As the struggle between Israeli forces and Hamas militants moves deeper in Gaza, thousands of people are fleeing southward, some of them having taken refuge in hospitals. Israel claims that some […]
Many Gazans fleeing southward
Four-hour pauses announced
President Joe Biden on Thursday was successful convincing Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to grant the intervals, and has asked for multi-day cease-fires to help negotiate the release of hostages taken my Hamas. […]
Abortion rights win in Ohio
Off-year elections were held across the U.S. on Tuesday that may hold some clues to the 2024 voting. Being watched especially closely were: Ohio’s ballot measure that would place abortion rights in […]
‘Pause’ is based on hostages
Efforts by President Joe Biden and other world leaders for a “humanitarian pause” in the war between Israel and Hamas has not been greeted warmly by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. U.S. […]
House OKs $14.5b for Israel
A military aid package of almost $14.5 billion for Israel was approved by the House of Representatives on Thursday but it’s headed for almost certain opposition from the Senate and President […]
First crossings from Gaza
A trickle of people crossed from the Gaza Strip into Egypt on Wednesday, perhaps the first of thousands of people with dual citizenship, foreigners and others fleeing the war between Israel and […]
Air strikes hit refugee camp
Air strikes by Israeli jets blasted apartment buildings near Gaza City on Tuesday, killing and wounding an as-yet unknown number of people. The bombs fell on housing in a refugee camp. It’s […]
Israel pushes more into Gaza
Israeli forces are pushing further into Gaza on Monday as thousand of Palestinians flew southward in the face of the “ground operations” moving toward Gaza City on the north and east of Gaza […]
Assault into Gaza stepped up
Israeli forces increased their assault into Gaza on Sunday, expanding the number of air strikes and the number of heavy armored vehicles employed in the combat. At the same time, President Joe […]
‘Long, difficult war’ is predicted
A protracted war between Hamas and Israel may be in the offing, as Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a “long and difficult” conflict on Saturday. Israel, he said, has moved toward […]
