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A young Gazan with a severe leg injury is being treated in the US, but faces an uncertain future Ahed Bseso lay on the kitchen table in her home in Gaza, watching her uncle amputate her injured right leg. Standing nearby, her mother cried, “Ahed is dead!” But 18-year-old Bseso is alive, and he survived to tell his story from …

“Devastating” long-term destruction of agricultural land in Gaza, experts say Nearly half of Gaza’s agricultural land has been destroyed, and recovery could take years, an expert studying satellite images told CNN on Monday. “What we see from the satellite data is absolutely devastating,” He Yin, an assistant professor of geography at Kent State University in Ohio, told CNN’s Michael Holmes. …

Morning in Gaza. This is the latest Israel is fighting Hamas throughout Gaza, including in the Jabalya refugee camp in the north. Israel, which previously said it controlled Jabalya, said it was trying to prevent Hamas from regrouping there. Video captured heavy gunfire, Israeli tanks and the sound of drones in the area on Sunday. The Israeli military said it …

Israel condemned the General Assembly resolution calling for UN membership for the Palestinian Authority Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has denounced the passage of a UN General Assembly resolution on Friday calling on the UN Security Council to reconsider UN Membership for the Palestinian Authority. “The absurd decision taken today at the UN General Assembly highlights the bias of the …

At least 47 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in northern and central Gaza At least 47 people were killed, including children, in Israeli airstrikes in northern and central Gaza on Friday evening and overnight, according to three hospitals in the area. Among those killed were journalist Bahaa Okasha, his wife and 12-year-old son, in an airstrike in the Kaasib …

IDF urges immediate evacuation of areas in northern Gaza due to “dangerous combat zone” The Israeli army has ordered residents and displaced people in several neighborhoods in northern Gaza to leave the area immediately and head to “shelters” west of Gaza City. “You are present in a dangerous battle zone. Hamas is trying to rebuild its capabilities in the area …

No aid to Gaza from southern crossing in three days, WFP says The UN World Food Program (WFP) said in a social media post in X on Friday that the southern crossing to the Gaza Strip, where the main flow of aid passes through the enclave, has not received aid in three days. Only one bakery is functioning in Rafah, …

The Israeli army ordered the immediate evacuation of more neighborhoods east of Rafah The Israeli army has ordered the immediate evacuation of several more neighborhoods east of Rafah as the Israeli military ramps up its operations in the southern Gaza city. People in the Rafah and al-Shaboura camps, and the neighborhoods of Al-Adari, Al-Jeneina, and the Khirbet Al-Adas section should …

The White House contacted Israel about a CNN report on alleged systematic abuse in Israeli prisons The White House said CNN’s report on alleged systematic abuse in Israeli prisons was “deeply troubling” and that the Biden administration was reaching out to Israeli officials for answers. “We have seen reports of possible inmate abuse at this prison,” White House national security …

US report investigates whether Israel violated international law in Gaza. Here’s what to know Thousands of people fled the southern city of Rafah as the Israeli army stepped up its operations, despite warnings from US President Joe Biden that a major Israeli offensive would result in the shutdown of some US weapons. Here are the headlines: Rafah military operation: The …