Gaza rescuers dig for survivors after Israeli strike kills 93

Agence France Presse 10/30/2024

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Rescuers pulled bodies from the rubble in Beit Lahia on Tuesday after an overnight Israeli strike that Gaza’s civil defense said killed 93 people in a residential building. Bodies wrapped in shrouds lay in…

Israel prime minister: Iran ‘precise, powerful strikes’ a success

Agence France Presse 10/28/2024

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that what he called Israel’s “precise and powerful” strikes on Iran had been a success, as his country’s forces pounded targets in Gaza and Lebanon. The previous day’s…

Israel airstrikes in Gaza hit UN school, homes, kill 34 people

Associated Press 09/12/2024

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials…

Gaza truce deal: It is time for one, says US

Agence France Presse 09/04/2024

JERUSALEM — The United States said Tuesday it was time to “finalise” a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to bow to pressure. US State Department…

Israel says it rescued hostage from underground tunnel in Gaza

Associated Press 08/28/2024

JERUSALEM — Israel said it rescued a hostage from an underground tunnel in Gaza on Tuesday, freeing one of the scores of people abducted during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that ignited the war in Gaza.…

Ceasefire hopes fade as Gaza fighting rages

Agence France Presse 08/23/2024

PALESTINIAN Territories — Hopes were dwindling Thursday for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where fighting raged despite pressure from the United States on Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas to reach an agreement. After more than 10…

Gaza war: Palestinians flee as Israel sets sights on safe zone

Agence France Presse 07/23/2024

Thousands of Gazans fled an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone Monday after the army ordered them to leave and warned of an imminent operation in response to rocket attacks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on his way to…

Gaza war: Fighting rages in city’s Shujaiya for fourth day

Agence France Presse 07/01/2024

Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City’s Shujaiya district for a fourth day on Sunday, months after Israel declared Hamas’s command structure dismantled in the northern area. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled the devastated neighbourhood,…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Gaza war: Israel PM says ‘intense’ phase nearing end

CDN Digital 06/24/2024

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, June 24, 2024. Gaza war: Israel PM says ‘intense’ phase nearing end Israel’s Prime Minister…

Pope recreates the 2014 Mideast peace prayer in Vatican Gardens to beg for an end to Gaza conflict

06/09/2024

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis gathered the Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors to the Vatican Gardens on Friday to pray for an end to the war in Gaza, marking the 10th anniversary of a similar encounter with the…

Gaza war rages as major powers push for truce

Agence France Presse 06/05/2024

Heavy fighting rocked Gaza on Tuesday after G7 and Arab powers urged both Israel and Hamas to agree to a truce and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden. Mediator Qatar said it had yet…

Destruction of Gaza in numbers: ‘Unlike anything we have studied’

Agence France Presse 05/08/2024

As well as killing more than 34,000 people and causing catastrophic levels of hunger and injury, the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas has also caused massive material destruction in Gaza. “The rate of damage being registered…

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