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NYT Middle East
May 14, 2024

Israeli Military Leaders See Danger in Lack of a Plan to Govern Gaza
As Hamas reappears in places Israel's troops had cleared, Israeli commanders say their government's failure to plan for stabilizing and administering Gaza will leave a perilous power vacuum.

NYT Middle East
May 14, 2024

The U.N. Is Citing Lower Casualties for Women and Children in Gaza. What Happened?


NYT Middle East
May 14, 2024

Iranian Film Director Mohammad Rasoulof Flees Country After Jail Sentence
Mohammad Rasoulof, known for the award-winning "There Is No Evil," had been barred from leaving Iran after his work criticized the country's clerical leadership.

NYT Middle East
May 14, 2024

International UN Worker Is Killed in Gaza
It was the first time an international U.N. employee had been killed in Gaza since the war began last October.

NYT Middle East
May 13, 2024

Protesters Disrupt Israeli Memorial Day Events Over War Raging in Gaza
A day of national mourning was interrupted by hecklers who blamed government officials for failing to secure the release of hostages still being held by Hamas.

NYT Middle East
May 13, 2024

White House Says Israel Still Has Provided No Plan to Protect Rafah Civilians
The national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, also said Israel had yet to connect its military operations to a plan for the future governance of Gaza.

NYT Middle East
May 13, 2024

Israelis Mark Memorial Day Among Portraits of Those Lost at the Nova Festival Ground
"Our hearts are broken," one mourner said at the site of a rave for peace and love where hundreds were killed in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7.

NYT Middle East
May 13, 2024

Israelis Head to Sites of Oct. 7 Attack to Observe National Day of Mourning
"Our hearts are broken," one mourner said at the site of a rave for peace and love where hundreds were killed in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7.

NYT Middle East
May 13, 2024

Activists Hold Annual Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony
"Many people have woken up to the reality that this conflict cannot go on," said a director of one Israeli peace-building group, referring to the decades of violence.

NYT Middle East
May 13, 2024

Fighting Flares Anew in Gaza as Hamas Regroups
The U.S. secretary of state warned that Israel's victories over Hamas may not be "sustainable."

NYT Middle East
May 12, 2024

Fighting Flares Anew in Gaza as Hamas Reconstitutes
The U.S. secretary of state warned that Israel's victories over Hamas may not be "sustainable."

NYT Middle East
May 12, 2024

Blinken Says U.S. Has Not Ruled Out Withholding More Military Aid From Israel
The secretary of state said the U.S. could pull additional support if Israel undertakes a major attack on Rafah.

NYT Middle East
May 12, 2024

As Israel Steps Up Attacks, 300,000 Gazans Are Forced to Evacuate
Many say there is nowhere to go, and even the "humanitarian zone" recommended by Israel is neither safe nor equipped to handle all of them, the U.N. says.

NYT Middle East
May 12, 2024

About 300,000 Gazans Have Fled Rafah, U.N. Says
The Israeli military has expanded its evacuation orders for Rafah, deepening fears that it was preparing a full-scale invasion of the city in southern Gaza.

NYT Middle East
May 12, 2024

Yahya Sinwar Helped Start the War in Gaza. Now He's Key to Its Endgame.
Hamas's leader in Gaza is considered an architect of the Oct. 7 attacks that prompted Israel to retaliate. As mediators seek a cease-fire, a deal depends on Mr. Sinwar as well as his Israeli foes.

NYT Middle East
May 12, 2024

Yahya Sinwar Helped Start the Gaza War. Now He's Key to Its Endgame.
Hamas's leader in Gaza is considered an architect of the Oct. 7 attacks that prompted Israel to retaliate. As mediators seek a cease-fire, a deal depends on Mr. Sinwar as well as his Israeli foes.

NYT Middle East
May 11, 2024

As Israel Steps Up Attacks, 300,000 Gazans Are on the Move
Many say there is nowhere to go, and even the "humanitarian zone" recommended by Israel is neither safe nor equipped to handle all of them, the U.N. says.

NYT Middle East
May 11, 2024

Isolated and Defiant, Israel Vows to ‘Stand Alone' in War on Hamas
As the death toll in Gaza has risen, countries have turned their backs on Israel. The consequences of those desertions, from security to economics, risk turning Israel into a pariah.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

South Africa Again Asks the ICJ to Order Israel to Withdraw From Rafah
The "very survival" of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is under threat, South Africa said.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

U.S. Defends U.N. Voting ‘No' on Palestinian Membership
The United States among a handful of holdouts on the vote, which was widely seen as a rebuke of the Americans and Israel.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

What We Know About Where Aid Can Enter Gaza
A look at the humanitarian assistance getting into the Gaza Strip by land, air and sea.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

U.S. Criticizes Israel for Failure to Protect Civilians in the Gaza Conflict
In a report, the State Department avoids sweeping conclusions but raises the prospect that Israel may have violated humanitarian laws.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

U.S. Criticizes Israel Over Conduct in Gaza
In a report, the State Department avoids sweeping conclusions but raises the prospect that Israel may have violated humanitarian laws.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

Cease-Fire Talks Hit Snag Over Hostages and Permanence, Officials Say
Representatives of Israel and Hamas have left Egypt without any deal in sight.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

Kuwaiti Emir Dissolves Parliament for Up to Four Years
The country's ruler also suspended several constitutional articles, raising concerns that he could diminish political freedoms in one of the Middle East's few semi-democratic states.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

Kuwaiti Emir Suspends Parliament for Up to Four Years
The country's ruler also suspended several constitutional articles, raising concerns that he could diminish political freedoms in one of the Middle East's few semi-democratic states.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

U.N. officials warn that aid efforts face imminent threat from lack of fuel and food.


NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

Israel and Egypt Spar, Squeezing Gaza Aid Routes
With no resumption of deliveries in sight, officials fear the territory's threadbare humanitarian relief effort could collapse altogether.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

U.N. General Assembly Votes to Back Palestinian Membership Bid
The vote comes after the United States last month vetoed a Security Council measure granting full U.N. membership to a Palestinian state.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

Actions by Israel and Egypt Squeeze Gaza Aid Routes
Israel's military has seized and closed the Rafah crossing as it fights in the area, and officials say that Egypt is not allowing aid trucks to go to the other main crossing at Kerem Shalom.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

U.N. General Assembly Adopts Resolution in Support of Palestinian Statehood
The vote comes after the United States last month vetoed a Security Council measure granting full U.N. membership to a Palestinian state.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

People Leaving Rafah Describe Fearful Flight From Israeli Assaults
‘We feel depressed and so exhausted from repeating the same suffering,' one mother of 11 said.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

U.S. Military's Plea to Israel: Do More to Protect Gazans in War Zone
The Biden administration says it is still waiting to see a detailed plan for how Israeli forces plan to evacuate civilians from the city of Rafah.

NYT Middle East
May 10, 2024

Biden Is Not the First U.S. President to Cut Off Weapons to Israel
Ronald Reagan also used the power of American arms to influence Israeli war policy. The comparison underscores how much the politics of Israel have changed in the United States since the 1980s.

NYT Middle East
May 09, 2024

U.S. Ship Carrying Aid for Gaza Departs From Cyprus
A Pentagon spokesman said bad weather had made it impossible to install a new floating pier and causeway.

NYT Middle East
May 09, 2024

UNRWA Says It Closed East Jerusalem Headquarters After Fire and Attacks
The leader of the agency said Israeli residents had set the fire, which caused extensive damage, but that no staff had been injured.

NYT Middle East
May 09, 2024

Japanese American Civil Rights Group Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire
The call for a truce followed months of pressure from younger members who believed the group had a duty to stand up for Palestinians.

NYT Middle East
May 09, 2024

Rafah Invasion Tests Biden's Relationship With Israel
Defiant Israelis have vowed to do "whatever is necessary" in the Gaza Strip despite the American president's threat to withhold weapons.

NYT Middle East
May 09, 2024

Breach Grows Between Biden and Israel's Leaders Over Rafah Invasion
Defiant Israelis have vowed to do "whatever is necessary" in the Gaza Strip despite the American president's threat to withhold weapons.

NYT Middle East
May 09, 2024

As Gaza Talks Falter, Negotiators Look for a Deal or a Scapegoat
President Biden's decision to withhold offensive weapons if Israel attacks Rafah has scrambled cease-fire talks. But much of the various sides' recriminations may be to gain advantage — or shift blame.

NYT Middle East
May 09, 2024

Israel ‘Smashing Into Rafah' Will Not Eradicate Hamas, Biden Aide Says
The president has grown increasingly wary of a major assault in the densely populated city in southern Gaza.

NYT Middle East
May 09, 2024

Biden's Warning Over Rafah Sharpens a Problem for Netanyahu
"If we need to stand alone, we will stand alone," the Israeli prime minister said, as the U.S. threatened to withhold more weapons.

NYT Middle East
May 09, 2024

Nearly 79,000 Have Fled Rafah Since Monday, UN Says
Israeli forces had called for the evacuation of about 110,000 people from the eastern part of the Gazan city and seized the Gaza side of a border crossing with Egypt in an incursion this week.

NYT Middle East
May 09, 2024

Israel's Shutdown of Al Jazeera Highlights Long-Running Tensions
The network will keep covering the war in Gaza, but it will be harder for Israelis to watch. Israel calls the network a security threat, while Al Jazeera says Israel wants to conceal its brutality.

NYT Middle East
May 09, 2024

A Former Guantánamo Prisoner's New Life
In a quick but eventful year since his release, Majid Khan reunited with his wife, met his daughter who was born after his capture and added to his family with a baby son.

NYT Middle East
May 08, 2024

Biden Pressures Israel to Reach Gaza Cease-Fire and Threatens to Withhold Arms
The president warned that the United States would withhold American weapons if Israel launched a major invasion of Rafah in Gaza.

NYT Middle East
May 08, 2024

Biden Says the U.S. Will Not Supply Israel With Weapons to Attack Rafah
The president's remarks underscore the growing rift between the United States and its closest Middle East ally over the war in Gaza.

NYT Middle East
May 08, 2024

U.N. Says Rafah Operation and Closure of Crossings Are a Setback for Gaza Aid
No trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since Sunday, according to the U.N.

NYT Middle East
May 08, 2024

Biden's Pause on Weapons Tests Ties to Israel
President Biden hopes the decision to withhold the delivery of 3,500 bombs will prompt Israel to change course in its war in Gaza.

NYT Middle East
May 08, 2024

Students at Trinity College Dublin Dismantle Antiwar Protest Camp
Students against the war in Gaza began taking down the camp after Trinity College Dublin said it would divest from three Israeli companies.

NYT Middle East
May 08, 2024

What We Know About the Weapons the U.S. Sends to Israel
The United States accelerated weapons deliveries to Israel after the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks.

NYT Middle East
May 08, 2024

Biden Pressures Israel to Reach Gaza Cease-Fire and Limit Rafah Operation
The president's threat to withhold some weapons unless the Israelis also limit civilian casualties and increase humanitarian aid has widened cracks in the relationship.

NYT Middle East
May 08, 2024

Biden Pressures Israel to Reach a Cease-Fire in Gaza, Straining Ties
The president's threat to withhold some weapons unless the Israelis also limit civilian casualties and increase humanitarian aid has widened cracks in the relationship.

NYT Middle East
May 08, 2024

Israel Reopens a Gaza Crossing Critical for Humanitarian Aid
The crossing at Kerem Shalom had been closed since a Hamas rocket attack from Gaza on Sunday killed four soldiers in the area. The closings disrupted the flow of aid.

NYT Middle East
May 08, 2024

Biden Puts Arms Shipment to Israel on Hold Amid Dispute Over Rafah Attack
The United States withheld 3,500 bombs last week out of concern that they might be used in a major assault against the southern Gaza city over the objections of American officials.

NYT Middle East
May 07, 2024

Israeli Tanks Enter Rafah as Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Resume in Cairo
An Israeli incursion into the southern Gaza city did not appear to be the long-anticipated, full-scale invasion of the city, home to about a million displaced Palestinians.

NYT Middle East
May 07, 2024

Here Are the Gaps Between Israel and Hamas on the Latest Cease-Fire Proposal
Hamas said it had accepted the terms of a cease-fire proposed by Arab mediators, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was "very far from Israel's core demands."

NYT Middle East
May 07, 2024

Biden Condemns a ‘Ferocious Surge' of Antisemitism in the United States
President Biden's speech at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony came during weeks of protests on U.S. college campuses against Israel's war in Gaza.

NYT Middle East
May 07, 2024

Biden Condemns Antisemitism in Holocaust Remembrance Speech
President Biden's speech at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony came during weeks of protests on U.S. college campuses against Israel's war in Gaza.

NYT Middle East
May 07, 2024

Biden's Arms Transfer Policies Face New Pressures From Gaza War
The Biden administration is due to release a report this week on whether it believes assurances from Israel on its use of U.S. arms and protection of civilians.

NYT Middle East
May 07, 2024

Gaza War Puts New Pressures on U.S. Arms Transfer Policies
The Biden administration is due to release a report this week on whether it believes assurances from Israel on its use of U.S. arms and protection of civilians.

NYT Middle East
May 07, 2024

Pact Hamas Has Embraced Is U.S.-Israel Cease-Fire Deal With Small Changes, Officials Say
The C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, was consulted on the changes, the officials say. The proposal uses the term "sustainable calm," wording that Israel had earlier agreed earlier to, but whose definition may be a point of friction.

NYT Middle East
May 07, 2024

Gaza Cease-Fire Talks: A Timeline of Recent Developments
Hopes for an agreement to halt the fighting and free hostages have risen and fallen repeatedly in recent days.

NYT Middle East
May 07, 2024

Two Dozen Bodies Brought to Rafah Hospital, Doctor Says
The head of Kuwait Hospital in Rafah said the situation at the facility amid the Israeli military incursion was "catastrophic in every sense of the word."

NYT Middle East
May 07, 2024

Israel's Closures of 2 Gaza Border Crossings Prompt Alarm Over Humanitarian Aid
International agencies and officials said Israel's moves could exacerbate an already dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

NYT Middle East
May 07, 2024

U.S. Repatriates 11 American Citizens From ISIS War Camps in Syria
The group — the largest set of Americans retrieved from the war zone — was joined by a 9-year-old noncitizen whose brother is an American.

NYT Middle East
May 07, 2024

Biden to Condemn Antisemitism at Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony
President Biden's address from Capitol Hill comes during weeks of protests on American college campuses against Israel's war in Gaza.

NYT Middle East
May 06, 2024

Inside the White House Scramble to Broker a Deal in Gaza
The flurry of actions underscores how fluid the situation in the region is as President Biden and his team try to ultimately end the war that has devastated Gaza.

NYT Middle East
May 06, 2024

Officials Describe Pact Hamas Has Embraced as U.S.-Israel Proposal With Small Changes
The C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, was consulted on the changes, the officials say. The proposal uses the term "sustainable calm," wording that Israel had earlier agreed earlier to, but whose definition may be a point of friction.

NYT Middle East
May 06, 2024

Timeline of Recent Twists and Turns in Gaza Cease-fire Talks
Hopes for an agreement to halt the fighting and free hostages have risen and fallen repeatedly in recent days.

NYT Middle East
May 06, 2024

Israel Orders Partial Evacuation of Rafah, Fueling Fears of New Offensive
Hamas says it has agreed to a cease-fire plan that Israel said did not meet its demands, the latest in a long series of negotiating stumbles.

NYT Middle East
May 06, 2024

Hamas's announcement adds to the uncertainty of the cease-fire talks.
The terms Hamas had agreed to were not immediately clear, but a senior Israeli official quickly said that the terms were not those that Israel had agreed to.

NYT Middle East
May 06, 2024

Maersk Says Expanded Houthi Attacks Are Forcing More Delays
The shipping company said the militia had recently tried to attack ships further from the shores of Yemen, putting more strain on logistics.

NYT Middle East
May 06, 2024

With Schools in Ruins, Education in Gaza Will Be Hobbled for Years
Most of Gaza's schools, including all of its universities, have severe damage that makes them unusable, which could harm an entire generation, the United Nations and others say.

NYT Middle East
May 06, 2024

Netanyahu Asserts Israel's Right to Defend Itself at Holocaust Remembrance Event
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been steadfast in his goal of destroying Hamas. On Sunday, he defended Israel's right to defend itself at a Holocaust remembrance event.

NYT Middle East
May 06, 2024

Netanyahu Asserts Israel's Right to Fight Its enemies in Defiant Speech
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been steadfast in his goal of destroying Hamas. On Sunday, he defended Israel's right to defend itself at a Holocaust remembrance event.

NYT Middle East
May 05, 2024

Cease-Fire Talks Between Israel and Hamas Again at an Impasse
There had been signs the two sides were inching closer to an agreement, but talks in Cairo stalled and a Hamas delegation left the city.

NYT Middle East
May 05, 2024

Hamas Claims Responsibility for a Rocket Attack Near Kerem Shalom
The Israeli military said that about 10 rockets were fired toward Kerem Shalom, a conduit for aid into Gaza. Several people were injured, Israel's public broadcaster said.

NYT Middle East
May 05, 2024

Parts of Gaza in ‘Full-Blown Famine,' UN Aid Official Says
Cindy McCain, the director of the World Food Program, said starvation is entrenched in northern Gaza and is "moving its way south."

NYT Middle East
May 05, 2024

Hundreds of Bahraini Political Prisoners Freed in ‘Bittersweet' Royal Pardon
Amid deepening tensions in the Middle East, Bahraini activists said that the mass pardon, while welcome, was incomplete, and called for the release of several jailed opposition leaders.

NYT Middle East
May 04, 2024

Parts of Gaza in ‘Full-Blown Famine,' U.N. Aid Official Says
Cindy McCain, the director of the World Food Program, said starvation is entrenched in northern Gaza and is "moving its way south."

NYT Middle East
May 04, 2024

Parts of Gaza Are in Famine, World Food Program Chief Says
The remarks by Cindy McCain do not constitute an official declaration of famine, but she said the assessment was based on "what we have seen" on the ground.

NYT Middle East
May 04, 2024

Israel, Gaza and the Law on Starvation in War
A complex legal question became more pressing after a statement from the U.N. human rights chief.

NYT Middle East
May 03, 2024

With Pressure Rising for a Gaza Cease-Fire, Turkey Cuts Trade With Israel
Turkey said it would not resume trade with Israel until a "permanent cease-fire" in Gaza. The move came after a number of countries cut diplomatic ties with Israel.

NYT Middle East
May 03, 2024

A Gaza Doctor Has Died in Israeli Custody, Palestinian Groups Say
Israel has not offered an explanation for the death of Dr. Adnan Ahmad Albursh, chief of orthopedics at Al-Shifa hospital, four months after he was first detained.

NYT Middle East
May 03, 2024

Turkey Halts Trade With Israel Amid Deteriorating Relations
The Turkish government said all trade with Israel would pause until a permanent cease-fire is reached in Gaza and "uninterrupted humanitarian aid" is allowed in.

NYT Middle East
May 03, 2024

Iran Says It Has Released Israel-Linked Ship's Crew It Detained
Iranian forces seized the Portuguese-flagged ship, the MSC Aries, as tensions between Iran and Israel were rising.

NYT Middle East
May 03, 2024

Israeli Officials Weigh Sharing Power With Arab States in Postwar Gaza
Though likely to displease both Israel's right wing and many Arab states, it signals that Israel is thinking about the future, and could inform future talks.

NYT Middle East
May 02, 2024

Rebuilding All Destroyed Gaza Homes Could Take 80 Years, U.N. Report Says
The projection didn't take into account the time it would take to repair the homes that were damaged but not destroyed.

NYT Middle East
May 02, 2024

Hamas Studies a Gaza Cease-Fire Offer From Israel, and Hints at Progress
Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas' political wing, said the group was reviewing the latest proposal in a "positive spirit," and would send representatives to Cairo to continue negotiations.

NYT Middle East
May 02, 2024

Biden Breaks Silence on College Protests and Condemns Violence on Campuses
President Biden defended the right to dissent but made clear that he believed too many of the demonstrations had gone beyond the bounds of free speech.

NYT Middle East
May 02, 2024

Palestinian Flags Fly at Protests Worldwide. They Won't Be at Eurovision.
The organizers of the glitzy singing contest said that attendees would be allowed to wave only the flags of participating nations — including Israel's.

NYT Middle East
May 02, 2024

U.S. and Israel Struggle With Clashing Visions on Ending Gaza War
The Biden administration wants to focus on a cease-fire and rebuilding Gaza, but Israel's leader is pushing a new offensive.

NYT Middle East
May 01, 2024

Blinken Turns Up Pressure on Hamas to Accept Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
"The time is now," Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken declared, urging Hamas to accept the terms of a proposed truce. He also made clear that he expected more from Israel.

NYT Middle East
May 01, 2024

Colombia Will Sever Ties With Israel Over Gaza War
Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist president, made the announcement in front of cheering crowds in the capital that had gathered for International Workers' Day.

NYT Middle East
May 01, 2024

Blinken Meets With Netanyahu, Hoping to Stave Off Rafah Assault
President Biden is pushing Hamas to release some hostages for a six-week cease-fire, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will do a major assault in Rafah "with or without" a deal.

NYT Middle East
May 01, 2024

Palestinians in Gaza Express Gratitude for U.S. Campus Protests
The protests have come at a fearful time for Palestinians in Rafah, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel vowing to launch a ground invasion of the city.

NYT Middle East
Apr 30, 2024

Netanyahu Vows to Invade Rafah ‘With or Without' Cease-Fire Deal
As mediators pressed for a truce and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken toured the region, a ground incursion into the southern Gazan city loomed.

NYT Middle East
Apr 30, 2024

Hamas and Fatah Officials, Longtime Rivals, Met in China
The Chinese government did not say when the talks between the main Palestinian factions were held. Expectations for progress were low.

NYT Middle East
Apr 30, 2024

Blinken Is in Jordan to Discuss Aid for Gaza
The visit comes as the Biden administration is trying to increase pressure on Hamas to accept a deal that would result in a temporary cease-fire in the war in Gaza and the release of some hostages.

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