Latest Gaza Strip News

The Latest | Israeli military raids Gaza's main hospital, claiming Hamas is using it as a base

Mar. 18, 2024 20:50 PM EDT

Israeli forces launched a raid on Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday, accusing Hamas militants of using it as a base, while the U.N. food agency warned that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza. The military said it killed a Hamas commander who was armed and hiding inside...

Famine is said to be 'imminent' in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again

Mar. 18, 2024 20:40 PM EDT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Famine is "imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, according to a report Monday that warned escalation of the war could push half of Gaza's total population to the brink of starvation. The report, by the...

Netanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza

Mar. 17, 2024 23:40 PM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, describing calls for a new election as “wholly inappropriate.” In recent days,...

Cease-fire talks with Israel and Hamas are expected to resume on Sunday in Qatar

Mar. 16, 2024 15:54 PM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war are expected to resume in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday, according to Egyptian officials. The talks would mark the first time both Israeli officials and Hamas leaders join the indirect...

AP reporters aboard a US military plane watch small batches of aid airdropped on a destroyed Gaza

Mar. 16, 2024 14:24 PM EDT

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — As American military pilots closed in on the northern coast of Gaza, Associated Press journalists aboard the aid mission could hardly spot a single building left untouched by six months of brutal war. They watched as three tons of humanitarian...

Schumer's rebuke of Netanyahu shows the long, fragile line the US and allies walk on interference

Mar. 16, 2024 11:09 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Israeli officials were quick to express outrage after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza and called for Israel to hold new elections. They accused the Democratic leader of...

Biden backs Schumer after senator calls for new elections in Israel

Mar. 15, 2024 16:41 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden expressed support Friday for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after the senator called for new elections in Israel, the latest sign that the U.S. relationship with its closest Middle East ally is careening toward fracture over the war in Gaza. ...

The first ship to use a new sea route delivers aid to Gaza, Israeli miliary says

Mar. 15, 2024 16:28 PM EDT

WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — A ship delivered 200 tons of humanitarian supplies, food and water to Gaza on Friday, the Israeli military said, inaugurating a sea route from Cyprus for aid to help ease the humanitarian crisis brought by Israel’s 5-month-old offensive in the enclave. ...

Israeli military says cargo of aid has been unloaded in Gaza from ship arriving from Cyprus

Mar. 15, 2024 16:28 PM EDT
WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli military says cargo of aid has been unloaded in Gaza from ship arriving from Cyprus.

The Latest | Israel denies Palestinian claim its forces killed 20 near Gaza aid distribution center

Mar. 15, 2024 13:31 PM EDT

The Palestinian Health Ministry accused Israeli forces of launching an attack near an aid distribution point in war-wracked northern Gaza, killing 20 people and wounding 155. The Israeli military said Friday that Palestinian gunmen opened fire in that attack and that none of its forces fired toward...