Latest Gaza Strip News

The UN says that aid entering Gaza is at its lowest level in months

Oct. 11, 2024 16:32 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. humanitarian officials say aid entering Gaza is at its lowest level in months and warn that critical lifelines in the territory's north, where Israel has renewed its military offensive, have been cut off. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq delivered the...

Israel's airstrike warnings terrify and confuse Lebanese civilians

Oct. 11, 2024 01:08 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — As the war between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, Lebanese civilians are increasingly paying the price – and this dangerous reality often becomes clear in the middle of the night: That’s when the Israeli military typically warns people to evacuate buildings or neighborhoods...

UN-backed experts say Israel is destroying Gaza's health sector and both sides have tortured people

Oct. 10, 2024 10:23 AM EDT

A U.N. commission on Thursday accused Israel of destroying Gaza's health care system through “relentless and deliberate attacks” in its yearlong war with Hamas and said that Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages have been tortured and sexually abused. The expert panel was...

Palestinian officials raise death toll from Israeli strike on Gaza shelter to 21

Oct. 10, 2024 05:31 AM EDT
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian officials raise death toll from Israeli strike on Gaza shelter to 21.

Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a Gaza shelter has killed 13 people

Oct. 10, 2024 05:09 AM EDT
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a Gaza shelter has killed 13 people.

UN agency for Palestinians warns Gaza aid work may 'disintegrate' if Israeli legislation passes

Oct. 09, 2024 21:23 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday that if pending Israeli legislation is adopted, all humanitarian operations in Gaza and the West Bank may “disintegrate,” leaving hundreds of thousands of people in dire need as war rages. ...

Israeli defense minister warns an attack on Iran would be 'lethal' and 'surprising'

Oct. 09, 2024 17:40 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's defense minister warned on Wednesday that his country's retaliation for a recent Iranian missile attack will be “lethal” and “surprising,” while the Israeli military pushed ahead with a large-scale operation in northern Gaza and a ground offensive in Lebanon...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Oct. 09, 2024 11:01 AM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 6 The Washington Post on Hurricane Helene, FEMA and misinformation An underwater arts district. Health-care workers and patients stranded on hospital rooftops....

Gaza Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll in Gaza has passed 42,000

Oct. 09, 2024 05:19 AM EDT
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll in Gaza has passed 42,000.

Vigils, protests around the world commemorate the anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel

Oct. 07, 2024 23:55 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Commemorations and protests unfolded across the world on Monday to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, an assault that sparked a war that has devastated the Hamas-ruled Gaza strip, fueled bloodshed in other Mideast lands and stirred protests and divisions...