The war has forced Israel’s Arab citizens to explain that no, they are not Hamas
Haifa and Jerusalem CNN — When 20-year-old Aya Najame, an Arab Muslim, was a little girl growing up in the northern Israeli port city of Haifa, she would go on…
Gazans forced to drink dirty, salty water as the fuel needed to run water systems runs out
CNN — Mohammad Al Shanti is forced to travel nearly four miles to Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza to fill up plastic bottles with water. It’s only enough for his…
Names written on Palestinian children’s bodies speak to the fears of Gazan parents amid the Israel-Hamas war
Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic descriptions Gaza CNN — The bodies of three children lie on a steel tray inside what appears to be a Gaza hospital morgue, one…
Hamas releases two more hostages as Israel ramps up Gaza strikes
Gaza and Jerusalem CNN — Hamas released two Israeli citizens on Monday, according to multiple sources, amid growing pressure to secure the release of hundreds of hostages taken by the…
Hamas releases two hostages as questions swirl about delayed aid and looming incursion
Gaza and Rafah CNN — The first trucks carrying aid entered Gaza on Saturday, but international leaders have warned that much more is needed to combat the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation…
‘Horrific’ Russian attack on postal depot kills six in eastern Ukraine
CNN — At least six people were killed and 16 others injured after a Russian missile strike on a postal terminal in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, officials have said.…
Rafah crossing: Here’s why Egypt is reluctant to open the last remaining exit for Gazans
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. CNN — Egypt…
Syrian generals face a landmark war crimes trial in France
Paris CNN — Omar Abou Nabout is a man on a mission. Part diplomat-in-training, part legal campaigner, the 27-year-old Syrian spoke to CNN in Paris between meetings, flipping between his…
The ‘Gaza metro’: The mysterious subterranean tunnel network used by Hamas
CNN — The myriad tunnels under Gaza are best known as passageways used to smuggle goods from Egypt and launch attacks into Israel. But there exists a second underground network…
Biden snubbed by Middle East allies as Arab world seethes over Gaza hospital blast
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE…