TOPIC: MIDDLE EAST CRISIS
Deadly Israeli strikes target 2 separate Khan Younis hospitals in 1 day
An Israeli missile strike at the European Hospital in Khan Younis Tuesday killed at least 16 people, wounded about 70 others and forced patients and doctors to evacuate the building. It was the second Israeli attack of the day to target hospitals in the Gaza Strip where Israel's military said Hamas terrorists were operating, after a dawn airstrike hit the Nasser Medical Complex, killing two patients, including a well-known journalist.
For Palestinians, a day at the beach is an all-too-brief escape from war
Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza City make their way to the beach to seek relief from the stress of daily survival as the war grinds on. But even this small moment of joy can be tainted with painful memories of lost loved ones and the looming fear that things could still go wrong at any moment.
U.S. says Israel won't be involved in Gaza aid distribution
A U.S.-backed mechanism for distributing aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington's ambassador to Israel said on Friday ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, but he gave few details.
Burn patients face intense recovery amid drug shortage under Israeli blockade of Gaza
Israel's blockade, imposed since March 2, has forced hospitals and clinics across Gaza to stretch limited stocks of medicines even as needs increase. For burn patients, the lack of supplies is particularly excruciating.
9 women, 3 children among Palestinians killed in Israeli attack in Gaza City area
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 92 people, including women, children and two journalists, officials said Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign in the strip, with the devastating war now entering its 20th month.
U.S.-Yemen ceasefire deal does not include attacks on Israel, says Houthi official
A ceasefire deal between Yemen's Houthis and the U.S. does not include sparing Israel, the group said on Wednesday, suggesting its shipping attacks that have disrupted global trade and challenged world powers will not come to a complete halt.
Israel's plan to expand military campaign in Gaza strikes fear into Palestinians
Israel's plan to expand its Gaza offensive, displace people within the enclave and take control of aid distribution has horrified Gazans who have already suffered multiple displacements and severe food shortages for nearly 19 months.
Israel strikes Yemen's main airport in capital of Sanaa
The Israeli military carried out an airstrike on Yemen's main airport in Sanaa on Tuesday, its second attack in two days on Iran-aligned Houthi rebels after a surge in tensions between the group and Israel.
Israel plans to seize Gaza under new strategy to expand military operations, officials say
Israel approved plans on Monday to seize the Gaza Strip and to stay in the Palestinian territory for an unspecified amount of time, two Israeli officials said. If implemented, the move would vastly expand Israel's operations there and likely draw fierce international opposition.
Missile fired by Yemen's Houthis lands near Israel's main airport
A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels toward Israel on Sunday landed near Ben Gurion Airport, the country's main international airport, sending a plume of smoke into the air and causing panic among passengers in the terminal building.
Children face starvation in Gaza as Israel's blockade of food, medication reaches 2 months
Roughly 60,000 children in Gaza are showing signs of malnutrition, the territory's Health Ministry said, as a two-month blockade on the besieged Palestinian territory remains in place, with aid groups saying the humanitarian response is on the verge of total collapse.
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Malnutrition cases worsening in Gaza, officials say, as 2-month Israeli blockade remains
WARNING: This video contains images of severely malnourished children. Mona Al-Raqab says her five-year-old son Osama weighs about 20 pounds, significantly below the average weight for a child his age due to severe malnutrition. Osama’s one of some 10,000 children with acute malnutrition amid the ongoing war and more than two months of a total blockade imposed by Israel on goods entering Gaza.
Tensions flare in Gaza over dwindling supplies as drones hit ship carrying aid
Fights are erupting over dwindling supplies inside Gaza as drones reportedly attacked a vessel carrying aid into the territory on Friday, marking exactly two months since Israel imposed a total blockade on supplies into the enclave.
Death toll from Iran port explosion rises to 70
Iran finally extinguished a fire Monday at a southern port that was rocked by an explosion over the weekend as the death toll rose to at least 70 people killed, authorities said. Local news reports raised more questions about the cause of Saturday;s blast at the Shahid Rajaei port near Bandar Abbas.
Israel flattens remains of Rafah ruins as latest strikes on Gaza hit 3 homes
Israel's army is flattening the remaining ruins of the city of Rafah on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, residents say, in what they fear is a part of a plan to herd the population into confinement in a giant camp on the barren ground.
Gaza aid blockade imposed by Israel contested in International Court of Justice hearings
UN and Palestinian representatives at the International Court of Justice accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into Gaza, on the first day of hearings about Israel's obligations to facilitate aid deliveries.
Carney condemns Israeli blockade on food to Gaza
Liberal Leader Mark Carney urged Israel to allow the World Food Programme to work in Gaza, saying food must not be used as a "political tool," hours after the UN agency said it had run out of stocks due to a sustained Israeli blockade on supplies.
Israeli airstrikes kill 23 in Gaza City school that houses displaced families, local officials say
An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced families in northern Gaza killed at least 23 people, while another hit a children's hospital, local health officials said.
Polio vaccinations halted by blockade as latest Israeli strikes kill 9 children in Gaza
The Israeli military launched one of the biggest waves of strikes on Gaza in weeks on Tuesday, residents said, and health officials issued a new warning that health care faced total collapse from Israel's blockade of all supplies.
Every night during war, Pope Francis called Gaza's only Catholic Church in 'singular expression of love'
Every evening at 8 p.m., Father Gabriel Romanelli of Holy Family Church in Gaza City prepared to receive a call from Vatican City. The calls from Pope Francis — checking in on how those huddled inside Gaza's lone Catholic Church were coping during the war — were 'a singular expression of his love' that the the priest says gave people a sign of hope.
Israeli probe into killing of Palestinian emergency workers finds 'professional failures'
An Israeli probe into its soldiers' deadly shooting of 15 emergency workers last month in Gaza says it has found evidence of "professional failures" and a deputy commander will be fired.
U.S. strikes on a Yemeni oil port kill 74 people, Houthis say
U.S. airstrikes targeting an oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed 74 people and wounded 171 others, the group said Friday, marking the single-deadliest known attack under President Donald Trump's new campaign targeting the rebels.
Five children among family of 10 killed in Israeli strike in Khan Younis
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight into Thursday killed at least 23 people, including a family of 10, local health officials said. The UN meanwhile raised alarm over the mounting impact of Israel's seven-week-old blockade preventing all food and other supplies from entering the territory.
Israeli troops to remain in Gaza buffer zone, defence minister says, as truce efforts stall
Israeli troops will remain in the buffer zones they have created in Gaza even after any settlement is reached to end the war, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday.
Mahmoud Khalil will fight 'to the end' after judge OKs deportation case, says lawyer
It's been nearly 40 days since activist Mahmoud Khalil was arrested without charge in front of his pregnant wife and sent to an immigration detention facility, but his lawyer says he remains "very strong."