Fares Akram
The Associated Press
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Israeli Police Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque for a Second Night
Violence resumed for a second straight night in Jerusalem on Wednesday, as Muslims marked the Ramadan holy month and Jews began the weeklong Passover holiday. → Read More
Mass funeral in Gaza draws tears, rare criticism of Hamas
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of people on Sunday joined the funerals of eight young Palestinian men who drowned off the coast of Tunisia nearly two months ago as they tried to sail to n… → Read More
Hamas executes 5 Gazans charged with murder, aiding Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Hamas authorities Sunday executed five Palestinian men convicted in separate cases of murder and alleged collaboration with Israel. The Interior Ministry said th… → Read More
Israel closes Palestinian rights groups it labeled terrorist
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it had previously designated as terrorist organizations, sealing entrance doors and leaving notices decla… → Read More
3 newborn lion cubs a rare joyous sight in war-scarred Gaza
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As Israel-Palestinian truce holds, Gaza power plant restarts
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza’s sole power plant resumed operations Monday as Israel bega… → Read More
Israel, militants trade fire as Gaza death toll climbs to 24
So far, Hamas, the larger militant group that rules Gaza, appeared to stay on the sidelines of the conflict, keeping its intensity somewhat contained. → Read More
Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes
Israeli jets pounded militant targets in Gaza as rockets rained on southern Israel, hours after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on the coastal enclave killed at least 10 people, including a senior militant and a 5-year-old girl → Read More
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 10, including senior militant
Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes on Gaza, killing at least 10 people, including a senior militant → Read More
Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill at Least 7, Including Senior Militant
The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed at least seven people and wounded 40. → Read More
Al Jazeera Reporter Killed During Israeli Raid in West Bank
Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a reporter for Al Jazeera, was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank early Wednesday → Read More
Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
A journalist for the Al Jazeera network was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin → Read More
Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, one of the satellite channel’s best-known reporters, was shot and killed on Wednesday while covering an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank. → Read More
In Gaza, an application languishes, and a toddler dies
The death of a 19-month-old girl in the Gaza Strip has shone a light on the struggles faced by Palestinians from the isolated territory who require urgent medical care → Read More
Facebook's language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism
Across the Middle East, journalists, activists and others have long accused Facebook of censoring their speech → Read More
Israel arrests 4 Palestinian fugitives who escaped prison
Israeli police say they have arrested four of the six Palestinians who broke out of a maximum-security prison this week — including a famed militant leader whose exploits over the years have made him a well-known figure in Israel → Read More
After another war, displaced in Gaza face familiar plight
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — It took Ramez al-Masri three years to rebuild his home after it was destroyed in a 2014 Israeli offensive. When war returned to the area last week, it took just a few seconds for the house to be flattened again in an Israeli airstrike. The despondent al-Masri once again finds himself among the thousands of Gazans left homeless by another war between Israel and the… → Read More
Palestinians see victory in Gaza truce as Israel warns Hamas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians rallied by the thousands Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as costly but clear victory for the Islam… → Read More
System outage causes long airport lines
Passengers are reporting delays, canceled flights and problems checking in. → Read More
System outage causes long airport lines
Passengers are reporting delays, canceled flights and problems checking in. → Read More