Families of Israeli Hostages Wait for Deal to Be Announced
As Israel and Hamas indicated that they were nearing a hostage exchange deal, some families of Israeli hostages abducted to Gaza were grappling on Tuesday with conflicting emotions: a growing optimism that their loved ones would return that was chilled by a gnawing fear that the deal might collapse — or worse, that they might…
Who Are the Palestinian Prisoners Who Could Be Released in the Hostage Deal?
Negotiations around the release of Israeli women and children held hostage in Gaza have centered on an exchange for Palestinian women and minors held in Israeli prisons. The size of that group has grown quickly during the six weeks of war and upheaval since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, according to a Palestinian…
Mosab Abu Toha, Noted Palestinian Poet, Disappears in Gaza, Family Says
A celebrated Palestinian poet and essayist who founded the Gaza Strip’s first English-language library disappeared on Sunday after he was stopped by the Israeli military as his family was fleeing to southern Gaza, relatives said. The free speech organization PEN America said on Monday that the poet, Mosab Abu Toha, had been detained by Israel…
Surviving War in Gaza, One Text Message at a Time
new video loaded: Surviving War in Gaza, One Text Message at a Time transcript Back transcript Surviving War in Gaza, One Text Message at a Time Every morning, Ahmed Mansour, a Palestinian filmmaker in the U.S., texts his family in Gaza to check if they are still alive. Israel’s siege on the territory has caused…
Israel Says Yemen’s Houthis Hijacked a Ship in the Red Sea
The Israeli government said on Sunday that Yemen’s Houthi militia had hijacked a ship in the Red Sea. There was no immediate confirmation from the Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, about the alleged hijacking. Only hours earlier, they had issued a statement threatening to target Israeli flagged, owned and operated ships traversing the Red Sea. In…
The Battle of Tarawa in Pictures
Over three days of intense fighting, thousands of soldiers perished on beaches and in the ocean for a prize — a strategic speck of coral sand and its critical air strip, in the middle of the Pacific — that would help decide the outcome of World War II. Eighty years ago, the United States military…
The Invisible War in Ukraine Being Fought Over Radio Waves
The drones began crashing on Ukraine’s front lines, with little explanation. For months, the aerial vehicles supplied by Quantum Systems, a German technology firm, had worked smoothly for Ukraine’s military, swooping through the air to spot enemy tanks and troops in the country’s war against Russia. Then late last year, the machines abruptly started falling…
Patients and Workers Leave Gaza Hospital Days After Israeli Raid
“Medical personnel will remain in the hospital to support patients who are unable to evacuate,” the Israeli military said in a statement, adding that it had provided “additional food, water and humanitarian assistance” to Al-Shifa overnight. It was not immediately clear how many patients, staff members or Israeli soldiers remained in the complex. Munir al-Bursh,…
‘It’s Like I Am Blind’: Waiting for Asylum in a British Hotel
Every morning, Mohammed Al Muhandes wakes up in a hotel in Leeds, England, and wonders how to pass the day. Along with dozens of other asylum seekers, he eats the same breakfast each morning, then returns to his room or walks in a nearby park. The 9.58 pounds, or $11.90, he is given each week…