JERUSALEM — In recent days, the families of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza have grown increasingly desperate. They’ve stormed highways, blocked convoys of aid heading into Gaza and erected a noisy protest camp in front of the Jerusalem home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This week, dozens of them […] Read More
JERUSALEM — The United Nations’ top court Friday ordered Israel to limit deaths and comply with international law against genocide in its military offensive in Gaza, but stopped short of demanding an end to the war. The International Court of Justice in The Hague issued the ruling in a case brought […] Read More
TEL AVIV — As dawn breaks over the Mediterranean, surfers paddle out, scanning the pink horizon for waves. Forty miles south, war is raging in Gaza, with tens of thousands killed and injured and a third of the enclave crushed to rubble. But here in Tel Aviv, the conflict feels deceptively […] Read More
One can understand why President Biden, after sticking his political neck out for Israel for months, is reportedly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Rockets were still falling on Tel Aviv when Biden visited Israel to show support. He sent U.S. armed forces to the region to deter Hezbollah […] Read More
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — In wartime Gaza, death can come quickly or slowly. Starvation is slow. With the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas now in its 12th week, more than 20,000 deaths, about a third of them children, have been reported by Palestinian authorities in […] Read More
BAN HAET, Thailand — It was around 5:30 a.m. that Yo’s fiance heard the explosions and shook her awake. “Let’s go to the bunker,” he said. Seeking shelter from incoming rockets had become routine to Nutthawaree “Yo” Munkan, a 35-year-old Thai farmhand who worked in a village called Mivtahim in […] Read More
The United States, diplomatically isolated after casting the sole vote against a United Nations resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, came under growing criticism Saturday by a number of governments, human rights groups and aid organizations that warned of catastrophic consequences for civilians in the war-torn territory. […] Read More
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — Umm Walid Hissi sat by a cart loaded with hastily packed belongings, waiting for her home to be bombed. Until Sunday morning, she lived in Hamad Town, a collection of residential towers in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis neighborhood. But on Saturday came the missiles, pounding […] Read More
WASHINGTON — When Israel pounded Gaza with airstrikes after Hamas launched its Oct. 7 attack, it opened a dramatic divide among Democrats over a war that has claimed thousands of civilian lives. Progressive activists staged protests across the country, demanded an immediate ceasefire and accused President Biden of complicity in genocide. […] Read More
From his modest home office in Santa Monica this week, Loay Elbasyouni prepared to review rocket engine designs during a meeting on Blue Moon, a spacecraft that in the not-too-distant future will launch astronauts to the moon to explore the surface of its southern pole. NASA’s Artemis V mission, scheduled […] Read More
The fog of war has thickened in Gaza, a ground invasion is gathering steam, and aerial bombardments continue at a furious pace. On Tuesday, missiles struck a refugee camp in Jabaliya, where the Israel Defense Forces said a senior Hamas leader was stationed, killing dozens of civilians. Debate over the […] Read More
By ISABEL DEBRE JERUSALEM — The head of surgery at Gaza’s largest and most advanced hospital held up his phone Saturday to the hammering of gunfire and artillery shelling. “Listen,” said Dr. Marwan Abu Sada as fighting raged around Shifa Hospital. Shells hissed through the hospital courtyard and crashed into […] Read More
GAZA STRIP — Life in Gaza is a numbers game these days, where you try to calculate the odds of surviving even the most mundane tasks. Do you risk going out to find drinkable water, despite word of Israeli tanks up the road? How long can you stand in line outside […] Read More
WASHINGTON — Last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken headed for the Middle East to try to keep Israel’s war in Gaza from spinning out of control, and to begin talks on what diplomats call “the day after” — what happens after the shooting stops. Who will govern a shattered […] Read More
A Los Angeles city employee who was trapped in Gaza for weeks has been safely evacuated from the besieged territory, according to the mayor’s office. “Our office has been working to get him to safety and I have been in regular contact with his son. I am relieved to announce […] Read More
