The Palestinian Authority’s official news agency said the Israeli military operation had included an incursion by ground troops and airstrikes.
Author: Anushka Patil
U.N. Body Demands Israel End Its ‘Unlawful Presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory’
Nearly two-thirds of the U.N. General Assembly voted in favor of a nonbinding resolution calling for Israel to end its occupation within a year. The United States was among the opposition.
Polio Vaccinations Begin in Northern Gaza After Israel Detained a UN Convoy
The U.N. said that Israeli forces had held staff members at gunpoint for several hours. The Israeli military said that it had intelligence suggesting there were “Palestinian suspects” with the convoy.
Israel Says 4 More Hostages Are Dead, Killed Months Ago in Gaza
The disclosure by the military was likely to add pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to move forward with a cease-fire deal.
Who Was Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian?
A hard-liner and career diplomat long focused on Iran’s relationships in the Middle East, he died in a helicopter crash that also killed Iran’s president.
UNRWA Says It Closed East Jerusalem Headquarters After Fire and Attacks
The leader of the agency said the fire had caused extensive damage, but that no staff had been injured.
Rebuilding All Destroyed Gaza Homes Could Take 80 Years, U.N. Report Says
The projection didn’t take into account the time it would take to repair the homes that were damaged but not destroyed.
World Central Kitchen Will Resume Aid Operations in Gaza
The organization halted aid efforts in the enclave after seven of its workers were killed in an Israeli attack. It said it would resume operations with a local team of Palestinian aid workers.
Palestinian Christians Mark Easter in Gaza’s Only Catholic Church
Somber Easter celebrations were held on Sunday for hundreds of displaced Palestinians at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City.
Doctors, Back From Gaza Hospitals, Tell Congress of Horrors Amid Cease-Fire Push
Volunteers who treated patients in harrowing conditions lobbied American officials on the urgency of an immediate cease-fire.