UNRWA Says a Worker Was Killed by Israeli Hit on Aid Warehouse in Rafah
The UNRWA facility was not distributing food to civilians when it was hit, but more than 50 staff members were there at […]
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Israeli Forces Kill a Teen in East Jerusalem, Palestinian Media Say
Israel’s justice ministry opened an investigation into the killing, which the police said was in response to a firework shot directly at […]
Read moreIsrael Says It Killed a Senior Hamas Leader in Lebanon
It was the latest in a string of targeted killings there of what Israel has called senior figures from both Hezbollah and […]
Read moreUN Aid for Gaza Is Turned Away Because of Scissors, an Official Says
One truck was turned away because it contained scissors in medical kits for children, a U.N. official said. Israeli authorities accused the […]
Read moreRamadan’s Start Brings ‘No Joy’ to Palestinians in the West Bank
One woman said she had a hard time sitting down for meals knowing that many in Gaza were starving: “I keep asking […]
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White House Denies Biden Has Set ‘Red Lines’ for Israel-Hamas War in Gaza
The Biden administration repeated its warning that Israel should not attack the city of Rafah, the southernmost city in the enclave, without […]
Read moreMarnia Lazreg, Scholar of Algeria and the Veil, Dies at 83
A Hunter College sociologist, she examined the power dynamics and difficult history of her native land from a feminist and anticolonial perspective. […]
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Germany Helps Evacuate Gazan Orphans in Rafah to the West Bank
The German Embassy said it had helped a charity, SOS Children’s Villages International, move nearly 70 children from the city of Rafah […]
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U.S.-Israeli Citizen Itay Chen Was Killed in Oct. 7 Attack, Parents Say
Ruby and Hagit Chen said that they expected the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and President Biden to do “everything in their […]
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