An Israeli strike on an area in the Gaza Strip home to Palestinians displaced by the Israel-Hamas war has killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others, authorities said Tuesday. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported the toll for the strike, citing medical officials. Details about the strike in the Mawasi coastal community just … Read more
Three Israelis were shot and killed Sunday at the border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, officials said. The military said the gunman approached the Allenby Bridge Crossing from the Jordanian side in a truck and opened fire at Israeli security forces, who subsequently returned fire, killing the assailant. The three people killed … Read more
Nablus, West Bank — An American woman was shot and killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, the U.S. State Department confirmed. Palestinian doctor Dr. Ward Basalat told The Associated Press that the 26-year-old woman, identified by the State Department as Aysenur Eygi, was shot in the head and died after arriving at the hospital. … Read more
Jerusalem: A Palestinian hospital official said Friday a US citizen died from a “gunshot in the head” in the occupied West Bank, and Israel’s military said it was investigating the incident. “An American solidarity activist arrived at the hospital with a gunshot in the head, and we announced her martyrdom around 14:30,” said Fouad Nafaa, … Read more
Tel Aviv — Anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the killings of the six Israeli hostages whose bodies were found over the weekend in a tunnel in Gaza was still mounting Wednesday as bloodshed in the Palestinian territory continued. The fury at Israel’s long-time leader manifested in a third consecutive night of mass protests, with … Read more
United Nations officials on Wednesday hailed limited pauses in the fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow children’s polio vaccinations as rare moments of hope in the nearly yearlong war in Gaza. The U.N. World Health Organization says 187,000 children in Gaza have been vaccinated for polio, with an eventual goal of 640,000. WHO and … Read more
Washington — Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against senior Hamas leaders for the deaths of at least 43 American citizens in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, according to charging documents unsealed Tuesday. Hamas-led militants killed more than 1,200 people on Oct. 7, and kidnapped about 250 individuals in Israel. In December, Attorney General Merrick Garland said … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted September 3, 2024 5:29 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, attack in Israel. The criminal complaint filed in federal court in … Read more
Home News EXPLAINER: What To Know About The Rescued Hostage’s Bedouin Community In Israel One significant long-running source of tensions is that tens of thousands or so Bedouins in the Negev eke out an existence in villages that the Israeli authorities don’t recognize. Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, 3rd left, who was held hostage by Hamas … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will “not give in to pressure” to agree to a cease-fire with Hamas in the face of massive protests in his country as well as President Biden saying he’s not doing enough to end the nearly 11-month war in Gaza and Britain’s government restricting the sale of … Read more
