DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — Mahmoud Shalabi did not evacuate his home in northern Gaza despite the frightful Israeli warnings of a looming, far more brutal assault to come as it presses ahead with its war against the Hamas militant group. The Palestinian aid worker is among hundreds of thousands who have remained. Others … Read more
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister Tuesday visited troops deployed near the border with Israel and U.N. peacekeepers, as Saudi Arabia evacuated the families of diplomatic staff because of ongoing clashes between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops. The Saudi move comes amid rising tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border, where Hezbollah members have been exchanging fire … Read more
EIN BOKEK, Israel — For evacuees of Kibbutz Be’eri, the salty waters of the lowest point on earth, known for their healing powers, are little comfort for a grief that feels bottomless. More than two weeks after Hamas militants killed more than 100 of some 1,100 members of their community, torturing scores and kidnapping 10, … Read more
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Yousra Abu Sharekh’s days begin in the southern Gaza Strip often after sleepless nights amid blaring ambulance sirens and the clamor of neighbors in the brief pause between relentless Israeli airstrikes. By daybreak, the 33-year-old mother is on the hunt for bread, lining up for hours at bakeries to buy … Read more
PARIS — The sumptuous Palace of Versailles was forced to evacuate visitors for the fourth time in less than a week for a security check after a bomb alert. Airports and schools around France also fell victim to bomb alerts and forced evacuations after similar warnings a day earlier. Even a nuclear research institute received … Read more
ARRAS, France — French President Emmanuel Macron was holding Monday a special security meeting amid heightened alert against feared terror threats, as a high school where a teacher was fatally stabbed in an attack last week has been evacuated over a bomb alert. Several hundreds of students and teachers could be seen going back into … Read more
Comment on this storyComment JERUSALEM — Israel’s military ordered the evacuation Friday of more than 1 million Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip, a move that the United Nations described as potentially “calamitous” amid heavy airstrikes and a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation. As Israeli troops massed along the enclave’s border, the 24-hour warning provoked a … Read more
ROME — Hundreds of small tremors have shaken a densely populated volcanic area west of the Italian city of Naples in recent weeks, pushing the government to quickly redraft mass evacuation plans, even though experts don’t see an imminent risk of eruption. In the latest of a long string of tremors, a 4.0-magnitude earthquake hit … Read more
India’s External Affairs Ministry says it’s examining a letter from the Afghan Embassy that says it plans to cease all operations in the Indian capital by Saturday ByASHOK SHARMA Associated Press September 29, 2023, 10:06 AM People stand outside the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. India’s External Affairs Ministry is … Read more
LONDON — More badly needed humanitarian aid was on its way to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh via both Azerbaijan and Armenia on Saturday. The development comes days after Baku reclaimed control of the province and began talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area, prompting some residents to flee their … Read more