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Israel controls 50% of Gaza after razing land to expand its buffer zone

Israel controls 50% of Gaza after razing land to expand its buffer zone

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50% of the territory and is squeezing Palestinians into shrinking wedges of land.
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 32, mostly women and children

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 32, mostly women and children

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 32 people, including over a dozen women and children, local health officials said Sunday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to the United States to m
Palestinian teenager who died in Israeli prison showed signs of starvation, medical report says

Palestinian teenager who died in Israeli prison showed signs of starvation, medical report says

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Starvation was likely the leading cause of death for a Palestinian teenager who died in an Israeli prison , according to an Israeli doctor who observed the autopsy.
Former German president warns of far right at 80th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation

Former German president warns of far right at 80th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation

VIENNA (AP) — Germany marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' Buchenwald concentration camp on Sunday as one of the country's former presidents warned against “radicalization and a worldwide shift to the right.
Pope makes surprise appearance at St. Peter’s Square, 2 weeks after leaving hospital

Pope makes surprise appearance at St. Peter’s Square, 2 weeks after leaving hospital

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis made a surprise entrance to St.
Moroccans protest Israel's offensive in Gaza and take aim at Trump

Moroccans protest Israel's offensive in Gaza and take aim at Trump

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Tens of thousands of Moroccans on Sunday protested Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza, putting fury toward U.S. President Donald Trump near the center of their grievances.
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