Protest calling for Gaza ceasefire takes over SF’s Union Square
Bay Area youth took to the streets of Union Square in San Francisco on Friday to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Photo courtesy of the Arab Resource and Organizing …
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Palestinian families rejoice over release of prisoners
By Isabel Debre | Associated Press BEITUNIA, West Bank — More than three dozen Palestinian prisoners returned home to a hero’s welcome in the occupied West Bank on Friday following …
Hamas boss in Gaza atop Israeli hit list after deadly attack
By Bassem Mroue and Melanie Lidman | Associated Press The mastermind of the Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the worst Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed in generations is a secretive figure, feared …
Timing For The Israel-Hamas Pause In Fighting To Be Announced In The Next 24 Hours
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday welcomed the truce agreement. Palestinians look at destruction by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP …
Houthi boat attacks open new front against Israel
By Jon Gambrell | Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The helicopter-borne Houthi attack on an Israel-linked ship in the Red Sea highlights the danger now lurking in one …
Israeli Cabinet OKs cease-fire that includes hostage release
By Josef Federman and Jack Jeffery | Associated Press JERUSALEM — Israel’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a cease-fire deal with the Hamas militant group that would bring a temporary halt …
UN stops deliveries of food and supplies to Gaza
By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery and Lee Keath | Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to …
Palestinians dig through Gaza rubble for relatives’ bodies
By Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The wreckage goes on for block after devastated block. The smell is sickening. Every day, hundreds …
UN Security Council calls for pauses in Gaza fighting
By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday adopted its first resolution since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, calling for “urgent …
Medics, patients stuck as battles rage around Gaza hospitals
By NAJIB JOBAIN and JACK JEFFREY (Associated Press) KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of …