February 21, 2024Middle East War and Illness Could Kill 85,000 Gazans in 6 Months Even under the most optimistic scenario, an immediate cease-fire, an additional 6,500 Gazans could perish, scientists estimated. Even under the most optimistic […] Read more
February 21, 2024Middle East Gazans Ambush Aid Convoys Amid Food Shortages Images of one ambush attempt show several dozen young men briefly forcing aid trucks off a highway and throwing stones at them. […] Read more
February 21, 2024Middle East Syria Blames Israel for Deadly Airstrike on Damascus Israel did not comment on the attack, though it has acknowledged hundreds of past strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria. Israel did […] Read more
February 21, 2024Middle East Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 3 in Jenin, Military Says The Israeli military said its latest deadly raid had targeted “terrorism” and was part of a broader operation in the West Bank. […] Read more
February 20, 2024Middle East U.S. Vetoes Security Council Cease-Fire Resolution The United States said the resolution could have disrupted its negotiations to free hostages and secure a temporary cease-fire, but its vote […] Read more
February 20, 2024Middle East Israel orders evacuations in Gaza City, as U.N. suspends food deliveries to the north because of looting. The evacuations came as the World Food Program halted deliveries in the north on Tuesday, describing scenes of chaos as its teams […] Read more
February 20, 2024Middle East Israeli Military Releases Videos It Says Show Bibas Family Members in Captivity on Oct. 7 “When we saw the video, it really tore our hearts out,” the sister of one of the hostages said. Hamas has said […] Read more
February 20, 2024Middle East Prince William Calls for End to the Fighting in Gaza ‘as Soon as Possible’ In a measured public statement, the heir to the British throne said that “too many have been killed” in the war between […] Read more
February 20, 2024Middle East At UN Court Hearing, South Africa Says Palestinians Endure ‘More Extreme Form of Apartheid’ The country is one of more than 50 scheduled to argue before the United Nations’ highest judicial body over Israel’s “occupation, settlement […] Read more
February 20, 2024Middle East He Showed the World Gaza’s Suffering. But ‘Nothing Changed.’ When war broke out in Gaza on Oct.7, Motaz Azaiza, a Palestinian photographer, turned his camera to covering pain and loss in […] Read more