Israeli strikes kill 34 in Gaza
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Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 59,921 people and wounded 145,233. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks and more than 200 were taken captive. Here’s what you need to know:
The Israeli government is defending a top military officer who dismissed images of starving Palestinians as 'fake' over the weekend, despite President Trump stating Monday that he believes the pictures are real.
A pair of leading Israeli human rights groups has accused Israel of “committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,” becoming the first such organizations to make the claim.
It is the first time that Jewish-led organizations in Israel have made such accusations against the country during nearly 22 months of war.
Israel says it is fighting against Hamas, not Palestinians as a group. But two of Israel’s best-known rights groups — long critical of Israeli policy — now say they disagree.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says no one in Gaza is starving: “There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza. We enable humanitarian aid throughout the duration of the war to enter Gaza – otherwise,