Smoke rises in Gaza which is seen from the Sderot city as the Israeli airstrikes continue in Sderot, Israel on November 05, 2023. Mostafa Alkharouf | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Every day in the Gaza Strip brings desperate uncertainty as the war intensifies, Palestinian residents told CNBC. In late October, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin … Read more
JERUSALEM — Israeli forces on Friday killed five Palestinians, including three militants, across the West Bank, deepening a surge of violence in the occupied territory that has accompanied Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip. The deaths raised to 205 the number of Palestinians killed in West Bank violence since the Gaza war erupted on Oct. … Read more
November 9, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. EST Settlers stage a sit-in at the main intersection in front of the Shavei Shomron settlement, closing traffic to Palestinian cars, as well as the only road to Nablus from the south of the West Bank. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post)Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave … Read more
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — From Western capitals to Muslim states, protest rallies over the Israel-Hamas war have made headlines. But one place known for its vocal pro-Palestinian stance has been conspicuously quiet: Indian-controlled Kashmir. Indian authorities have barred any solidarity protest in Muslim-majority Kashmir and asked Muslim preachers not to mention the conflict in their … Read more
Calls for a humanitarian pause increased with the United Nation’s agency for Palestinian refugees reporting the average Palestinian in Gaza is surviving on two pieces of bread a day, and only one of three water supply lines from Israel is operational. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday, “We are going full steam ahead” unless … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — Cutting off an enemy’s communication lines is an ancient tool of war. But the near complete communications blackout in Gaza, as Israel expands its military campaign, has plunged residents into a deep digital darkness. Before Friday night — when phone and internet connections were abruptly … Read more
Palestinians are experiencing a total communication blackout in Gaza, according to civil society groups and journalists on the ground. Israel’s military said Friday that it was “expanding” its ground operations in Gaza. In a recent news report, an Al Jazeera English correspondent expressed fear over the blackout, which has affected internet, cellular and landline services: … Read more
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
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on Saturday to let desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians for the first time since Israel sealed off the territory following Hamas’ bloody rampage two weeks ago. Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians, half of whom have fled their homes, are rationing food and drinking … Read more
When Israel issued an evacuation order from north Gaza on October 13, Shouq Al-Najjar left her house and headed south, to the city of Khan Younis, where she’s now sharing a home with 150 relatives and friends. Every day is a struggle for the basics. “Now bakeries are stretched to the limit. They cannot meet … Read more