Tag: Palestinian territories
AP Interview: Hamas official says ‘no shortage of missiles’
BEIRUT — A senior Hamas official said in an interview Thursday that he expects a cease-fire between the group’s Gaza branch and Israel within...
Biden and Netanyahu face rough early test of relationship
<p>President Joe Biden's efforts to persuade Benjamin Netanyahu to halt military strikes against Hamas in Gaza are plunging the two leaders into a difficult...
Violence tests Biden’s pullback from Middle East hotspots
Surges in violence and scenes of civilian suffering are testing President Joe Biden’s resolve to wrench America’s foreign policy focus and troops away from...
Netanyahu’s prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting
<p>JERUSALEM — Israel is at war with Hamas, Jewish-Arab mob violence has erupted inside Israel, and the West Bank is experiencing its deadliest unrest...
Palestinian minister: Cease-fire in Gaza is `not enough’
UNITED NATIONS — The Palestinians' top diplomat said a cease-fire in Gaza will enable 2 million Palestinians to sleep Thursday night but it’s “not...
Israel unleashes strikes after vowing to press on in Gaza
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding...
EXPLAINER: How did Hamas grow its arsenal to strike Israel?
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In this fourth war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the Islamic militant group has fired more than 4,000...
UN rights body to hold special session over Mideast violence
<p>GENEVA — The U.N.’s top human rights body said Thursday it will hold a special session next week to address “the grave human rights...
Mediating in Gaza conflict, Egypt seeks broader influence
<p>CAIRO — Egypt is trying to prove itself to the world once again as an indispensable mediator as it rushes to broker a cease-fire...
DIARY: Fleeing bombs, trying to endure in a city under fire
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Are the Israeli airstrikes following us? If you're in Gaza City these days, no matter who you are, that's...