All Middle East
One Gaza family's dinner in a brief moment without warA 12-hour truce is under way in Gaza. The night before it started, more than two-dozen relatives, crowded into a small Gaza City apartment to which they have fled for safety, talked of their losses and hopes for more quiet.
Start of a third intifada? West Bank Palestinians flood streetsPalestinian protests are growing in the West Bank, with many seeing more hope in Hamas's resistance model than in PA President Abbas's negotiations with Israel.
Why Hamas is a more formidable foe in Gaza this timeHamas fighters are using weapons and tactics not seen in the 2009 war that mimic those of the more powerful militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Attempted evacuation, then shells take 15 lives at Gaza shelterWitnesses said more than 1,000 people were in the courtyard of the UN school-turned shelter, waiting for buses to take them to a safer place, when the site was shelled.
Under fire in Gaza, and not a drop to drinkThe conflict has exacerbated chronic water shortages in Gaza, with water treatment facilities under fire and sewage spewing into streets. Israel says it doesn't target critical infrastructure.聽
From Aleppo to Armenia: Syrian auto-repair tycoon starts overIn Aleppo, Sako owned an auto-repair business that employed 15 workers. Now the Syrian-Armenian, one of 11,000 to settle in Armenia since the conflict began, runs a small falafel and shwarma stand.
With a single rocket, Hamas rattles its enemyThe suspension of nearly all foreign flights to Israel came after a rocket landed near Ben Gurion Airport, possibly giving Hamas leverage in any negotiated end to the conflict.
Egypt: Deaths in police custody, once a spark for revolt, now met by shrugsAt least 80 detainees have died since last July, when the military seized power and launched a crackdown on dissidents. Former prisoners speak of overcrowding, denial of medical treatment, and mistreatment.聽
Israelis firmly behind Gaza operation as military losses mountTwenty-eight聽soldiers have been killed just four days into the Gaza ground incursion 鈥� almost triple the number killed in Israel's last Gaza campaign.
Pulverized by Israel, Palestinians hold out for favorable cease-fire in GazaSupport for Hamas is growing in Gaza after weeks of Israeli bombardment. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that the US supports an Egyptian cease-fire proposal rejected by Hamas.
As Kerry heads to Cairo, renewed urgency for Gaza cease-fireIsrael's insistence that its military offensive in Gaza is justified by the threat from Hamas may be undercut by the weekend's spike in civilian deaths and graphic scenes of suffering.聽
Iran nuclear talks: Is a comprehensive deal still on the table?Iran and five world powers agreed last week to extend by four months a deadline for reaching a final deal aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb. But a yawning gulf still has to be bridged.聽
Israeli ground offensive in Gaza triggers shelter crisis for fleeing civiliansOvernight fighting killed at least 60 Palestinians in a Gaza neighborhood, while Israel's army reported its deadliest day in a 13-day offensive. Aid agencies are struggling with more evacuees than during the 2008-09 war.聽
In Gaza, a patriarch speaks of 'senseless' deaths of 8 family membersOne day after he lost children and grandchildren, a stricken Moussa Abu Jarad struggles to comprehend what happened. 'We have no relation to Hamas or Fatah,' he says. 'We're businessmen and we don't care about politics. ... We didn't fire one bullet.'
'One blood, one enemy': Solidarity for Gaza boils in West BankAnger is building in the West Bank amid the ongoing Israeli operation in Gaza, particularly toward Palestinian Authority security forces trying to tamp down demonstrations.
Gaza conflict: Israeli fears shift from skies to below groundFor years, Israel has considered rocket fire from Gaza to be the largest security threat. But now the Jewish state is more worried about what's going on below.
Israeli ground invasion of Gaza ramps up stakes of conflict with HamasPalestinians in northern Gaza fled south as Israeli tanks rolled over the border. A hospital for the disabled took a direct hit in a stepped-up Israeli bombardment.
In social media battle, IDF uploads while Hamas accounts are deletedTwitter and Facebook have suspended several accounts used by Hamas. But neither Palestinian militants nor Israeli forces have paused their social media campaigns to sway public opinion.
Why Gaza doesn't have bomb sheltersWhile Hamas has built an extensive network of underground tunnels and bunkers since 2009, it hasn't built infrastructure for protecting civilians.
Gaza cease-fire affords brief respite, then a buzz of dronesA UN-brokered lull of fighting today gave residents in Gaza a chance to stock up after more than a week of Israeli bombardment. Fighting quickly resumed after the cease-fire ended.
