Gaza

Attorney General Merrick Garland Announces Results Of Operation North Star FY 2024

DOJ lawyers slam 'glaring gap' in failure to investigate potential Israeli crimes

5:15am October 25, 2024

The four-page letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland calls on the department to investigate potential crimes committed by Israeli soldiers and civilians and is a rare instance of public disagreement inside the department.

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Israel says it killed a top Hezbollah official expected to be the group's next leader

5:03pm October 22, 2024

The Israeli military said that one of its airstrikes earlier this month killed Hashem Safieddine. There was no immediate confirmation from the militant group about the fate of top official.

What does Yahya Sinwar's death mean for the Middle East?

11:24am October 18, 2024

What does the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar mean for the war in Gaza and the region beyond, and will it revive the chances of cease-fire and the release of the remaining hostages?

Specter Of Regional War Looms Over Lebanon

Who was Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar?

12:52pm October 17, 2024

Yahya Sinwar is widely considered to have been the mastermind behind Hamas’ cross-border assault on Israel a year ago.

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians Hamas supporters take part in an anti-Israel rally

Israel says it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

10:54am October 17, 2024

The news marks a major development — the death of Israel's most wanted man — a year into the war in Gaza after Israel vowed to crush Hamas following its attack on Israel.

Middle East news.A large number of people were displaced from the northern Gaza Strip Palestinians walk during the evacu

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say

6:55pm October 15, 2024

Israel has allowed almost no food aid into north Gaza for two weeks. Humanitarian groups say it leaves 400,000 people with the choice of eventual starvation or fleeing their homes to the south.

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What is the U.N. peacekeeping force stationed in Lebanon?

6:22pm October 11, 2024

The mission was created in 1978 to help restore order after Israel's first invasion of Lebanon. Decades later, it's still there but has come under fire during a new Israeli invasion in Lebanon.

From Hurricane Milton to world hunger: How to make your donations count

2:51pm October 11, 2024

The world is facing a devastating array of disasters. If you want to donate to a charity to make a difference, how can you make sure your dollars will do the most good?

Her last memory is by the window with her baby in Gaza. Then, Israeli airstrikes hit

5:00am October 11, 2024

Israel’s military dropped tens of thousands of bombs on Gaza in a year. This is a look at one airstrike, the lives it upended and the rights group's investigation saying it's a possible war crime.

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DOJ silent as families of Americans killed in West Bank, Gaza demand it investigate

4:33pm October 10, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

The Justice Department vowed to investigate Americans killed by Hamas in the group's Oct. 7 attack on Israel. But the DOJ has done nothing to investigate deaths of 4 Americans killed in the West Bank and Gaza by Israelis.

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