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An Israeli strike on a Palestinian tent camp kills at least 19

Sep. 10, 2024 20:00 PM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike hit a crowded Palestinian tent camp early Tuesday in Gaza, killing at least 19 people and wounding 60, Palestinian officials said. Israel said it targeted senior Hamas militants with precise munitions. The strike occurred in...

Israel-Hamas war latest: An Israeli strike kills at least 19 in a Gaza tent camp

Sep. 10, 2024 17:57 PM EDT

Gaza’s Health Ministry says an Israeli strike on Tuesday on a tent camp in a designated humanitarian zone killed at least 19 people. The Civil Defense, first responders who operate under the Hamas-run government, said the strike left craters up to 10 meters (32 feet) deep. The...

Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says Hamas militants killed 6 hostages

Sep. 10, 2024 17:51 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently killed by Hamas. The video shows a low, narrow passageway deep underground that had no bathroom and poor ventilation. The discovery of the hostages’...

Grief over Gaza and qualms over US election add up to anguish for many Palestinian Americans

Sep. 10, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

Demoralized by the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, Palestinian American Samia Assed found in Vice President Kamala Harris’ ascension — and her running mate pick — “a little ray of hope.” That hope, she said, shattered during last month’s...

Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says 6 hostages were killed last month by Hamas militants

Sep. 10, 2024 13:22 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says 6 hostages were killed last month by Hamas militants.

Gaza Health Ministry says 19 killed in Israeli strike on tent camp, less than initially reported by first responders

Sep. 10, 2024 06:50 AM EDT
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza Health Ministry says 19 killed in Israeli strike on tent camp, less than initially reported by first responders.

At least 40 people killed, 60 wounded in Israeli strike on Mawasi in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian WAFA news agency says

Sep. 09, 2024 22:52 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — At least 40 people killed, 60 wounded in Israeli strike on Mawasi in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian WAFA news agency says.

Palestinians' UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months

Sep. 09, 2024 15:30 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians have circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within six months. The proposed General Assembly resolution, which was obtained by The Associated Press, follows a ruling...

A Palestinian team in Chile offers soccer with a heavy dose of protest

Sep. 09, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Arms raised high. Banners denouncing the war in Gaza. Crowds united in song and wrapped in keffiyehs, the black-and-white checkered scarves that have become a badge of Palestinian identity. It could have been any other pro-Palestinian rally erupting over the...

Israelis surge into the streets again in protest as the toll in Gaza grows

Sep. 07, 2024 17:03 PM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Huge numbers of Israelis again poured into the streets to protest the government's failure to secure the return of remaining hostages in Gaza, while hospital and local authorities said Israeli air raids in the territory killed more than a dozen people overnight...