RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Qatar said it was appalled Wednesday by leaked remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he criticized the country’s mediation efforts with Hamas, complicating already arduous negotiations meant to halt the hostilities in exchange for a hostage release. In a meeting with families of hostages held by Hamas, … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The top Middle East mediator for the United States is in Qatar after a stop in Egypt as discussions heat up over the release of Hamas-held hostages, though U.S. officials emphasize that so far there is little progress to report. The trip by Brett McGurk, the top … Read more
A picture taken from a position in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 19, 2024, shows an Israeli tank rolling along the fence as damaged buildings are see in the Gaza strip amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Jack Guez | Afp | Getty Images Negotiations … Read more
Doctors Without Borders says thousands of people are unable to evacuate from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis — one of two remaining hospitals in southern Gaza able to treat critically wounded patients — because of the danger of the surrounding area, despite an Israeli order to leave. Fighting has intensified in the city in recent … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TEL AVIV — Hamas militants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at an Israeli military mission preparing to demolish a building, killing 21 reserve soldiers, the Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday, the deadliest incident for Israel in its Gaza offensive. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, an Israeli military spokesman, said … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian death toll in Gaza from over three months of war between Israel and the territory’s Hamas rulers has soared past 25,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said Sunday. At least 178 bodies were brought to Gaza’s hospitals in 24 hours along with nearly 300 wounded people, according to Health Ministry … Read more
UNITED NATIONS — Women and children are the main victims in the Israel-Hamas war, with some 16,000 killed and an estimated two mothers losing their lives every hour since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, the United Nations agency promoting gender equality said Friday. As a result of the more than 100-day conflict, UN Women added, … Read more
Hamas militants are keeping up a stiff resistance across the Gaza Strip to Israel’s offensive. The war shows no sign of ending and has inflamed tensions across the Middle East, with a dizzying array of strikes and counterstrikes in recent days. Pakistan launched retaliatory airstrikes on Iran early Thursday, killing multiple people and further raising … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas was en route to Gaza on Wednesday after France and Qatar mediated the first agreement between Israel and the militant group since a weeklong cease-fire in November. The medicines arrived in Egypt and were on the way to the border. … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TEL AVIV — A plan mediated by Qatar and France to deliver lifesaving medication to Israeli hostages as well as much needed aid to civilians in Gaza, went into motion Wednesday in a rare diplomatic breakthrough. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said Tuesday the supplies would … Read more