Middle East
Israeli military says it aims to move 1.4 million displaced Gazans from Rafah to “humanitarian enclaves”
March 14, 2024
Israeli military says it aims to move 1.4 million displaced Gazans from Rafah to “humanitarian enclaves”
Israel intends to move 1.4 million displaced Palestinians from Gaza’s southern city of Rafah to “humanitarian enclaves” before a planned…
Israeli forces have killed over 400 people in West Bank since October, Palestinian Health Ministry says
March 14, 2024
Israeli forces have killed over 400 people in West Bank since October, Palestinian Health Ministry says
Israeli forces have killed at least 433 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since October 7, according…
China, Russia and Iran put on show of force with Mideast naval drills
March 14, 2024
China, Russia and Iran put on show of force with Mideast naval drills
CNN — Warships from China, Russia and Iran have held live-fire exercises in a key Middle Eastern waterway this week…
This Ramadan, starving Gazans will break their fast with scraps found in the garbage
March 14, 2024
This Ramadan, starving Gazans will break their fast with scraps found in the garbage
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…
Gaza is ‘dying of starvation’ – a look on the ground
March 13, 2024
Gaza is ‘dying of starvation’ – a look on the ground
Most of their days are filled with the hardship of searching for food. Two million hungry residents of Gaza, on…
Relative of Palestinian boy facing starvation in northern Gaza says “there is no treatment” for him
March 13, 2024
Relative of Palestinian boy facing starvation in northern Gaza says “there is no treatment” for him
Ayman Al-Zanat, 28, worries that his young nephew, Fadi, will not make it through the night. The Palestinian boy, age…
Israel turns away aid trucks for having scissors in medical kits, UN relief agency head says
March 13, 2024
Israel turns away aid trucks for having scissors in medical kits, UN relief agency head says
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has said that a truck loaded with aid…
Mediator Qatar says it hopes for Israel-Hamas truce before April 9
March 13, 2024
Mediator Qatar says it hopes for Israel-Hamas truce before April 9
Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said Wednesday that he hopes a truce agreement will be reached between Israel and…
Palestinian boy with firework, 12, shot dead by Israeli border police at east Jerusalem refugee camp
March 13, 2024
Palestinian boy with firework, 12, shot dead by Israeli border police at east Jerusalem refugee camp
CNN — A 12-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed by a border police officer in Shuafat refugee camp in…
Children in Gaza are suffering “relentless mental harm,” charity warns
March 12, 2024
Children in Gaza are suffering “relentless mental harm,” charity warns
Children in Gaza are experiencing “relentless mental harm” after five months of war, hunger, displacement and years of a blockade,…