Gazans must not be 'forcibly displaced', Blinken tells Abbas

Israel last month ordered all civilians to leave the northern part of Gaza, including Gaza City, and head to the southern part of the enclave.

The images and news coming out of Gaza are so horrific that I cannot think of anything hopeful or constructive that can come of this cataclysm.

In the first major legislative action under new Speaker Mike Johnson, House of Representatives Republicans unveiled a standalone supplemental spending bill only for Israel on Monday.

Biden and King Abdullah II "discussed urgent mechanisms to stem violence, calm rhetoric, and reduce regional tensions," a White House statement said.

Israel declared war on Palestinian militant group Hamas after it launched an unprecedented wave of attacks inside Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and taking more than 230 people hostage.

Since the October 7 attack, the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip says more than 8,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's relentless retaliatory bombardments, half of them children.

Hasn't the world already been a witness to the massacre that has been taking place in Gaza over the past several weeks?

The latest coverage on the Israel-Hamas war as the stories unfold

On October 18, US President Joe Biden travelled to Israel, offering support for its military operations in the Gaza Strip, despite growing global calls for a ceasefire.

Those claiming to be the heirs of the victims of the Holocaust, continue to rain death, pain and destruction on the Palestinian civilians

The president also stressed the urgency of getting relief to Palestinian civilians in Gaza who lack food, water and medicine

500 killed in Gaza hospital massacre

Diplomats renewed calls for aid to the besieged Gaza Strip while Iran's foreign minister said Israel would not be allowed to act there, warning of "preemptive action" in the coming hours.

Thousands of Palestinians have evacuated Gaza City for southern areas of the enclave, after Israel warnings. Hamas has asked them to stay put.

Israel’s merciless bombardment of Gaza violates international law

Asked for comment, an X representative said more than 500 unique Community Notes, a feature that lets users add context to potentially misleading content, have been posted about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

After our spiritual journey to the Old City and West Bank, the realities of life caught up to us.

The death toll from five days of ferocious fighting between Hamas and Israel rose sharply overnight as Israel kept up its bombardment of Gaza Wednesday after recovering the dead from the last communities near the border where Palestinian militants had been holed up.

Hamas is holding Israeli soldiers and civilians hostage and has threatened to execute a captive for each home in Gaza hit without warning, but despite Israel razing sections of Gaza and more airstrikes overnight there was no indication Hamas had carried out its threat.