Gaza ceasefire talks seeing ‘significant breakthrough’ in Cairo: sources

A United Nations-backed gathering raised pledges of almost $630 million for Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis on Tuesday but fell short of the $1 billion sought to help feed and support millions of people facing conflict and climate change in Africa’s second most populous country. The United States, Ethiopia’s leading humanitarian donor, warned that its resources are […]

The Israel Defense Forces revealed Thursday what it described as an elaborate Hamas tunnel in Gaza that has been “confirmed to have held Israeli hostages.”  Israel’s military said, “Millions of shekels are estimated to have been invested in excavating the tunnel” underneath the southern city of Khan Younis “and equipping it with air ventilation systems, […]

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Famine is “imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, according to a report issued Monday that warned escalation of the war could push half of Gaza’s total population to the brink of starvation. The report, by the international community’s authority on determining the severity of […]