Biden gets 4-hour battle pauses from Israel after pushing for three-day stoppages
WASHINGTON – Israel will begin daily four-hour pauses in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday to enable Palestinians to flee hostilities in the coastal enclave, […]
As Gaza war rages, Pope Francis leads day of prayer for world peace
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis presided on Friday at a special prayer service for peace in the Middle East and other areas of conflict. Francis, […]
UN Security Council to vote Wednesday on Israel-Gaza conflict
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council will now vote on Wednesday on a Brazilian-drafted resolution that calls for humanitarian pauses in the conflict […]
A brief history of Gaza’s centuries of war
Gaza is a coastal strip of land that lay on ancient trading and maritime routes along the Mediterranean shore. It has been inhabited for thousands […]