Aya Batrawy
Stories
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Politics
Israel's raid on Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital foreshadows risks of Rafah assault
The aftermath of Israel's raid on Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital and airstrike on foreign workers shows the risks of an even wider assault on Rafah, where most Palestinians are now sheltering.
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Blinken is in Israel aiming to negotiate a temporary cease-fire
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel after stops in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The war in Gaza is in its sixth month, and this is his sixth stop in the region since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
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Famine is imminent in northern Gaza, experts examining food insecurity say
A report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification says everyone in Gaza faces high levels of acute food insecurity, and more than a million struggle with catastrophic levels of hunger.
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World
Gaza's death toll now exceeds 30,000. Here's why it's an incomplete count
Gaza's health ministry announced Thursday that 30,035 Palestinians have been killed in the war. A close look at how the ministry counts those killed reveals a system buckling under the weight of war.
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National
The war in Gaza may be approaching a new phase
Negotiations toward a ceasefire in Gaza are progressing as Israel's prime minister sets a post-war vision. Negotiators from the U.S., Israel, Egypt and Qatar are to meet in Paris to discuss a deal.
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Egypt builds a buffer zone in anticipation of a Palestinian refugee spillover
More than half of Gaza's population has sought shelter in the southern region of Rafah across from Egypt's border. Israel warns of an impending ground invasion there if hostages aren't freed by Hamas.
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World
6-year-old Gaza girl was found dead days after pleading for rescue from Israeli fire
A girl in Gaza's pleas for help were heard around the world, but over the weekend the Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed the child was killed along with an ambulance crew that tried to rescue her.
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A Palestinian-American family find itself amid a spike of violence in the West Bank
A Palestinian-American teenager was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank. Israeli authorities are investigating the circumstances.
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Health
Another layer of misery: Women in Gaza struggle to find menstrual pads, running water
Hundreds of thousands of women are struggling without access to pads, running water or bathrooms in Gaza.
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World
An aid worker describes the 'unbearable' suffering of wounded children in Gaza
A medical worker who recently left Gaza describes the difficulties treating children who've lost limbs and face hopelessness.