Tag: Hamas
EXPLAINER: Are Israel, Hamas committing war crimes in Gaza?
JERUSALEM — A week into their fourth war, Israel and the Hamas militant group already face allegations of possible war crimes in Gaza. Israel...
Israel, Hamas trade fire in Gaza as war enters 2nd week
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes on what it said were militant targets in Gaza, leveling a six-story...
Rockets from Gaza rain havoc on Israeli cities in latest war
JERUSALEM — Sirens wailed just before the Jewish holiday of Shavuot began on Sunday evening, sending Chen Farag and her family once again running...
Gaza children bearing the brunt in Israel-Hamas conflict
GAZA CITY, Gaza — Suzy Ishkontana hardly speaks or eats. It’s been two days since the 7-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble of...
Israel says Gaza tunnels destroyed in heavy airstrikes
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Monday, saying it destroyed 15...
EU vows to boost efforts to end Israeli-Palestinian fighting
BRUSSELS — The European Union will redouble its efforts to end the upsurge in violence between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants, and seek...
Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts
U.N. Security Council diplomats and Muslim foreign ministers convened emergency weekend meetings to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out...
Protesters in major US cities decry airstrikes over Gaza
LOS ANGELES — Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia and other U.S. cities on Saturday to demand an end...
Islamic nations hold emergency summit on Israel-Gaza attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation opened an emergency meeting Sunday over the heavy fighting between Israel and the...
AP’s top editor calls for probe into Israeli airstrike
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press’ top editor on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a Gaza...
