Tag: Gaza Strip
DIARY: In Gaza, bombs drop and the conflict again hits home
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — On Friday morning, a military airstrike smashed my family's farm in the northern Gaza Strip into a jagged mass...
Beset by virus, Gaza’s hospitals now struggle with wounded
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Just weeks ago, the Gaza Strip’s feeble health system was struggling with a runaway surge of coronavirus cases. Authorities...
Israeli tanks pound Gaza ahead of possible ground incursion
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli artillery pounded northern Gaza early Friday in an attempt to destroy a vast network of militant tunnels inside...
Interfaith efforts strained by Israeli-Palestinian violence
<p>The escalation of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is dismaying American Muslims and Jews who’ve been working to build bridges between their communities and...
Analysis: Israel, Hamas race to claim victory before truce
<p>JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas know that a fourth Gaza war, like the three before, would be as inconclusive as it is devastating for...
EXPLAINER: Why is Gaza almost always mired in conflict?
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Gaza Strip was pounded this week by hundreds of Israeli strikes from sea, land and air, while the...
US sending new aid to Palestinians as conflict intensifies
<p>WASHINGTON — The Biden administration notified Congress this week that it will send millions of dollars in U.S. assistance to the Palestinians aimed at...
Beset by virus, Gaza’s hospitals now struggle with wounded
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Just weeks ago, the Gaza Strip’s feeble health system was struggling with a runaway surge of coronavirus cases. Authorities...
Israeli military accused of using media to trick Hamas
<p>JERUSALEM — Just after midnight Friday, the Israeli military put out an ominous statement to the media: “IDF air and ground troops are currently...
As ethnic violence rocks Israel, Arabs cite deep grievances
<p>JERUSALEM — As rockets from Gaza streaked overhead, Arabs and Jews fought each other on the streets below and rioters torched vehicles, a restaurant...