President Biden said he has been “deeply involved” in ongoing hostage negotiations between Israel and Qatar, which is representing Hamas, adding in a news conference that he is “mildly hopeful” about those efforts. Hamas has agreed in principle to a tentative deal to free some hostages, with Israel weighing its response, The Washington Post reported, … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — Rarely has a military operation against a major hospital been telegraphed so clearly. Israeli officials have been asserting for weeks, while offering little public evidence, that the Hamas militant group has a command center below Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital — a refuge for thousands of terrified … Read more
The Israeli military said about 2 a.m. local time that it is carrying out a “precise and targeted operation against Hamas” in Gaza’s largest hospital. The al-Shifa hospital complex, which has run out of fuel and is effectively no longer operating, is housing hundreds of patients and health staffers and thousands of displaced people. Israel … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TEL AVIV — An Israeli strike on an ambulance outside Gaza City’s largest hospital on Friday killed at least 15 people and injured another 60, the Gaza Health Ministry said. Photos and videos of the aftermath, which were geolocated by The Washington Post, showed scenes of carnage … Read more