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90,000 Palestinians attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem
In the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, about 90,000 Palestinians prayed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City under tight security by Israeli...
Aid efforts in Gaza slow as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive, agency officials say
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups, leaving them paying out of pocket to preserve a fragile ceasefire,...
Israel’s cutoff of supplies to Gaza sends prices soaring as aid stockpiles dwindle
Israel’s cutoff of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza’s 2 million people has sent prices soaring and humanitarian groups into overdrive trying to distribute dwindling stocks to the...
Mourners bury one of the last hostages released from Gaza as talks start for ceasefire future
Mourners in Israel on Friday were burying the remains of one of the last hostages released in the first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas militants and Israel, as negotiators...
Hamas names 3 Israeli hostages set to be released Saturday to uphold shaky Gaza ceasefire
Hamas named three Israeli hostages Friday set to be released in a weekend trade for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, the latest sign that the shaky Gaza ceasefire deal appears to...
Hamas names 3 more Israeli hostages to be freed as ceasefire deal stays on track
Hamas identified three more Israeli hostages it plans to free as part of the fragile ceasefire agreement, a sign the deal was moving forward Friday even as U.S. and Israeli...
‘I won’t leave. Put that in your brain.’ Palestinians reject Trump’s call to expel them from Gaza
After President Donald Trump called for transferring all Palestinians from Gaza so the United States could take over the devastated territory and rebuild it for others, rights groups said his comments were...
The Gaza Strip has long been a powder keg. Here’s a look at the history of the embattled region
Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing and abducting people, sparking a crushing Israeli...
Expected release of high-profile male hostages sparks excitement and anxiety in Israel
News that three high-profile hostages are expected to be released Saturday, including the father of the youngest captives held in Gaza, brought excitement and trepidation to Israel on Friday.
Day 2 of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire sees Israeli airstrike on Lebanon and scattered attacks
Israel on Thursday carried out its first airstrike on Lebanon since a truce with Hezbollah announced this week, saying it targeted the militant group’s activity at a rocket storage facility...