Searching for survivors after Israeli attack on central Gaza building | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Searching for survivors after Israeli attack on central Gaza building | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip – Israeli forces continue to pound the Gaza Strip on the 60th day of its war on the besieged coastal enclave. The sky in the town of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza is grey with the aftermath of relentless Israeli ground attacks and aerial bombardment. A…

WFP suspends food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen | Humanitarian Crises News

WFP suspends food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen | Humanitarian Crises News

UN agency pauses general food distribution in north Yemen due to limited funding and disagreements with the group. The World Food Programme (WFP) says it is suspending food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of northern Yemen due to a dip in funding and disagreements with the group over how to focus…

Israeli army surrounds Khan Younis as southern Gaza attacks intensify | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli army surrounds Khan Younis as southern Gaza attacks intensify | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces are surrounding the city of Khan Younis, Israel’s top military commander has said, as the ground offensive spreads to the south of the Gaza Strip. “Sixty days after the war began our forces are now encircling the Khan Younis area in the southern Gaza Strip,” said Lieutenant General…

US sales of Palestinian keffiyehs soar, even as wearers targeted | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US sales of Palestinian keffiyehs soar, even as wearers targeted | Israel-Palestine conflict News

A growing number of Americans are donning the keffiyeh, the distinctive patterned scarf that’s closely linked with Palestinians, to demand a ceasefire to Israel’s attacks on Gaza or to signal their support for Palestinians. Sales of the scarves have jumped since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, US distributors say,…

Lebanon army says one soldier killed in Israeli shelling on border post | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Lebanon army says one soldier killed in Israeli shelling on border post | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Attack marks first death for Lebanon’s armed forces since cross-border attacks with Israel started in October. A Lebanese soldier has been killed in Israeli shelling on a military post near the country’s southern border, Lebanon’s army said, the first such death since cross-border hostilities began in October Three others were…

Fourth US Republican presidential debate: Who will attend, where to watch | Elections News

Fourth US Republican presidential debate: Who will attend, where to watch | Elections News

The Republican party’s candidates for the 2024 United States presidential election will take the stage for a fourth debate on Wednesday after tense exchanges on immigration, abortion and Israel’s war on Gaza in the previous debates. The debates are a chance for the candidates to contest each other’s views before…

‘Unprecedented’ decline in global literacy scores, OECD report says | Education News

‘Unprecedented’ decline in global literacy scores, OECD report says | Education News

A global education survey has revealed an “unprecedented” decline in academic progress in many countries. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey, published on Tuesday, is the first such study since the COVID-19 pandemic and showed the historic setbacks suffered by students. The average international mathematics score fell by…

Is Israel’s Gaza bombing also a war on the climate? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Is Israel’s Gaza bombing also a war on the climate? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Many of the world’s leaders are gathered in Dubai for COP28, the annual United Nations summit on climate change. Some 2,400km (1,500 miles) to the West, meanwhile, Israel’s war on Gaza is raging. Sixty days into the war, Israel’s bombs have killed about 16,000 people, including more than 6,600 children….

Northern Gaza hospital ‘overwhelmed by horror’ as Israeli army lays siege | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Northern Gaza hospital ‘overwhelmed by horror’ as Israeli army lays siege | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Terrified civilians are trapped inside the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza as Israeli forces have encircled the medical facility, a senior official at the Ministry of Health tells Al Jazeera. More than 100 people have been killed in strikes close to the facility, the ministry said on Tuesday. “The…