Middle East

Israel is criticized after it bars Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept a new ceasefire proposal

 Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn’t extended. Mediators Egypt and Qatar accused Israel of violating humanitarian law by using starvation as a weapon. The ceasefire’s first phase saw a surge in humanitarian aid after months of growing ...

12:33 Et March 3, 2025

Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal

Israel stopped the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept a new proposal to ...

12:36 Et March 2, 2025

Hamas says there’s been ‘no progress’ on second ceasefire phase in indirect talks with Israel

The latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made no progress so far, and it was unclear whether the talks would ...

12:03 Et March 1, 2025

Tens of thousands of Palestinians seek shelter after Israeli assaults across the West Bank

 When Israeli snipers took positions in her neighborhood, Haleemeh Zawaydeh knew her family needed to leave quickly. As the snipers’ gunfire rang out, the 63-year-old matriarch said there ...

12:52 Et February 28, 2025

Israeli official says the army won’t withdraw from a Gaza corridor in potential jolt to truce

Israel will not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for by the ceasefire, an official said Thursday. Israel’s refusal could spark a crisis with ...

12:38 Et February 27, 2025

Hamas to hand over remains of four Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of hundreds of prisoners

Hamas will return the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, the group said, just days before ...

12:09 Et February 26, 2025

Palestinians struggle to restart their lives in the ruins of Gaza

 When night falls over northern Gaza, much of the cityscape of collapsed buildings and piled wreckage turns pitch black. Living inside the ruins of their home, Rawia Tambora’s young ...

12:06 Et February 25, 2025

Tens of thousands attend funeral of late Hezbollah leader Nasrallah 5 months after his killing

Tens of thousands of people packed into a stadium in Beirut early Sunday to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader, nearly five months after he was killed ...

10:41 Et February 23, 2025

Hamas frees 3 more Israeli hostages in latest exchange

 Hamas has handed over three more Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in the latest exchange under the fragile ceasefire. The three Israeli men in their 20s — Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, and Eliya Cohen — were brought out by masked, armed Hamas fighters to pose on a stage before hundreds of Palestinians in ...

12:07 Et February 22, 2025

Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages

Hamas handed over the bodies on Thursday of Israeli infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their October 7, 2023 attack ...

10:51 Et February 20, 2025
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