Palestine calls for evacuation of hundreds of patients from Gaza hospital

By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH (Associated Press) KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military raided Gaza’s largest hospital early Wednesday, conducting what it called a targeted operation against Hamas as troops seized broader control of northern Gaza, including capturing the territory’s legislature building and its police headquarters. In recent days, … Read more

US sanctions against Hamas focuses on the money transfers from Iran to Gaza

By FATIMA HUSSEIN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Tuesday said it imposed a third round of sanctions on a group of Hamas officials, members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad who work to transfer money from Iran to Gaza, and a Lebanese money exchange service that facilitates the transfers. The Treasury Department … Read more

Israeli forces raid Gaza’s largest hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting

By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press) KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops on Wednesday stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility, where newborns and hundreds of other patients have suffered for days without electricity and other basic necessities. The forces also … Read more

Taylor Swift’s Rio tour marred by deaths, muggings and a dangerous heat wave – The Denver Post

By DIANE JEANTET (Associated Press) RIO DE JANEIRO — The deaths of two people, muggings and a dangerous heat wave left legions of Taylor Swift’s Brazilian fans angry and disappointed in the three-day Rio de Janeiro leg of the pop superstar’s Eras Tour, which concludes Monday night. Gabriel Mongenot Santana Milhomem Santos, 25, a fan … Read more

Families of hostages not slated for release from Gaza during current truce face enduring nightmare – The Denver Post

By TIA GOLDENBERG (Associated Press) TEL AVIV, Israel — Ofri Bibas Levy has been haunted by nightmares since Oct. 7, when her brother, sister-in-law and their two young children were snatched by Hamas militants from their homes and dragged into the Gaza Strip. In those dreams she sees her captive relatives, all except for her … Read more