Gaza
Watch: Trump details plan to end Israel war with Hamas in Gaza
The White House on Monday released a 20-point plan by President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. The release came minutes before Trump began speaking at the White House about the proposal, which has not been agreed to by Hamas. Trump was joined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. […]
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‘Gaza is burning’: Israel launches ground invasion of strip’s largest city
Palestinians watch as the Al-Ghafri tower collapses amid heavy smoke during an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, on Sept. 15, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nearly two years into its retaliatory military offensive in the Gaza Strip, Israel said it has launched a long-studied ground assault on Gaza City. […]
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Microsoft fires two employees over breaking into its president’s office
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold banners and signs as they protest outside the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Microsoft on Thursday said that it had terminated two employees who broke into President Brad Smith’s office earlier this week. The news […]
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Israel enters first stage of planned assault on Gaza City
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz looks on, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, November 7, 2024. Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Israel on Wednesday entered the first stages of its planned assault on Gaza City after approving a plan to take over the city that includes calling up 60,000 reservists for its expanded […]
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Hamas accepts proposed deal for ceasefire with Israel and hostage release: Reuters
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa attend a press conference during their visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 18, 2025. Sherrif Fahmy | Reuters Hamas has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire proposal with Israel that includes the return of half the hostages held […]
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U.S. envoy tells Israeli hostage families he is working on plan to end Gaza War
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff (L) arrives to meet families of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 as they demonstrate in Tel Aviv’s ‘Hostage’ square on August 2, 2025. Witkoff met the anguished families as fears for the captives’ survival mounted almost 22 months into the war. – | […]
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Hunger in Gaza reaches ‘tipping point’ under Israel’s offensive as children face lifelong impacts of malnutrition
Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, before a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel takes effect, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 17, 2025. Hatem Khaled | Reuters The hunger crisis in Gaza under Israel’s assault has reached a “tipping point,” experts and advocates tell NBC News, with deaths expected to soar if Palestinians do not […]
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Gen Z is grappling with global chaos—here’s how they’re coping with ‘inheriting broken systems’
As the first digital-native generation, Gen Z is exposed to global instability in a way that no other generation has been. Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images As the first digital native generation, Gen Z is grappling with exposure to global instability in a way that no other generation has. “We were raised with war […]
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Pope Francis makes brief Easter appearance, calls for Gaza ceasefire
Pope Francis stands on the main balcony of St. Peter’s basilica for the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing to the city and the world as part of Easter celebrations, at St Peter’s square in the Vatican on April 20, 2025. Tiziana Fabi | Afp | Getty Images Pope Francis reiterated his call for an […]
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Israel expands military effort in Gaza, defence minister says
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz in Jerusalem on October 7, 2024. Ahmed Gharabli | Afp | Getty Images Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced a major expansion of the military operation in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to the security zones of Israel. In a statement, […]
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