Sam Metz

Smoke from an Israeli bombardment rises over the Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

UAE warns against Israeli annexation of West Bank as strikes in Gaza kill 31

September 3, 2025 at 8:47 a.m.

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday warned that any Israeli move to annex the occupied West Bank would be a “red line,” without specifying its possible impact on the landmark...

A Palestinian boy walks past a heavily damaged building in the Rimal neighborhood, in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, a day after it was hit by an Israeli military strike that killed several people. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as hospitals report dozens killed in Gaza City

August 31, 2025 at 9:19 a.m.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Sunday that a spokesperson for Hamas’ armed wing, Abu Obeida, was killed in Gaza over the weekend.

Palestinians carry humanitarian aid packages near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution center operated by the U.S.-backed organization, in Netzarim, central Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone as Palestinian death toll surpasses 63,000

August 29, 2025 at 10:09 p.m.

Israel declared Gaza’s largest city a combat zone and recovered the remains of two hostages on Friday as the army launched the start of a planned offensive that has drawn...

A demonstrator blocks a highway during a protest demanding the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas and calling for the end of the war in the Gaza Strip, near Modiin, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

US hosts talks on post-war Gaza as Israel calls Gaza City evacuation ‘inevitable’

August 27, 2025 at 10:02 p.m.

Israeli and U.S. officials are meeting in Washington to discuss post-war Gaza.

Ahmed Al-Hajj carries the body of his daughter, Dana Al-Hajj, 13, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Qatar urges a Gaza ceasefire after ‘positive response’ from Hamas

August 19, 2025 at 8:02 a.m.

A key mediator on Tuesday stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal, but Israel has yet to weigh in...

Palestinians collect humanitarian aid packages from the United Arab Emirates after they were airdropped into Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defends his planned military offensive in Gaza

August 10, 2025 at 11:04 a.m.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas.”

Israel faces growing global condemnation over military expansion in Gaza

August 9, 2025 at 11:45 a.m.

International condemnation is growing over Israel’s decision for a military takeover of Gaza City.

Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachutes into Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City stirs fears for civilians and hostages

August 9, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

Israel said it plans to take over Gaza City — an escalation of its 22-month war with Hamas.

Palestinians carry sacks of flour taken from a humanitarian aid convoy en route to Gaza City, in the outskirts of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers as US envoy meets with hostages’ families

August 2, 2025 at 11:58 a.m.

Witnesses and health workers say Israeli forces have opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as crowds of hungry Palestinians sought food.

Gen. Michael Langley, USMC, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, center, and Major General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, attend the 21st edition of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

US military shifts messaging in Africa, telling allies to prepare to stand more on their own

May 25, 2025 at 12:59 p.m.

The U.S. military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering insurgencies’ underlying causes, instead leaning into a message that its fragile allies in Africa must be...

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