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‘Dear Girl, Get Out!’: A Young Palestinian Escapes an Israeli Strike

It’s the early hours of Monday, May 26th. An airstrike that Israel says is aimed at a militant control center has just hit a former school where dozens of families were sheltering. Eighteen children were killed in the attack, according to the local emergency services. And this scene of a girl trying to escape the […]

Trump Says ‘People Are Starving’ in Gaza and the U.S. Wants to Help

President Trump said on Friday that “a lot of people are starving” in the Gaza Strip under an Israeli blockade preventing aid deliveries, adding that the U.S. wanted to help alleviate the suffering. “We’re going to handle a couple of situations that you have here,” Mr. Trump said, speaking in the United Arab Emirates on […]

Israel’s Military Cites ‘Professional Failures’ in Killings of Gaza Medics

The Israeli military said Sunday that an investigation into its soldiers’ deadly attack on medics in Gaza last month had identified “several professional failures” and that a commander would be dismissed. The military had previously acknowledged carrying out the attack in Rafah, southern Gaza, that killed 14 rescue workers and a United Nations employee who […]

Israel foreign minister dismisses France’s stand on the recognition of a Palestinian state

Israel foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar dismisses French President Macron’s plans In an interview with a French broadcaster on April 10, President Macron of France suggested that France is planning to recognize a Palestinian state by June. These remarks were dismissed by Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar.President Macron was hopeful that by recognizing a Palestinian state […]

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows ‘strong response’ after Gaza rocket barrage

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his military to deliver a “strong response” after around ten rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, in the largest barrage since Israel resumed its offensive.As Netanyahu headed to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump, his office issued a statement confirming the prime minister had […]

Israel Turns Away 2 British Lawmakers

Britain and Israel traded sharp criticisms this weekend after Israel blocked two British lawmakers from entering the country and sent them back to London. The members of Parliament, Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang, both of whom belong to the governing center-left Labour Party, said in a joint statement on Sunday that they had been “astounded” […]

‘I’m Here! Can You Hear Me?’: One Family’s Story of Death in Gaza

There were times, before Israeli airstrikes on Gaza shattered the two-month-old cease-fire on March 18, when Huda Abu Teir and her family could almost believe things might go back to normal. After fleeing from their home to a shelter for displaced people, and then to a tent, another shelter and on to another encampment during […]