Latest Gaza Strip News

Lebanon fears Gaza-like carnage as Israel ramps up airstrikes across the country

Sep. 27, 2024 00:34 AM EDT

When she first heard about the evacuation warnings Israel was sending to residents of Lebanon, Aline Naser’s thoughts immediately turned to Gaza. For the past year, the 26-year-old Beirut resident has been following with horror the reports about besieged Palestinians in the Gaza...

At least 11 killed in Israeli strike that hit a school in northern Gaza

Sep. 26, 2024 23:28 PM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit a school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 22, including women and children, the territory’s Health Ministry said. The Israeli military...

Leader of Palestinian Authority denounces Israeli Gaza offensive at UN, insists: 'We will not leave'

Sep. 26, 2024 12:13 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Palestinian Authority denounced Israel and its offensive in the Gaza Strip in front of world leaders Thursday, appealing to other nations to stop what he called a “genocidal war” against a place and people he said had been totally destroyed. ...

Netanyahu will address the UN as Israel, bogged down by one war, barrels toward another

Sep. 25, 2024 04:52 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — From the dais of the U.N. General Assembly just a year ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu triumphantly hailed a new peace he said would sweep through the Middle East. A year later, as he travels back to that same world stage, that vision is in tatters. ...

The Clintons pitch philanthropic commitments as pro-democracy work at their 2024 foundation meeting

Sep. 24, 2024 21:22 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — With the backdrop of elections worldwide that highlight strains on democracy, former President Bill Clinton urged attendees of his foundation's annual meeting to meet their communities' needs through collective action. Strong democratic institutions, Clinton argued,...

What to know from the UN: Biden stops by, Gaza takes the spotlight, a dour world outlook prevails

Sep. 24, 2024 21:10 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world's leaders gathered in New York for the beginning of their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly. Let’s just say the vibe was pretty grim. Leader after leader spoke of the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan, climate problems, exclusion from U.N....

As Israel's fight with Hezbollah heats up, people of Gaza fear being forgotten

Sep. 24, 2024 08:07 AM EDT

MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — As the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah grabs global attention, Palestinians in Gaza wonder: What will become of their plight after nearly a year of devastating war? They are petrified that international concern has been diverted, and that...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Fears of all-out war rise as Israel and Hezbollah step up attacks

Sep. 22, 2024 16:46 PM EDT

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets into northern Israel early Sunday in response to ramped-up Israeli attacks that killed dozens of people in Beirut, including a veteran leader of the militant group. During the funeral Sunday of that Hezbollah...

Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank

Sep. 22, 2024 08:51 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas...

An Israeli strike on a school kills at least 22 people, Gaza Health Ministry says

Sep. 21, 2024 20:29 PM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on a school in northern Gaza on Saturday killed at least 22 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, while the Israeli army said it targeted a Hamas command center in what used to be a school. Another 30 were wounded in the...