US now fears risks to its interests in Middle East as Israel pummels Gaza, kills 266 Palestinians
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called on the international community to create “a united front” to stop Israel’s attacks against Gaza and allow in desperately needed aid which has only begun to trickle in.
Egypt opens its border crossing to allow limited humanitarian aid reach besieged Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his Cabinet late Saturday to discuss the expected invasion, Israeli media reported. Israel’s military spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said the country planned to step up its airstrikes starting on Saturday as preparation for the next stage of the war.
Israeli airstrikes hammer Hamas positions in Gaza anew after militants freed two US hostages
Hamas on Friday freed Americans Judith Tai Raanan, 59, and her daughter Natalie, 17, who were among around 200 kidnapped in its October 7 cross-border attack on southern Israel by militants of the Islamist movement.
Israel pounds Gaza as defence minister orders ground troops to prepare to see Gaza ‘from the inside’
Over a million people have been displaced in Gaza, with many heeding Israel’s orders to evacuate the northern part of the sealed-off coastal enclave.
Israel levels Gaza district, hits Orthodox church 30 minutes after warning residents to evacuate
The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the main Palestinian Christian denomination, said Israeli forces had struck the Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City, where hundreds of Christians and Muslims had sought sanctuary.
Israel allows Egypt to send limited humanitarian aid to Gaza, Palestine says Tel Aviv blocking relief food
The war began on October 7 after Hamas militants stormed into Israel, and Israel vowed to destroy the militant group. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said that 3,785 Palestinians have been killed and more than 12,500 others have been wounded.
It’s going to be difficult to convert Gaza from an open-air prison to something much better
An Israeli invasion has yet to start, but Gaza authorities say 3,500 Palestinians have already been killed by the aerial bombardment, around a third of them children – a larger death toll than in any previous conflict between Hamas and Israel.
Gaza hospital bombing brings out unchecked fact: Fact-checking itself is weaponised by adversaries
Social media was flooded with videos and images that claimed to provide proof of the origin of the attacks, with many accounts making definitive judgments about those they claimed were responsible for the attack, all without any actual proof.
Gaza carnage stokes anti-Israel anger in Middle East that has alarmed US allies, likely to widen conflict
A summit planned in Jordan on Wednesday between US President Joe Biden, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was cancelled after Abbas withdrew in protest.
Anger at Israeli PM Netanyahu builds up as protesters mobilise to help Hamas attack survivors
Public anger at the multiple military and intelligence failures that allowed Hamas to overwhelm Israel’s defences has been held back by the solidarity aroused by images of Hamas gunmen rampaging through communities, leaving a trail of dead.