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Month: February 2024

Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 50 Palestinians

By NAJIB JOBAIN and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in the southern Gaza Strip and extracting the captives under fire in a dramatic raid that was a small but symbolically significant success for Israel. The operation killed at least

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Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardize the Afghan health system, group says

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Human Rights Watch says Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, It says this is jeopardizing the right to healthcare of millions of Afghans. In a report published on Monday,

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Egypt is threatening to void its decades-old peace treaty with Israel. What does that mean?

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — It was a warm handshake between the unlikeliest of statesmen, conducted under the beaming gaze of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Sunlight streamed through the trees at Camp David, Maryland, as Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin solidified a landmark agreement that has allowed

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