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Belgium Sets Conditions for Recognizing Palestinian State

Move will be tied to release Gaza hostages

(Newser) - Belgium is set to formally recognize a Palestinian state, but with a catch: the move hinges on the release of all Gaza hostages and a future where Hamas is no longer in charge. Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot made the announcement ahead of September's UN General Assembly, aligning Belgium...

UK to Treat Children From Gaza, Ripping Israel for Blocking Aid

Foreign secretary says a 'massive humanitarian response' is needed

(Newser) - British officials are working to get critically sick and injured children out of Gaza for specialist treatment in UK hospitals, the British foreign secretary said Monday, adding that the first patients will arrive in coming weeks. David Lammy said he was outraged by Israel not allowing enough aid to enter...

Israel Kills Hamas Spokesperson
Israel Kills Hamas
Spokesperson
Sep 1, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

Israel Kills Hamas Spokesperson

Israeli military says it killed spokesperson for terror group's armed wing

(Newser) - The Israeli military announced Sunday that it killed the longtime spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, as the country's security cabinet met to discuss the expanding offensive in some of Gaza's most populated areas, the AP reports. There were no plans to discuss negotiations for a ceasefire at the...

Greta Thunberg, Susan Sarandon Sail for Gaza

Flotilla is aimed at delivering aid

(Newser) - A flotilla of ships departed from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip Sunday with humanitarian aid, activists, and celebrities on board seeking to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory. This comes as Israel has stepped up its offensive on Gaza City, reports the AP , limiting the deliveries of food...

Before She Died in Gaza, Journo Took Some Final Photos

Photojournalist Mariam Dagga left behind pictures of hospital where she was killed in Israeli strike

(Newser) - The last photos taken by Mariam Dagga show the damaged stairwell outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip where she would be killed by an Israeli strike moments later. Dagga, a visual journalist who freelanced for the AP , was among 22 people, including five reporters, killed on Monday when Israeli...

Israel Declares Gaza City a 'Dangerous Combat Zone'

Military recovers bodies of 2 more hostages

(Newser) - Israel on Friday declared Gaza's largest city a dangerous combat zone and said it was in the "initial stages" of a planned offensive as grief spread over the return of two hostages' bodies. Israel said its military had recovered the bodies of two hostages, including an Israeli man...

UN Staffers Call for Gaza War to Be Labeled Genocide

Poll shows 50% Americans agree

(Newser) - Hundreds of United Nations staffers have urged Volker Turk, the United Nations' top human rights official, to formally label the ongoing conflict in Gaza a genocide. According to a letter seen by Reuters , more than 500 employees from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights argue that...

Report: Israel's Reservist Turnout as Low as 50%

Soldiers describe war fatigue, disillusionment as Gaza offensive stretches on

(Newser) - Israel's plans for a major offensive in Gaza are running into a problem: a growing number of exhausted reservists are staying home. After nearly two years of intermittent combat, some Israeli reserve soldiers are citing burnout, strains on family life, and career concerns as reasons for skipping call-ups,...

Microsoft Workers Arrested for Protesting Israel Ties

They were part of a group staging a sit-in at Microsoft President Brad Smith's office

(Newser) - Police arrested seven people Tuesday after they occupied the office of Microsoft President Brad Smith as part of continued protests over the company's ties to the Israel Defense Forces, organizers said. Current and former Microsoft employees were among those arrested, said the protest group No Azure for Apartheid, per...

Israel Says Strikes on Hospital Were Targeting Hamas Camera

Journalists, medics were among at least 20 killed in 'double-tap' attack

(Newser) - Two deadly Israeli strikes on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists, were targeting what the military believed was a Hamas surveillance camera, as well as people identified as militants, the Israeli military said Tuesday. The military issued the statement as part of its initial inquiry into...

Israel Expresses Regret After Outcry Over Hospital Strikes

Netanyahu's office calls attacks, whose victims included journalists, a 'tragic mishap'

(Newser) - After an international outcry over its strikes that killed at least 20 people Monday at a hospital in southern Gaza , including five journalists, the Israeli military said it regretted "any harm to uninvolved individuals" and will conduct an inquiry. Medical staff members, rescue workers, and patients also were among...

Israeli Strike on Gaza Hospital Kills 4 Journalists

War has taken an unusually heavy toll on journalists

(Newser) - An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza killed four journalists on Monday, according to health officials. One of them was Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist, who had freelanced for the AP and other outlets since the Gaza war began. In all, 19 people were killed in the...

4 Palestinians Shot, Killed by IDF While Seeking Aid: Witnesses

Witnesses say Israeli forces fired when crowd pushed toward aid site before it opened

(Newser) - Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and witnesses said. Gaza City is in famine after 22 months of war, while Israel's military moves ahead with a...

Israel Launches Airstrikes in Yemen
Israel Strikes Yemen's Capital
Aug 24, 2025 3:05 PM CDT

Israel Strikes Yemen's Capital

Houthis say attacks in support of Gaza will continue

(Newser) - Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's capital on Sunday, days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had launched at it since 2023. The Iranian-backed Houthis said multiple areas across Sanaa were hit, while the Houthi-run health ministry...

Famine Officially Declared in Gaza City

World's leading authority on food crises says it is likely to spread through territory

(Newser) - The world's leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said...

Eye on Gaza, Israel to Call Up 60K Reservists

Those already serving report decreased motivation, negative feelings toward government

(Newser) - Israel's military will start calling up 60,000 reservists, and extend active duty for some 20,000 reservists already serving in the country's exhausted army, as it proceeds with its planned occupation of Gaza City , an official told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. It reports reservists will...

A Record 383 Aid Workers Were Killed in 2024

Nearly half of them were in Gaza, UN says

(Newser) - A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas, the UN humanitarian office said Tuesday on the annual day honoring the thousands of people who step into crises to help others. UN humanitarian chief...

Thousands Strike to Pressure Israel on Hostages, Gaza Plan
Thousands Join Israeli Strike
Aug 17, 2025 11:15 AM CDT

Thousands Join Israeli Strike

Police turn water cannons on crowds during nationwide protests over hostages, Gaza offensive

(Newser) - Israeli police blasted crowds with water cannons and made dozens of arrests on Sunday as thousands of protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza aimed to shut down the country with a one-day strike that blocked roads and closed businesses. Groups representing families of hostages organized the nationwide...

Hostage Families Want National Walkout in Israel

They want release of hostages, ceasefire to stop 'endless war'

(Newser) - As Israeli leaders push to intensify military action in Gaza, families of hostages are urging the nation to shut down in a bold strike. The Hostage Families Forum, a leading advocacy group, is calling for citizens across Israel to participate in a nationwide walkout on Sunday while pressing the...

Madonna Begs Pope to Visit Gaza 'Before It's Too Late'
Madonna Begs
Pope to Visit Gaza
Aug 12, 2025 6:03 AM CDT

Madonna Begs Pope to Visit Gaza

Singer cites urgent need to help children amid ongoing starvation crisis

(Newser) - Madonna is calling on Pope Leo to travel to Gaza, urging him to take action for Palestinian children suffering amid ongoing conflict, CNN reports. In a Monday Instagram post, the pop icon—who was raised Catholic—asked the pontiff to "bring your light to the children before it'...

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