A Thai hostage who was freed from Hamas, Pongsak Thaenna, center, hugs a relative upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, in Samut Prakarn Province, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) BANGKOK (AP) — Five Thai workers released after being held hostage...
(Courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) The Philippine government, through the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), has provided critical support for individuals affected by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants provided a lull in the nearly two-year battle....
Palestinians who have returned walk among the rubble of buildings largely destroyed by Israeli army bombardments in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, after Israel began allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return to the heavily damaged area last Monday. (AP...
The Philippines welcomed the long-awaited ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages. “The Philippines welcomes the announcement of the long-awaited ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages in Gaza," the Department of Foreign Affairs...
Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip,...
A girl watches as Mohammad Eid mourns his cousin Dima, along with her uncle and grandfather, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, during their funeral in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Israel and Hamas appear to be...
Israeli soldiers overlook the Gaza Strip from a tank, as seen from southern Israel, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File) JERUSALEM (AP) — Yotam Vilk says the image of Israeli soldiers killing an unarmed Palestinian teenager in the Gaza Strip is seared in his mind....
A damaged vehicle is seen after an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua) JERUSALEM (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a stern warning on Wednesday, stating that Israel would intensify its military...
Palestinians carry U.N.-donated flour in Khan Younis, central Gaza Strip, on Saturday Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File) CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas appear closer than they have been in months to agreeing to a ceasefire that could wind down the 14-month war in Gaza and...
Palestinians mourn over the bodies of civil defense workers victims of an Israeli army strike in the Nuseirat camp, at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday Dec.16, 2024. Four civil defense workers were killed according to Palestinian civil defense and health...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File) THE HAGUE (AP) — The world’s top war-crimes court issued arrest...
A MOTHER’S GRIEF – Areej al Qadi weeps of one of her children's clothes after the funeral of her three children in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday Nov. 21, 2024. Seven-year-old Hamza, his five-year-old brother Abdelaziz, and his four-year-old sister Laila Hassan were among 9 people killed by...
