Tag: Gaza

National Security

For White House, even small victories prove elusive in Gaza, Ukraine

Brian Hughes · July 28, 2014 1:19 pm

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, file photo, Khaled Meshaal, head of Hamas Politburo in Damascus, talks during a news conference following his talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo. Hamas leader Meshaal said in an interview broadcast Monday, July 28, 2014, that he believes the world hasn't taken an even-handed view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Hamas leader Meshaal demands end to occupation

Washington Examiner · July 28, 2014 12:59 pm

A relative guides a girl in prayer at the grave of their loved one in a cemetery in Gaza city, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, July 28, 2014. Monday marked the beginning of the three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday, which caps the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Muslims usually start the day with dawn prayers and visiting cemeteries to pay their respects to the dead, with children getting new clothes, toys, shoes and haircuts, and families visiting each other. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

In war-struck Gaza, civilians struggle to get by

KARIN LAUBIBRAHIM BARZAK · July 28, 2014 12:06 pm

VIDEO: John Kerry vows U.S. will continue push for Israel-Palestinian ceasefire

Ed Sykes · July 28, 2014 9:37 am

FILE - In this Thursday, July 24, 2014, file photo, blood and and discarded belongings are left behind at a U.N. school in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli tank shells hit the compound, killing more than a dozen people and wounding dozens more who were seeking shelter from fierce clashes on the streets outside, Palestinian officials said, as Israel pressed forward with its 17-day war against the territory's Hamas rulers. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

Israel acknowledges mortar shell hit UN school

Yousur Alhlou · July 27, 2014 11:28 pm

Netanyahu: Israel can lose on PR but not security

Philip Elliott · July 27, 2014 8:39 pm

Obama: US worried about worsening Gaza conditions

Washington Examiner · July 27, 2014 8:17 pm

Smoke raises in the air following an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Sunday, July 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

National Security

Benjamin Netanyahu: Hamas violating its own cease-fire

Sean Lengell · July 27, 2014 4:21 pm

Palestinian says Israeli action extends conflict

Washington Examiner · July 27, 2014 2:19 pm

Israeli Arabs caught in the middle of Gaza war

Aron Heller · July 27, 2014 9:38 am

A Palestinian woman carries her belongings past the rubble of houses destroyed by Israeli strikes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 26, 2014. Thousands of Gaza residents who had fled Israel-Hamas fighting streamed back to devastated border areas during a lull Saturday, and were met by large-scale destruction: scores of homes were pulverized, wreckage blocked roads and power cables dangled in the streets. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

National Security

Israel says it’s extending Gaza truce for 24 hours

KARIN LAUBIAN DEITCH · July 27, 2014 2:25 am

Two and a half-year-old Muhammad Al Masri rests on his mother's legs in a classroom at a United Nations school where hundreds of families have sought refuge after fleeing their homes following heavy Israeli forces' strikes, in Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Friday, July 25, 2014. Over 140,000 Palestinians are seeking shelter in 83 UNRWA schools, according to UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness. The number of Palestinians seeking shelter since the ground operation began has increased seven-fold. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Gaza sides agree to lull but truce efforts stall

KARIN LAUBIAN DEITCH · July 26, 2014 2:26 am