DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli raids in Gaza on Thursday killed nine people, including three women, a day after the U.S. announced that the fragile ceasefire would move into a second phase. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the cease-fire announcement as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its most challenging elements … Read more
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a technocratic Palestinian leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered peace plan. But the group did not provide details on when the change would take place. Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority, the internationally recognized representative … Read more
NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip (AP) — Seated in a wheelchair, Haneen al-Mabhouh dreams of rebuilding her family, of cradling a new baby. She dreams of walking again. But with a broken leg, her life in Gaza is on hold, she says, as she waits to go abroad for further treatment. An Israeli airstrike in July 2024 … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rains drenched Gaza’s tent camps and freezing temperatures froze Palestinians huddled inside them Thursday as Winter Storm Byron descended on the war-torn territory, showing that two months of ceasefires have not done enough to resolve the spiraling humanitarian crisis there. Families found their belongings and food supplies soaked in … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Tuesday it had received remains handed over by Palestinian militants in Gaza to the Red Cross. It was believed to be the remains of one of the two hostages still in the area: an Israeli citizen and a Thai. The Israeli government said the “finds” in Gaza … Read more