ATLANTA — President Joe Biden decried the “humanitarian crisis” in Gaza while delivering a commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday that featured mild applause but no interruption. Speaking before the historic Black, all male college, the president addressed head on the Israel-Hamas war that is causing campus strife across the country. He told graduates […]
By Trevor Hunnicutt ATLANTA (Reuters) – Joe Biden on Sunday delivers a commencement address at Morehouse College, a venue offering the U.S. president an election-year opportunity to address anger over his support for Israel and to repair bonds with young Black men. Israel’s invasion of Gaza in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, youth […]
An Israeli air strike killed 20 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting raged across the north on Sunday as Israel’s leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war, now in its eighth month. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced criticism from his own War Cabinet, with his […]
CAIRO (AP) — The 35 American and other international doctors came to Gaza in volunteer teams to help one of the territory’s few hospitals still functioning. They brought suitcases full of medical supplies and had trained for one of the worst war zones in the world. They knew the health care system was decimated and […]
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to resign unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets out a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip. Mr Gantz set an 8 June deadline for a plan to achieve six “strategic goals”, including the end of Hamas rule in Gaza and the establishment of a multinational civilian administration […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food and other supplies. The shipment is the first in an operation that […]
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several top White House aides say they are confident protests across U.S. college campuses against Israel’s offensive in Gaza will not translate into significantly fewer votes for Joe Biden in November’s election, despite polls showing many Democrats are deeply unhappy about the U.S. president’s policy on the war. The […]
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they had previously skirted in the more than seven-month-old war, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, medics and residents said. Israel’s forces also took over some ground in Rafah, a […]
The first distribution of badly needed aid is expected to begin this weekend after rolling off a newly built US pier off the coast of Gaza. It is expected even as aid workers warn much more access is needed to the besieged territory where famine might be under way. Israeli restrictions and heavy fighting in […]
STORY: :: The U.S. anchors a temporary floating pier in Gaza to help boost aid deliveries :: May 16, 2024 :: Sabrina Singh, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary “The establishment of the Trident Pier has been coordinated to support USAID’s and the UN’s effort to deliver and distribute aid. In the coming days, aid will be […]
Anne Jones completed the cycle in six hours [PA Media] An 82-year-old grandmother has taken on one of the Tour de France’s most famous mountains to raise funds for aid to Gaza. Anne Jones, from Lewisham, south London, rode 20km (12 miles) up Mont Ventoux in southern France to support Amos Trust’s Gaza appeal. She […]
Ms. Rachel’s online videos are usually filled with bright images and upbeat songs to help kids learn their numbers and colors. But on May 16, the pre-school teacher turned YouTube star best known for her “Songs for Littles” series, shared a somber video on Instagram and TikTok saying that she’d been the target of online […]