Hamas fighters are on the run in some parts of Gaza (Image: Getty) Gunfire cracked and rockets exploded across Khan Younis last week as a brutal battle erupted. Dozens lost their lives, including Hamas fighters who were then rumoured to have been dragged through the streets. Strikingly, not a single Israeli soldier was present at…
When Texas neurologist Hamid Kadiwala told his parents he was heading to Gaza to volunteer at a hospital there, they begged him to reconsider. “Why would you take that risk?” they asked. What about his Fort Worth medical practice? His wife? His four children? But Kadiwala, 42, had been deeply shaken by images from Gaza…
JABALIYA, Gaza Strip — The trailer creaked under the weight of mattresses, blankets, tents, a gas cylinder, weathered plastic barrels, burlap sacks of clothes, plastic chairs, gardening tools, various kitchen utensils and a toy tricycle — the collective belongings of Mohammad Abu Warda and his family. Abu Warda, 34, tugged at the ropes securing the load, and…
Last month, in a special election, voters in southern Arizona chose Adelita Grijalva to succeed her late father in Congress. The outcome in the solidly Democratic district was never in doubt. The final tally wasn’t remotely close. Grijalva, a Tucson native and former Pima County supervisor, crushed her Republican opponent, 69% to 29%. The people…
Portugese Air Force rescues family of five from sailboat Dramatic footage has captured the rescue of a family of five including three children after their yacht was sunk in a new orca attack. A Portuguese Air Force military helicopter winch the survivors off a fishing vessel which had come to their rescue after their boat…
As a court battle continued over whether President Trump can legally deploy the National Guard in Illinois, a brawl broke out Saturday night between protesters and state police at an immigration detention facility near Chicago. The protest, which had largely been a peaceful gathering of a few hundred people at the facility in Broadview, quickly…