JERUSALEM — Just days before the start of Ramadan — the busiest and often most volatile month in Jerusalem’s Old City — the offices of al-Aqsa Mosque were bustling with preparations and uncertainty. Even in quieter years, al-Aqsa is a Ramadan tinderbox. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians come to worship at this mosque that has … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s Houthi militants said Tuesday they will not stop their “military operations” in the Red Sea, hours after the United States announced the formation of a multinational naval coalition to protect commercial shipping there. The Yemeni group that’s aligned with Iran has been targeting … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Television journalist Mohammed Balousha filmed a report about the communications blackout in Gaza on Saturday afternoon, working near his home in Jabalya in the north. But as he turned to return home, he suddenly fell. He was shot in his thigh, he told The Washington Post by … Read more
Images of detained and stripped Palestinians apparently surrendering some weapons to Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip have prompted speculation about the circumstances of the events and the filming. Initially, two videos of what appeared to be the same scene – a man in his underwear obeying instructions to lay down a weapon – but … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BEIRUT — Fierce fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas engulfed the Jabalya region of the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday amid heightened speculation that negotiations over a hostage exchange and a pause in the conflict could be reaching its final stages. The fighting was close to Gaza’s … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Tap through a social media feed today, and it might look different from a month ago. There are fewer images, for some, of last night’s concert, a friend’s birthday or that great meal, as users make the choice not to share about their daily lives online. There … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BRUSSELS — As Israeli forces push into the Gaza Strip and the United Nations warns of humanitarian catastrophe for civilians there, some European politicians appear focused on ensuring that those who survive and manage to leave don’t come to Europe. In the weeks since Hamas’s attack on … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave FBI Director Christopher A. Wray told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that the ongoing Israel-Gaza war could inspire violence in the United States, a warning that comes as agents are tracking an increase in threats to Jewish, Muslim and Arab people in this country. “This is not a time … Read more
No hostage left behind. So many of your favorite stars have come together to thank President Biden for his efforts in working to peace amid the Israel-Gaza conflict. Amid the news that two American hostages and two Israeli hostages have been released from captivity, Hollywood heavyweights are hoping for the safe return of the 220 … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Chinese leader Xi Jinping last week called for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza war. Making his first remarks since the conflict began, Xi said during a meeting in Beijing with Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly that the establishment of “an independent state of Palestine” through a … Read more