DOHA, Qatar — Starkly different visions of how to end the war in Gaza are at the center of thorny and slow-moving negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha this week, with officials warning that a deal to halt the fighting and release some hostages could be weeks away, or upended entirely if Israel moves … Read more
After weeks of negotiation, Israeli and Palestinian authorities may be nearing a cease-fire agreement that would allow for the release of hostages in the custody of Hamas — which governs the Gaza Strip — and prisoners detained in Israel. Both sides have accepted the general framework that includes more aid for Gazans, U.S. officials say, … Read more
The United States has made the first of what officials say will be more planned airdrops of food aid into the Gaza Strip, parachuting in packages that contained more than 38,000 meals on Saturday. The operation expands America’s direct role in addressing a growing humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave — where a lack of … Read more
Maram Nemer, a clinical psychologist who works with women and children from rural villages in the Hebron region of the West Bank, says that many of her patients have reported a peculiar symptom recently. “They complain about a funny taste in the mouth,” she tells TIME. “For one patient, it was a bitter taste and … Read more
For months, Israel’s staunchest allies in the U.S. and Europe had largely avoided using the C-word. To call for a ceasefire, they argued, would be to deny Israel its right to root out Hamas from Gaza in retaliation for its Oct. 7 massacre. But as the humanitarian situation in the Strip has deteriorated and as … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s assault in Gaza has killed more than 29,000 Palestinians since Oct. 7, the territory’s Health Ministry said Monday, marking another grim milestone in one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns in recent history. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the … Read more
The top U.N. court is set to begin public hearings Monday into the legality of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. The six-day hearing could add to the political pressure on Israel over the war in Gaza, though its focus is on a broader issue: control of the occupied West Bank, annexed East Jerusalem, and the … Read more
People dit at McDonald’s outdoor seating after going out on a Saturday night along Rothschild Street on June 11, 2022 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images McDonald’s and Starbucks, two of the biggest U.S. restaurant companies, both said the Israel-Hamas war hurt their sales at the end of last year. Shares of … Read more
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Middle East is experiencing an “incredibly volatile time,” telling reporters that “we’ve not seen a situation as dangerous as the one we’re facing now across the region since at least 1973,” when the Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Yom Kippur War, led to heavy death tolls on … Read more
BURJ-AL-BARAJNEH, Lebanon — At 84 years old, Amsha Haj Sleiman is blind in one eye and struggles to walk. But she still remembers fleeing as a young girl from her village in historic Palestine. “We walked so much, through the lands,” as Israeli forces advanced some 75 years ago, she recalled this month. “I remember … Read more