Middle East

AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, health officials say

An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza killed four journalists on Monday, including a freelancer who worked for The Associated Press, according to health officials. Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist, freelanced for the AP since the Gaza war began, as well as other news outlets. The AP said in a statement that it was ...

11:48 Et August 25, 2025

Israeli forces kill 4 more aid seekers as northern Gaza braces for looming offensive

 Israeli forces killed four aid seekers traveling on Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City — an area regularly used by Palestinians trying to reach a food distribution ...

11:53 Et August 24, 2025

Famine grips Gaza’s largest city and is likely to spread, authority on food crises says

The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory ...

11:25 Et August 22, 2025

Israel to mobilize 60,000 reservists ahead of an expanded Gaza City operation

Israel’s military said Wednesday it will call up 60,000 reservists ahead of an expanded military operation in Gaza City. Many residents have chosen to stay despite the danger, fearing nowhere ...

11:50 Et August 21, 2025

Israel plans a new phase of war in Gaza

Israel is preparing to launch an expanded military operation in Gaza City, possibly in the coming days, even as negotiators scramble to bring Israel and Hamas to a ...

10:58 Et August 20, 2025

Hamas accepts an Arab ceasefire proposal on Gaza as Palestinian death toll passes 62,000

Hamas said Monday it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Israel indicated its positions haven’t changed, while Gaza’s Health Ministry ...

12:31 Et August 19, 2025

Israeli military prepares to relocate residents to southern Gaza, spokesperson says

Gaza residents will be provided with tents and other shelter equipment starting from Sunday ahead of relocating them from combat zones to the south of the enclave "to ...

12:07 Et August 17, 2025

Israel's Smotrich launches settlement plan to 'bury' idea of Palestinian state

Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that work would start on a long-delayed settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, a move ...

12:11 Et August 15, 2025

Israel announces West Bank settlement that rights groups say could imperil Palestinian state

Israel’s far-right finance minister announced approval of contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday, which Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans for a future Palestinian state by effectively cutting the West Bank into two separate parts. The announcement comes as many countries, including Australia, Britain, France, and Canada said they would recognize ...

13:24 Et August 14, 2025

Israel pounds Gaza City, 123 dead in last 24 hours

Israel's military pounded Gaza City on Wednesday prior to a planned takeover, with another 123 people killed in the last day according to the Gaza health ministry, while ...

12:11 Et August 13, 2025
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