Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, say they will not release billions in reconstruction aid until Hamas disarms and enforces security guarantees. The metal gates of the Rafah crossing opened Monday morning for the first time in nearly two years. But just five medical patients and their attendants, along with … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes hit Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 21 Palestinians, including two children, and further shaking a fragile ceasefire agreement, hospital officials said. Israel said it responded to a militant attack on Israeli soldiers that seriously wounded one. Deadly Israeli strikes have repeatedly punctuated the truce since it … Read more
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
Jerusalem (AP) — Israel said Tuesday it has suspended more than two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and CARE, from operating in the Gaza Strip for failing to comply with new registration rules. Israel says the rules are aimed at preventing Hamas and other militant groups from infiltrating aid organizations. But organizations say … 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
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — One by one, soldiers filed through a narrow entrance to a tunnel in southern Gaza. In a dark hallway, some ducked their heads to avoid hitting the low ceiling as they tracked their step as they walked over or around jagged concrete, broken plastic bottles and tattered mattresses. On Monday, … 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