Journalists Killed In Israeli Strike On Gaza Hospital
Four journalists have been killed after an Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza, according to the Associated Press and Reuters. At least 19 people in total died in the strike on Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis, on Monday, Zaher al-Waheidi, the head of Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry’s records department, told AP. The Associated […]
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Israel Approves Plans for Gaza Offensive: Reports
By Robert Birsel is a Newsweek reporter based in Asia with a focus on political and general news. Robert joined Newsweek in 2025 from Radio Free Asia and had previously worked at Reuters. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics. You can get in touch with Robert by emailing r.birsel@newsweek.com. Languages: English. […]
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Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Netanyahu’s Plan To Occupy Gaza City
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at Business Insider and CNBC. Sonam has extensive experience covering national security, foreign policy, elections, and stories at the intersection of law and politics. Her work has been cited in The […]
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Andrew Cuomo Calls Gaza Crisis ‘Heartbreaking,’ Wants Aid Delivered
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appeared to criticize Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in what Bloomberg News reported as a “shift” in tone as he revamps his campaign for mayor of New York after losing June’s mayoral primary to upstart New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. In later comments to The New […]
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Leaders React to Report Gaza Food Aid Seekers Being Shot by IDF Soldiers
Political and aid leaders are reacting to a report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz in which several Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers and officers said they were ordered to deliberately fire on Palestinians at aid distribution sites in Gaza. One soldier reportedly described the scene as a “killing field” adding, “Our form of communication is […]
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Israel Will Block Greta Thunberg’s Boat From Reaching Gaza: IDF Chief
Israel’s government has ordered the country’s military to intercept the humanitarian ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists to Gaza and stop it from reaching the embattled territory. “I have instructed the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] to act so that the Madleen does not reach Gaza, and to take whatever measures are necessary to that […]
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US Vetoes Security Council Resolution For Gaza Ceasefire
By Hannah Parry is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. She has covered politics, tech and crime extensively.Hannah joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked as an assistant editor at The U.S. Sun and as a senior reporter and assistant news editor at […]
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Pope Leo Addresses Gaza, Ukraine In First Sunday Blessing
By Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south, fertility and birth rate issues around the world, multiple disease outbreaks in the U.S. and ongoing vaccination discourse. Jordan joined Newsweek in 2024 […]
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Francis’ Final Wish Sends Popemobile to Aid Gaza Children
One of Pope Francis‘ popemobiles is being converted into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling one of the late pontiff’s final wishes before his death on April 21, according to the Vatican News. The vehicle, used during his 2014 visit to the Holy Land, is being outfitted with diagnostic and […]
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Israel Says It’s Conducting Strikes In Gaza Amid Ceasefire: What We Know
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at Business Insider and CNBC. Sonam has extensive experience covering national security, foreign policy, elections, and stories at the intersection of law and politics. Her work has been cited in The […]
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