The devastation after the Gaza hospital explosion that killed hundreds of people
Hundreds of people have been killed in a huge explosion at a hospital in Gaza according to Palestinian officials and the World Health Organisation
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Survivors of the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Be'eri describe the apocalyptic scene
People who lost their family and homes in the surprise incursion into Israel by Hamas reckon with the aftermath.
Up First briefing: Biden heads to the Middle East; how screen time changes your eyes
Biden is set to travel to the Middle East to reaffirm support for Israel and press for humanitarian aid in Gaza. Spending time indoors — often looking at screens — could be behind nearsightedness.
President Biden plans to visit Israel to show support for an ally against Hamas
The White House says he wants to show solidarity with Israel and emphasize the need to get humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. Israel cut off food, water and power to more than 2 million people.
People in Gaza are said to be in need of shelter, food, water and medicine
Aid groups in the Gaza Strip are warning that the enclave is near complete collapse. Gaza is under an Israeli siege that is blocking basic humanitarian needs from getting in.
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President Biden will travel to Israel and Jordan as the Israel-Hamas war intensifies, and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens. The House is set to vote Tuesday to elect a new speaker.
Biden set to visit Tel Aviv and Amman as Israel-Gaza conflict intensifies
President Biden plans to head to the region ahead of what's expected to be an intense ground battle inside Gaza as Israeli forces look for Hamas militants involved with the Oct. 7 attacks.
Israel-Hamas war: Water is scarce in Gaza, and rockets force Blinken into a bunker
"Gaza is running dry," and families are turning to unsafe water, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said on Monday. The crisis comes as masses of people try to flee northern Gaza.
The ragged border crossing that could become Gaza's lifeline
The Rafah border crossing is a modest, isolated outpost at the southern end of the Gaza Strip. Yet it could be a critical lifeline as Gazans face a growing humanitarian crisis.
The latest in Gaza as power, drinking water and medical supplies are running out
Israel vows it's preparing a land attack after 10 days of air strikes after Hamas militants killed more than 1,300 people in Israel. Power, potable water and medical supplies are running out in Gaza.