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Israel-Hamas Conflict
Texas doctor stuck in Rafah as Israeli forces encircle the city to oust remnants of Hamas
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Misery deepens in Gaza's Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
The U.N. says 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah over the past week, out of 1.3 million who were sheltering there before the operation began.
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza
America's top diplomat said in two television interviews that Israeli tactics have meant “a horrible loss of life of innocent civilians."
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Resolution granting Palestine new rights approved by UN assembly
The renewed push for full Palestinian membership in the U.N. comes as the war in Gaza has put the more than 75-year-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict at center stage.
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Biden says no offensive US weapons to Israel for attack on Rafah
The interview marked Biden’s toughest public comments yet about the potential Israeli military operation as opposition swells at home.
Israel-Hamas Conflict
US paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says
The shipment was supposed to consist of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs, according to an official.
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear
The Israeli incursion appeared to be short of the full-fledged offensive into Rafah that Israel has planned, and it remains unclear what their next move is.
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Israeli forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt
The offensive again raised the risks of an all-out Israeli assault on Rafah, a move the United States strongly opposes and that aid groups warn will be disastrous.
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks but presses on with Rafah attacks
The move came hours after Hamas said it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal which Netanyahu's office said was “far from Israel’s essential demands.”
Israel-Hamas Conflict
Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows military operation in 'very near future'
Netenyahu called the key Hamas demands, including the withdrawal of Israel forces from Gaza and an end to the war, “extreme."
Israel-Hamas Conflict
For the first time, Israel is shuttering a foreign news outlet over coverage of Gaza war
Israeli media said the order allows Israel to block the channel from operating in the country for 45 days.
Nation World
President Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza
By focusing on a law-and-order message while defending the right to free speech, Biden is grasping for a middle ground on an intensely divisive issue.
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