Israel’s assault in Gaza has killed more than 29,000 Palestinians since Oct. 7, the territory’s Health Ministry said Monday, marking another grim milestone in one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns in recent history. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the offensive until “total victory” against
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Israel strikes across Gaza to block another cease-fire resolution at UN
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight and into Sunday, according to medics and witnesses, as the United States said it would veto another draft U.N. cease-fire resolution. The U.S., Israel's top ally, instead hopes to broker a cease-fire agreement and hostage release between Israel and Hamas, and
World Social Forum activists unravel roots of Israel’s occupation of Gaza
Fears grow for crucial Gaza hospital after Israeli raid
Fears mounted Saturday for people trapped in one of Gaza's main hospitals after Israeli troops raided the facility and the Hamas-run territory's health ministry said several patients had died there from a lack of oxygen. The ministry said late Friday that at least 120 patients and five medical teams were stuck
Pressure mounts on Israel for Gaza ceasefire
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 28,473
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Tuesday that at least 28,473 people have been killed in the territory during more than four months of war between Palestinian militants and Israel. The latest toll includes 133 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, while 68,146 people have been
Egypt steps up security on border as Israeli offensive in Gaza nears
Egypt has sent about 40 tanks and armoured personnel carriers to northeastern Sinai within the past two weeks as part of a series of measures to bolster security on its border with Gaza, two Egyptian security sources said. The deployment took place ahead of the expansion of Israeli military operations around
White House still denies Mideast turmoil linked to Gaza
The Biden administration continues to deny any connections between the war in Gaza and the ongoing conflicts involving U.S. forces in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. The White House’s position that these are all unrelated conflicts that are just cropping up at the same time can’t be squared with the evidence showing
Israel forges buffer zone inside Gaza at risk to civilians: experts
Israeli forces in Gaza have systematically destroyed buildings in an attempt to create a buffer zone inside the Palestinian territory, experts and rights groups told AFP, raising fears over the civilian cost. The plan, not publicly confirmed by Israel, appears to entail taking a significant chunk of territory out of the
The West’s addiction to war must end in Gaza
Two months ago, an opinion piece I wrote, “The Cries of Gaza Reach Afghanistan,” was published with the hope of reminding American and other Western leaders of how quickly wars ON terror descend into wars OF terror because of their disproportionate impact on civilians and the unpredictability once unleashed. The United