Palestine
Some Palestinian patients in East Jerusalem hospitals will be sent back to Gaza by Israel
Middle East
March 19, 2024
Some Palestinian patients in East Jerusalem hospitals will be sent back to Gaza by Israel
Jerusalem CNN — Israeli authorities are preparing to send a group of Palestinian patients who were being treated in East…
Netanyahu says he’s trying everything to get more aid to Gaza. Aid groups say that’s not true
Middle East
March 19, 2024
Netanyahu says he’s trying everything to get more aid to Gaza. Aid groups say that’s not true
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…
“Trucks are stopped, people are dying”: Top EU diplomat claims Israel is using starvation as weapon of war
Middle East
March 18, 2024
“Trucks are stopped, people are dying”: Top EU diplomat claims Israel is using starvation as weapon of war
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has accused Israel of using “starvation as a weapon of war” and…
Israeli military orders evacuation from area surrounding Al-Shifa Hospital
Middle East
March 18, 2024
Israeli military orders evacuation from area surrounding Al-Shifa Hospital
The Israeli military has ordered all people near the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City’s Al-Rimal neighborhood to evacuate southwards. The…
Egypt warns Tel Aviv against dire consequences of any Israeli military action in Rafah
Egypt
March 18, 2024
Egypt warns Tel Aviv against dire consequences of any Israeli military action in Rafah
Egypt has warned Israel of the dire repercussions of any military assault on Rafah, and demanded an end to its…
Netanyahu’s response to Schumer widens rift in US-Israeli relations
Middle East
March 18, 2024
Netanyahu’s response to Schumer widens rift in US-Israeli relations
CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is refusing to bow to calls by the top US senator for a…
White House says it hasn’t seen a “credible” plan from Israel to protect civilians if it moves into Rafah
Middle East
March 18, 2024
White House says it hasn’t seen a “credible” plan from Israel to protect civilians if it moves into Rafah
The White House said on Sunday that it still has not seen a “credible” plan from the Israeli government on…
Gaza death toll exceeds 31,600, health ministry says
Middle East
March 17, 2024
Gaza death toll exceeds 31,600, health ministry says
Ninety-two people have been killed in Gaza over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll since October 7 to 31,645…
Operations in Rafah will take “several weeks,” Israeli prime minister says
Middle East
March 17, 2024
Operations in Rafah will take “several weeks,” Israeli prime minister says
An Israeli operation in Rafah, southern Gaza, will take “several weeks,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, saying he will…
Fifty-four wounded Palestinians cross Rafah terminal for treatment in Egypt
Egypt
March 17, 2024
Fifty-four wounded Palestinians cross Rafah terminal for treatment in Egypt
54 injured Palestinians crossed Rafah border terminal on Saturday 16/03/2024 with 108 companions coming from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. An…