Israel Defense Forces work to protect civilians — not kill them
The world mourns the tragic loss of World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza this week. The investigation into the event is ongoing, but we do know Israel took immediate responsibility,…
New Yorkers are fleeing the state in record numbers: Letters
The Issue: A new Census Bureau report indicating that New York City is experiencing population decline. It is no surprise that, despite the mass-exodus report by New York state Comptroller…
Fears of another Palestinian exodus reverberate across the Middle East
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. Amman, Jordan CNN…
Hamas and Israeli troops clash in Gaza as airstrikes intensify
CNN — Hamas fighters and Israeli forces engaged in limited clashes inside Gaza on Sunday as the Israeli military ramped up airstrikes on the Palestinian enclave ahead of what its…
How volunteer guards foiled a carefully planned Hamas attack on one kibbutz
CNN — When Hamas militants broke through the Gaza fence in this month’s unprecedented attack on Israel, the kibbutz of Mefalsim – less than two miles from the border –…
Everything you need to know about Israel’s war with Hamas
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 — Israel…
UN ‘deeply concerned’ over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing
CNN — The United Nations says it is “deeply concerned” by reports that civilians, including women and children, were killed and injured in a bombing at a camp for internally…
‘Everyone Died’: How Gunmen Killed Dozens In Sderot
new video loaded: ‘Everyone Died’: How Gunmen Killed Dozens In Sderot transcript Back transcript ‘Everyone Died’: How Gunmen Killed Dozens In Sderot Videos filmed by residents in Sderot captured a…
Israel-Hamas conflict: Israeli defense minister orders ‘complete siege’ of Gaza
Jerusalem and Gaza CNN — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the Israeli military would attack Hamas with a force “like never before,” as the militant group threatened…
Two Israeli civilians killed in flashpoint West Bank town, Israel military says
CNN — Two Israeli civilians were shot and killed on Saturday in the flashpoint West Bank town of Huwara, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). IDF soldiers have been…