls for pauses in Gaza fighting
By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday adopted its first resolution since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, calling for “urgent …
Qatar seeking Israel-Hamas deal to free 50 hostages and 3-day truce, sources say
Qatari mediators were on Wednesday seeking to negotiate a deal between Hamas and Israel that includes the release of around 50 civilian hostages from Gaza in exchange for a three-day …
As Israel wages war in Gaza, Palestinian death toll in West Bank surges
Since Monday alone, the health ministry said nine Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces. West Bank a possible ‘third front’ for Israel in a wider war The first was …
Israel offers incubators for Gaza babies after Biden says hospitals “must be protected”
President Biden said Monday that hospitals in the Gaza Strip “must be protected” after the World Health Organization called the situation for patients at the Palestinian territory’s largest hospital, Al …
Opinion: Israel-Gaza war risks Middle East peace gains and tests US, China diplomacy
Renewed fighting in Gaza may undermine the hard-earned gains in fostering peace in the Middle East. It may also hamper the region’s desire to transition from being a security minefield …
Israel offers to evacuate babies from ‘total war zone’ near main Gaza hospital amid fierce fighting
Israel said rockets were still being fired from Gaza into southern Israel, where it has said about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage by Hamas last …
Israel-Gaza war: Arab and Iran leaders to demand end to ‘Israeli aggression’ in Riyadh meeting
The emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh comes after Hamas militants’ bloody October 7 attacks that Israeli officials say left about …