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The vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike is seen in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on April 2. Ahmed Zakot/ReutersThe Israeli strikes that killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) workers in Gaza are “unforgivable,” the organization’s founder, José Andrés, said as he criticized the Israel Defense Forces inquiry into the killings.Andrés called for an independent investigation and better evidence from the IDF in an interview with ABC’s Martha Raddatz that aired Sunday, adding that Israel cannot properly investigate itself.What Israel has said: In a report published Friday, the IDF said the strike was a “grave mistake” and that troops…

A person holds a sign with a photo of Elad Katzir near the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 6, during a demonstration for relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty ImagesThe family of Israeli hostage Elad Katzir, who the Israeli military says was likely killed in January, said he might be alive today if a ceasefire-hostages deal had been struck. Katzir’s body was rescued overnight from Khan Younis and returned to his family in Israel following identification procedures, according to an earlier joint statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli…

Salah al-Deen road south of the Erez border crossing on April 5. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar TechnologiesIsrael has authorized the Erez crossing to be temporarily reopened, but aid shipments are likely to face significant logistical challenges because of just how much destruction there is in northern Gaza, especially to the road infrastructure, according to a CNN analysis of recent satellite imagery.For the border crossing to be truly functional, authorities or aid agencies will likely need to clear and repair northern Gaza’s roads or pave new ones, beyond the immediate crossing complex. Several roadways in the crossing complex were bombed by the Israel Defense Forces…

CNN  —  Here’s a look at ongoing civil war in Syria. Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria as president since July 2000. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria from 1970-2000. The ongoing violence against civilians has been condemned by the Arab League, the European Union, the United States and other countries. Roughly 5 million Syrians have fled to neighboring countries, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and more than 6.8 million people are displaced internally. According to UNICEF’s Representative in Syria, Bo Viktor Nylund, “Since 2011, nearly 12,000 children were verified as killed or injured in Syria, that’s one…

People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on April 2. Abdel Kareem Hana/APUS President Joe Biden will speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, according to a US official.This would mark the two leaders’ first conversation since Israel killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in a strike in Gaza.In the aftermath of those deaths, a senior administration official said Biden is “angry” and “increasingly frustrated.” The president is fully prepared to make his point of view known to Netanyahu in their conversation, the official added.“He will express those frustrations,” the…

A Palestinian-American doctor walked out of a meeting with US President Joe Biden before it was over Tuesday evening, underscoring the high tensions, anger and concern from Arab, Palestinian and Muslim-American communities around the Israel-Hamas war. Dr. Thaer Ahmad, an emergency physician from Chicago who traveled to Gaza earlier this year, told CNN he abruptly left the meeting that included Vice President Kamala Harris, national security adviser Jake Sullivan, other administration officials and a small group of Muslim community leaders.  Following the meeting, a White House official said in a statement that the president and vice president “know this is a deeply painful moment…

Iran is accusing Israel of killing two senior commanders in a strike on its consulate in Damascus, Syria. Tehran promised a “decisive” response to the strike. The attack may be the most dangerous escalation outside of Gaza since the start of the Hamas-Israel war nearly six months ago. The New York Times reported that four unnamed Israeli officials acknowledged that Israel carried out the attack. CNN cannot verify the report and has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment.The military hasn’t commented publicly on the strike, but IDF spokesperson, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, disputed that the building was a…

Bethlehem and Jerusalem CNN  —  At least six Palestinians were killed by the Israeli military on Tuesday, making it the deadliest day of violence in the occupied West Bank this year, CNN analysis of official Palestinian data showed. Five were killed in the old city of Nablus during an Israeli raid there, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. A sixth person was killed in Nabi Saleh, north of Ramallah, by Israeli live fire, the Ministry added, when Palestinian protestors took to the streets in response to the Nablus military operation. The raid in Nablus also left some 20 people…

A drone view shows protesters calling for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to resign, near the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem on March 31. Ilan Rosenberg/ReutersSome of the anti-government protesters who took to the streets of Jerusalem on Sunday, calling for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, were family members of the hostages being held in Gaza.Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, the current opposition leader, called on the Israeli government to pay attention to the ongoing demonstrations and the protesters’ demands. “Present here in the crowd are families of hostages. They stood outside the Kirya (the Israel Defense…

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