A BBC Arabic journalist reported on the distressing conditions inside an overwhelmed Gaza hospital that he said contained many of his friends and neighbors. “Today has been one of the most difficult days in my career. I have seen things I can never unsee,” BBC’s Adnan Elbursh, a Gaza resident, said in the report from…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military told some 1 million Palestinians living in Gaza on Friday to evacuate the north, according to the United Nations, an unprecedented order for almost half the population of the sealed-off territory ahead of an expected ground invasion against the ruling Hamas militant group. The U.N. warned that so many people…
An increasing number of journalists on the ground covering the violence between Israel and Hamas are either dead, missing or detained, as the casualties skyrocket as a result of the war. Since Hamas, the militant group based in Gaza, launched a massive attack against Israel on Saturday, the Israeli government has launched nonstop airstrikes on…
House foreign affairs committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) told reporters Wednesday that Egyptian officials warned Israel about the potential for an attack days before Hamas militants stormed across the Gaza border to slaughter hundreds of people on Saturday. Israel has pushed back on the claim, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissing as “fake news” the…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians lined up outside bakeries and grocery stores in Gaza on Thursday after spending the night surrounded by the ruins of pulverized neighborhoods darkened by a near-total power outage. Israel launched new airstrikes and said it was preparing for a possible ground invasion. International aid groups warned that the death toll in…
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hallways filled with screaming voices. A terrible stench in the air. Wounded people streaming through the doors. Lifeless bodies and bags of body parts arriving in bedsheets. The scene at Shifa Hospital was a grisly reflection of the chaos around it. Even as workers mopped up blood and relatives…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians in the sealed-off Gaza Strip struggled to find any safe area Wednesday, as Israeli strikes demolished entire neighborhoods, hospitals ran low on supplies and the territory’s only power plant ran out of fuel, deepening the misery of a war sparked by a stunning and deadly assault by Hamas militants. Airstrikes smashed…
Pakistan’s wicketkeeper and batter Mohammad Rizwan slammed a magnificent-looking hundred in the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Sri Lanka on Tuesday which helped his side chase down the tough target of 345 runs in the last over of the game. The win has helped Pakistan strengthen their position in the standings. Pakistan had kickstarted…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip neighborhood by neighborhood on Tuesday, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling to find safety in the tiny, sealed-off territory as Israel vowed a retaliation for Hamas’ surprise weekend attack that would “reverberate … for generations.” Aid organizations pleaded for the creation of humanitarian corridors…
Lior Raz, star and creator of hit TV show Fauda, is currently on the battlefield, braving Hamas rockets in rescue missions deep in the warzone. The James Bond of Israel is currently helping rescue civillians from the warzone. What’s interesting is that the man is likened to the fictitious MI6 agent not because he is…