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Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says it killed head of Hamas general intelligence
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 1,400 people have died and 3,400 others have been injured in Israel after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion from air, land and sea [Read More…]

Russia waging major new offensive in eastern Ukraine
belterz/Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — With the eyes of the world glued to Israel and Gaza, Russia is waging a major new offensive in eastern Ukraine, mounting the largest push it has attempted since last [Read More…]

Strong earthquake hits western Afghanistan
-/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which was centered about 30 kilometers (18 miles) north-northwest of Herāt, followed a [Read More…]

‘Am I in a nightmare?’: Palestinian recounts evacuating from Gaza while her brothers, father stayed behind
Amel Safi, a resident of Gaza, speaks with ABC News by video during the ongoing conflict with Israel, Oct. 13, 2023. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — Amel Safi did not say goodbye to her [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel to begin evacuation of towns near Lebanon border
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 1,300 people have died and 3,227 others have been injured in Israel after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion from air, land and sea [Read More…]

‘Freaks me out’: Americans say they are trapped in Gaza
Maha Barakat, an American citizen stuck in Gaza, tells ABC News on Oct. 15, 2023, her agonizing ordeal attempting to flee the war-torn territory. — Maha Barakat (NEW YORK) — Terrified by constant bombings all [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli military prepares for ‘significant ground operation’
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 1,300 people have died, and 3,227 others have been injured in Israel after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion from air, land and sea [Read More…]

‘They bombed everything’: Palestinian woman describes her life under siege in Gaza
ABC News/Courtesy of Tala Imad Herzallah (LONDON) — Tala Imad Herzallah says she remembers every bombardment she has witnessed in her 21-year-old life in Gaza. At 1 p.m. last Saturday, she heard the pounding sound [Read More…]

‘Scary as hell’: Gazan describes fearful nights amid Israeli airstrikes
ABC News (GAZA) — When the sun goes down, many Gazans say they lie awake in fear. The only light they see comes from the airstrikes raining down around them, the booming sounds of explosions [Read More…]

‘Leave or face death’: Fleeing Palestinians speak out after Israel calls for northern Gaza evacuation
Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — Fleeing Palestinians are facing fear and uncertainty after the Israeli military told all residents north of Wadi Gaza — 1.1 million people — to evacuate their homes within [Read More…]

Grandson recounts seeing graphic video of beloved grandmother killed by Hamas terrorists
Courtesy Yoav Shimoni (NEW YORK) — Yoav Shimoni opened up to ABC News about the traumatic moment he saw a graphic video of his beloved grandmother lying on the floor of her home dying, surrounded [Read More…]

Hamas ‘Day of Rage’ protests break out in Middle East and beyond
Yawar Nazir/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pro-Palestinian protests broke out across the Middle East and beyond on Friday after a former Hamas leader called on supporters to join in a “Day of Rage” amid the [Read More…]

‘Night again. Terror again’: Palestinian woman describes her life under siege
ABC News/Courtesy of Tala Imad Herzallah (LONDON) — Tala Imad Herzallah remembers every bombardment she has witnessed in her 21-year-old life in Gaza. At 1 p.m. last Saturday, she heard the pounding sound of a [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says ‘all residents of Gaza City’ should ‘evacuate’
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 1,300 people have died and 3,227 others have been injured in Israel after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion from air, land and sea [Read More…]

Humanitarian crisis for food insecurity, lack of water supply about to begin in Gaza, experts say
Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An already precarious situation regarding food and water supplies for the residents of Gaza has exacerbated into a humanitarian crisis due to the ongoing conflict between Hamas [Read More…]

African leaders react as Israel declares war on Hamas
Protesters shout slogans and wave flags during a pro Palestinian demonstration near the US consulate in Sandton, Johannesburg, on October 11, 2023. — Afp Contributor#afp/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Six days on since Hamas’ [Read More…]

Gay and targeted in Uganda: Inside the extreme crackdown on LGBTQ rights
ABC News (LONDON) — At a small shelter in Uganda, members of the LGBTQ community seek refuge from persecution after their government enacted one of the world’s harshest anti-homosexuality laws earlier this year. Henry, whose [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas suspect detained on festival grounds
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 1,200 people have died and 2,900 others have been injured in Israel after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion from air, land and sea [Read More…]

Palestinian-American family stuck in Gaza despite pleas to US officials: ‘We feel abandoned’
Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images (GAZA) — Haneen Okal, a Palestinian-American who lives in New Jersey, reunited in recent months with family in the Gaza Strip for the first time in more than 10 years, [Read More…]

Israel-Gaza live updates: 25 Americans among the thousands dead
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 1,200 people have died, and 2,900 others have been injured in Israel after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion from air, land and sea [Read More…]