A third convoy of humanitarian aid crossed the border into Gaza yesterday — creating an opening for more aid organizations to step up their efforts. Alight in Minneapolis hopes to get its first batch of supplies and food into Gaza soon.
The BBC and The New York Times are among the news outlets revisiting their coverage of a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital. They relied on Hamas as an authoritative source of information.
As the deadly conflict in Israel and Gaza rages on — airstrikes, settler violence and skirmishes with Hezbollah in Lebanon are bringing the war farther north and more Americans in the region are looking to evacuate.
Israeli warplanes have struck targets across Gaza, including in areas where civilians have been told to seek refuge. The strikes overnight and into Monday came after another small aid shipment was allowed into the besieged Hamas-ruled territory.
Services across the Holy Land memorialized the Palestinian civilians killed Thursday when an Israeli airstrike hit the Church of St. Porphyrius in Gaza City, where some 400 people were sheltering.
Sergio Massa surprised Sunday night by finishing on top in the first round of Argentina's presidential election, reflecting voters' wariness about handing the presidency to a right-wing populist.
Minneapolis police are investigating an incident near Loring Park on Sunday afternoon where a man drove a car through a crowd showing support for Palestinians in Gaza.
An Israeli military spokesperson said his country is intensifying its bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip as part of the "next stages of the war" against Hamas.
For many Minnesotans, the crisis in the Middle East hits close to home. Maple Grove residents Tariq and Manal Harmouda said close to three dozen of their relatives were killed in western Gaza on Thursday night.