Coverage of the Israel-Hamas war
Coverage of the Israel-Hamas war continuing on July 29, 2024.
Israeli military detains 9 soldiers over alleged abuse of a detainee
Sam McNeil and Samy Magdy | Associated Press
Lice, scabies, rashes plague Palestinian kids as skin disease runs rampant in Gaza’s camps
Wafaa Shurafa and Mohammed Jahjouh | Associated Press
Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners
Julia Frankel and Natalie Melzer | Associated Press
Israel carries out rare strike on Beirut that it says killed Hezbollah commander
Bassem Mroue and Tia Goldenberg | Associated Press
- Abby Sewell | Associated Press
Region teeters on the brink of a much-wider war.
- Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy | Associated Press
Israel believes that Deif, the head of Hamas’ military, and Yahya Sinwar, the top Hamas leader in Gaza, were the chief architects of the Oct. 7 attack.
- Abby Sewell and Kareem Chehayeb | Associated Press
The back-to-back killings have increased fears of an escalation into a wider war, leaving the region waiting to see how Iran and ally Hezbollah will respond.
- Isabel Debre and Julia Frankel | Associated Press
The assassinations set off a scramble among mediators to salvage a cease-fire deal and avert regional war.
- Aref Tufaha and Jack Jeffery | Associated Press
Over 590 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank since Oct. 7, including bystanders and victims of attacks by settlers.
- Natalia Melzer and Samy Magdy | Associated Press
Tensions have soared following the assassinations of two senior militants in separate strikes in Lebanon and Iran last week.
- Jon Gambrell | Associated Press
Iran’s policy of arming militias took root in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which overthrew the U.S.-backed monarchy led by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
- Melanie Lidman and Bassem Mroue | Associated Press
Several countries, including the United States, Britain, France and Canada have warned their citizens to exercise caution or leave the region.
- Julia Frankel | Associated Press
UNRWA has been the main agency distributing aid to Palestinians in Gaza during the 10-month old war there.
- Associated Press
Tuesday’s strikes appeared to be part of the near-daily exchanges of fire across the Israeli-Lebanon border.
- Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press
The rocket attack is the latest in what has been an uptick in strikes on U.S. forces by Iranian-backed militias.
- Bassem Mroue | Associated Press
He replaces Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Iran last week in a presumed Israeli strike.
- Suzan Fraser | Associated Press
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Israel of genocide, called for it to be punished in international courts and criticized Western nations for backing Israel.
- Associated Press
Israel has vowed to kill him.
- Associated Press
The family members said there were no militants or weapons inside the house, and that the family had no connection to any armed group.
- Associated Press
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich supports the reoccupation of Gaza, the rebuilding of Jewish settlements that were removed in 2005, and what he describes as the voluntary migration of large numbers of Palestinians out of the territory.
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- Ellen Knickmeyer | Associated Press
“There is no further time to waste, nor excuses from any party for further delay,†they said in a joint statement.
International Criminal Court judges mulling arrest warrants consider legal arguments on jurisdiction
- Mike Corder | Associated Press
The court’s chief prosecutor is seeking warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and the recently promoted leaders of Hamas.
- Wafaa Shurafa | Associated Press
Thousands fled Thursday, carrying essentials like small gas cylinders, mattresses, tents, backpacks and blankets.
- Bassem Mroue | Associated Press
Drones are smaller and slower than missiles and rockets, therefore harder to stop.
- Ellen Knickmeyer | Associated Press
While the U.S. has not publicly identified the Israeli unit, it is believed to be the Netzah Yehuda, which has historically been based in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
- Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated Press
The Israeli military acknowledged the strike, claiming it hit a Hamas command center within the school. Hamas denied that.
- Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated Press
“Every time we settle in one place and build tents for women and children, the occupation comes and bombs the area.â€
- Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press
The moves come as the U.S. and other allies push for Israel and Hamas to achieve a cease-fire agreement.
- Jack Jeffery and Jalal Bwaitel | Associated Press
Israeli officials have acknowledged that they have made conditions harsher.
- Samy Magdy | Associated Press
The war in Yemen has killed more than 150,000 people, including fighters and civilians, and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters, killing tens of thousands more.
- Associated Press
The embattled prime minister accuses his defense minister ofÌýadopting an “anti-Israel narrative.â€
- Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated Press
More than 10 months into its war with Hamas, Israel’s relentless bombardment of the isolated territory has wiped out extended families.
- Steve Karnowski | Associated Press
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which targeted Rep. Cori Bush in St. Louis, apparently sat out the Minnesota race.
- Associated Press
Umm Al-Khair has also been the subject of ramped-up settler attacks over the last few months.
- Tara Copp Associated Press
However, the weapons are not expected to get to Israel anytime soon, they are contracts that will take years to fulfill.
- Abby Sewell | Associated Press
Israel is demanding that it maintain a lasting military presence in two strategic areas of Gaza after any cease-fire, conditions that were only made public in recent weeks.
- Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa | Associated Press
A steady drumbeat of death since October has claimed nearly 2% of Gaza’s prewar population.
- Andrew Wilks | Associated Press
“I will go even if the price is my life. My life, our lives, are not more valuable than the life of any child who died in Gaza.â€
- Tia Goldenberg | Associated Press
The families have advocated tirelessly to secure the release of their relatives, who were snatched on Oct. 7 during Hamas’ cross-border attack that started the war.
- Ravi Nessman | Associated Press
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy: “This is a dangerous moment for the Middle East. The risk of the situation spiraling out of control is rising.â€
- Julia Frankel and Aref Tufana | Associated Press
At least a hundred masked settlers entered the village, shot live ammunition, burned homes and cars and damaged water tankers, residents said.
- Kareem Chehayeb and Mohammad Zaatari | Associated Press
Avichay Adraee, an Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli military, said the strike in the southern province targeted a weapons depot belonging to Hezbollah.
- Fatma Khaled | Associated Press
One case has been confirmed, others are suspected and the virus was detected in wastewater in six different locations in July.
- Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated Press
The vast majority of Gaza’s population has been displaced by the fighting, often multiple times, and around 84% of Gaza’s territory has been placed under evacuation orders by the Israeli military, according to the United Nations.
- Joey Cappelletti | Associated Press
Activists want Kamala Harris to endorse an arms embargo to Israel and a permanent cease-fire. Harris has supported Biden’s negotiations for a cease-fire but rejected an arms embargo.
- Sophia Tareen | Associated Press
Demonstrations are expected every day of the Democratic National Convention and, while their agendas vary, many activists agree an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war is the priority.
- Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated Press
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the region on Sunday to try to seal a cease-fire deal after months of contentious negotiations.
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- Matthew Lee | Associated Press
Any deal would have to be accepted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yahya Sinwar, the current leader of Hamas.ÌýÌý
- Julia Frankel | The Associated Press
The military said its forces recovered the bodies in an overnight operation in southern Gaza, without saying when or how the six died.
- Matthew Lee and Julia Frankel | The Associated Press
Hamas calls the latest proposal presented to it a “reversal†of what it agreed to previously and accused the U.S. of acquiescing to what it called “new conditions†from Israel.ÌýÌý
- Associated Press
Hezbollah said the attack was in response to an Israeli strike deep into Lebanon on Tuesday night that killed one and injured 19.
- Samy Magdy | Associated Press
“The Americans are offering promises, not guarantees,†an Egyptian official said.
- Sophia Tareen, Jake Offenhartz, Joey Cappelletti and Lea Skene | Associated Press
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said protesters showed up to “fight with the police.â€
- Jonathan J. Cooper | Associated Press
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on convention organizers to make space for a Palestinian speaker.
- Associated Press
China warns its citizens in Lebanon.
- Mike Corder | Associated Press
Israel is not a member of the court, so even if the arrest warrants are issued, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant do not face any immediate risk of prosecution. But the threat of arrest could make it difficult for the Israeli leaders to travel abroad.
- Fatma Khaled | Associated Press
Mostafa is one of the roughly 3,500 Palestinians, mostly children, who have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip for medical treatment.
- Samy Magdy and David Rising | Associated Press
Among the dead were 11 members of the same family, including two children, when an Israeli airstrike hit their home in the city of Khan Younis early Saturday.
- Josef Federman, Abby Sewell and Kareem Chehayeb | Associated Press
The Israeli military said it struck because Hezbollah was planning to launch a heavy barrage of rockets and missiles toward Israel.
- Julia Frankel | Associated Press
The most destructive war ever between Israel and Hamas has hurt thousands of small businesses and compromised international trust in an economy once thought of as an entrepreneurial dynamo.
- Kareem Chehayeb | Associated Press
Banks are barely functional. Electrical service is controlled by private generator owners. Beirut’s port still crippled by 2020 blast.
- Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated Press
Israeli forces have invaded several hospitals over the course of the 10-month-old war, accusing Hamas of using them for military purposes, allegations denied by Palestinian health officials.
- Associated Press
Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israel’s offensive has killed over 40,000 people in Gaza.
- Melanie Lidman | Associated Press
Hamas is still holding around 110 hostages, about a third of whom are believed to be dead.
- Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated Press
Before the war, Gaza’s children were largely vaccinated against polio, the World Health Organization says.
- Joseph Krauss | Associated Press
Both have strong incentives to end the war. But they may also think they stand to gain by holding out a bit longer, and that war is preferable to a deal that falls short of their demands.
- Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press
A French-drafted resolution, unanimously approved by the Security Council’s 15 members, urges the “relevant actors†to restore “calm, restraint and stability.â€
- Julia Frankel and Nasser Nasser | Associated Press
Its forces killed at least 10 Palestinians and sealed off the volatile city of Jenin
- Majdi Mohammed and Melanie Lidman | Associated Press
There was no immediate Palestinian confirmation of the death of Mohammed Jaber, known as Abu Shujaa.
Israeli strike kills 4 Palestinians in an aid convoy to a Gaza hospital. Israel says men were armed.
- Jon Gambrell | Associated Press
The strike killed several people employed by a transportation company that the aid group was using to bring supplies to the Emirates Red Crescent Hospital in Rafah.
A Palestinian TikTok star who shared details of Gaza life under siege is killed by Israeli airstrike
- Isabel Debre and Fatma Khaled | Associated Press
Tributes to Medo Halimy poured in on Friday from friends as far afield as Harker Heights, Texas, where he spent a year in 2021 as part of a U.S. State Department initiative that sends students from around the world to American high schools.
- Julia Frankel | Associated Press
The campaign comes after the first polio case was reported in Gaza in 25 years — a 10-month-old boy, now paralyzed in the leg.
- Associated Press
A little-known militant group calling itself the Khalil al-Rahman Brigade claimed responsibility for the shooting on Sunday.
- Josef Federman | Associated Press
All six had been killed shortly before the arrival of Israeli forces.ÌýÌý
- Tia Goldenberg | Associated Press
Thousands of Israelis, calling for a cease-fire deal, went on strike. President Joe Biden said Netanyahu needed to do more after nearly 11 months of fighting.
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- Melanie Lidman | Associated Press
Tens of thousands of people thronged a Jerusalem cemetery to pay their respects to Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who became one of the most recognizable faces of the nearly year-old hostage crisis.
- Tia Goldenberg | Associated Press
Many Israelis blame the prime minister for the mounting number of dead hostages.
- Jill Lawless | Associated Press
The U.K. government had concluded there is a “clear risk†some items could be used to “commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law.â€
- Joseph Krauss | Associated Press
Many Israelis say Israel should relinquish the corridor, at least for a short period of time, in order to secure an agreement to bring back around 100 hostages still held in Gaza, about a third of whom are believed to be dead.
- Eric Tucker | Associated Press
It marks the first effort by American law enforcement to formally call out the masterminds of the attack.
- Ellen Knickmeyer and Aamer Madhani | Associated Press
The Israeli prime minister has added conditions that make sealing any agreement before the U.S. elections difficult.
- Jalal Bweitel and David Rising | Associated Press
The fighting has had a devastating effect on Palestinian civilians living in Jenin.
- Colleen Long | Associated Press
The vice presidential nominee says Israel has every right to defend itself, butÌý“we can’t allow what’s happened in Gaza to happen.â€
- Julia Frankel and Aref Tufana | Associated Press
Witnesses and Palestinian media reported that the 26-year-old woman was shot by Israeli troops.
- Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said accusations of Israel limiting humanitarian aid were “outrageously false.â€
- Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Jack Jeffery | Associated Press
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count.ÌýÌý
- Mahmoud Illean and Natalie Melzer | Associated Press
The Allenby crossing over the Jordan River, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, is mainly used by Israelis, Palestinians and international tourists.
- Jalal Bwaitel and Julia Frankel | Associated Press
In a rare endorsement of Palestinian land rights, Israel’s highest court ruled this summer the displaced residents of Khirbet Zanuta were entitled to return.
- Mariam Fam Associated Press
Kamala Harris’ recent rhetoric on Palestinian suffering has been viewed as empathetic by some, but the lack of a concrete policy shift appears to have increasingly frustrated many of those who want the war to end.
- Albert Aji and Abby Sewell | Associated Press
One of the sites targeted was a research center used in the development of weapons, a war monitor said.
- Imad Issied | The Associated Press
Dozens of mourners — including several leading Palestinian Authority officials — attended the procession.
- Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press
The war has killed over 40,900 Palestinians, caused vast destruction and displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million
- Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press
The International Court of Justice in July said Israel’s presence in the Palestinian territories is unlawful and must end.
- Wafaa Shurafa, Mohammad Jahhouh and Samy Magdy | Associated Press
Israel, as usual, said it targeted senior Hamas militants and disputed the death toll.
- Jack Jeffery | Associated Press
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old activist from Seattle, was killed Friday following a demonstration against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- Qassim Abdul-Zahra | Associated Press
“All these crimes are being committed by using European and American ammunition and bombs,†Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said.
- Trisha Thomas | Associated Press
“It was always dangerous before. It’s become impossibly dangerous now,†Cindy McCain said.
- Jamey Keaten | Associated Press
With violence continuing, there’s little sign of any recovery plan being launched anytime soon.
- Gene Johnson | Associated Press
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was killed while demonstrating against settlements in the West Bank.
- Adam Geller and Jalal Bwaitel | Associated Press
More than 150 teens and children 17 or younger have been killed in the West Bank since Hamas attacked communities in southern Israel.Ìý
- Tara Copp | Associated Press
The systems include spare and repair parts, tool kits and technical and logistics support.
- Joseph Krauss | Associated Press
Many Israelis, including the defense minister, say Israel should relinquish the corridor, at least for a short period of time, in order to secure an agreement to bring back around 100 hostages still held in Gaza.
- Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | Associated Press
The airstrikes in Gaza City hit one home housing 11 people, including three women and four children, and another strike hit a tent in Khan Younis.
- Natalie Malzer and Ohad Zwigenberg | Associated Press
There were no reports of casualties or major damage, but Israeli media aired footage showing people racing to shelters in Ben Gurion international airport.
- Associated Press
Israel says it only targets militants and accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas.
- Josef Federman and Julia Frankel | Associated Press
Hezbollah has said it would halt the attacks if there is a cease-fire in Gaza, but those talks have repeatedly bogged down.
- Bassem Mroue, Abby Sewell and Kareem Chehayeb | Associated Press
Officials pointed the finger at Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack at a time of rising tensions across the Lebanon border.
- Ellen Knickmeyer | Associated Press Writer
He said the U.S. is still assessing the previous day’s deadly pager explosions, linked to Israel, in Lebanon.
- Bassim Mroue, Johnson Lai, Justin Spike | Associated Press
The attacks, which were widely believed to be carried out by Israel targeting Hezbollah, have hiked fears that the two sides’ simmering conflict could escalate into all-out war.
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- Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press
The vote was 124-14, with 43 abstentions. The United States, Israel’s closest ally, voted no.
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