Despite U.S. pressure, the idea of a Palestinian state seems farther away than ever, as Israel’s Jews move rightward and its Palestinians fear a backlash.
In remarks made at a Jewish philanthropy event, Gov. Kathy Hochul said that if Canada attacked the United States as Hamas did Israel, “there would be no Canada the next day.”
The African African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishops Council says American financial assistance to help Israel fight its war in Gaza supports “mass genocide.”
Gazan officials said five people died in the critical care unit, and the Israeli military announced the arrests of 20 people in the hospital who it said had participated in the Oct. 7 attacks.
Gazan officials said that four patients at Nasser Medical Complex had died from lack of oxygen when generators cut out. The claims could not be independently verified.