A Palestinian aid worker who organized World Cup watch parties across the Gaza Strip was killed in an Israeli missile strike shortly before soccer fans gathered to watch the Egypt-Argentina game on Tuesday evening, according to a local hospital director. Mohamed Al-Wahidi was the public relations director of the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza, which … Read more
Hamas on Monday announced the dissolution of the body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades as the militant group prepares to hand over power to a technocratic committee backed by President Donald Trump. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The Hamas … Read more
They were supposed to be safe. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Bahaa Abu al-Ajeen was walking his 3-year-old son, Rayan, back to the tarpaulin-covered shack they called home, a makeshift dwelling providing some shelter from the sun on a war-ruined farm in central Gaza. … Read more
State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, Rep. Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed are vying for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan. El-Sayed joined “The Takeout” to discuss his campaign. Source link
California congressional candidate and state Sen. Scott Wiener was forced to leave a pro-trans rights march on Friday after being berated by protesters over Gaza. Wiener, who is Jewish, has said he believes Israel’s military actions have amounted to genocide. Wiener joined “The Takeout” to discuss the incident. Source link
An Al Jazeera cameraman was killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Saturday, the outlet said, less than three months after his brother, also an Al Jazeera journalist, was killed in a separate strike. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Ahmed Washah, a cameraman … Read more
Across the Middle East, three separate ceasefire deals are currently in effect. In all three, deadly strikes are still a frequent occurrence. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The contradiction has exposed a growing question: What does a ceasefire actually mean when the fighting never fully … Read more
Israel faces mounting international outrage over allegations of rape, beatings and humiliation of international activists detained on a flotilla attempting to break its naval blockade of Gaza. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A string of countries, including France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Spain, Ireland and … Read more
Israel said on Wednesday it had killed the new head of Hamas’s armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, in a strike the day before, after killing his predecessor in a similar attack earlier this month. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the “commander of the … Read more
JERUSALEM — Gaza flotilla activists who were detained by Israel and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of Israel’s far-right national security minister have been released from prison and will be deported to Turkey on Thursday, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more