Israel presses ahead in battle against Hamas in southern Gaza

12/11/2023

GAZA/CAIRO—Israeli tanks were trying to push further west in their battle against Hamas in and around Khan Younis on Monday, as they met resistance amid intense combat in a war that has now entered its third month…

Israel agrees pauses in fighting but rules out ceasefire

11/11/2023

Israel has agreed pauses in its offensive in northern Gaza that will allow some civilians to flee heavy fighting, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out any broader ceasefire as a “surrender” to Hamas. US President Joe…

Israeli survivor makes emotional return to scene of Hamas attack

11/08/2023

NEAR RE’IM, Israel—Tears welled in May Hayat’s eyes as she stood in silence on an emotional return to the site of an Israeli music festival where she narrowly escaped death in a Hamas attack a month ago.…

Israel-Hamas war: The latest developments

11/03/2023

The Gaza conflict raged for a 27th day on Thursday after the October 7 attacks when Hamas militants stormed the border, killing 1,400 people and kidnapping more than 240, Israeli officials say. Since then, Israel has relentlessly…

Israeli military jets strike Gaza camp, says Hamas commander killed

11/01/2023

GAZA/JERUSALEM – Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 50 Palestinians and a Hamas commander, and medics struggled to treat the casualties, even setting up operating rooms in hospital…

Hamas says it fires on Israeli forces pressing ground assault

10/31/2023

GAZA/JERUSALEM—Hamas said its militants in Gaza fired anti-tank missiles at Israel’s invading forces early on Tuesday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a halt to fighting that has deepened the Palestinian enclave’s humanitarian crisis. Israel…

Hamas frees 2 US hostages, even as Israel airstrikes continue in southern Gaza

10/21/2023

HAMAS has freed two American hostages who had been held in Gaza since militants rampaged through southern Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli government said. The hostage release Friday came even as Israeli airstrikes continued to hit…

Gazini Ganados fears for Palestinian family’s safety amid Israel-Hamas war

10/20/2023

Miss Universe Philippines 2019 Gazini Ganados felt “sick to her stomach” as she gave an account of her Palestinian family’s “heartbreaking” situation in Gaza, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. The…

Four Filipinos killed in Israel-Hamas war-DFA

10/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — There are now four Filipinos reported killed in the war between Israel and Hamas.  This after Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo confirmed on Thursday, October 19, 2023, that another Filipino died…

Philippines supports Israel but ‘condemns’ slay of civilians, including Gazans

Jacob Lazaro 10/20/2023

The Philippines supports Israel in its war against the Hamas militant group but “condemns the killing of civilians,” including the Palestinians caught in the crossfire, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, October 19, 2023.…

Gaza hospital strike: US intelligence estimates 100-300 killed 

10/20/2023

The US intelligence community has estimated there were likely 100 to 300 people killed in the strike at the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, according to excerpts of a document seen Thursday by AFP — far fewer…

IN PHOTOS: A week of war brings grief to Israelis, Palestinians

Associated Press 10/15/2023

The carnage began with a violent cross-border attack by Hamas militants on Israeli civilians. Israel’s retaliatory response was swift, and by the middle of the week, the full destructive force of its military was bearing down on the Gaza…

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