Palestine
Israel walked back its commitment to keep the southernmost city safe and announced forces are preparing for a ground invasion there.
The "Cruel Intentions" star slammed Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) in a viral comment that claimed Islam "destroyed" Muslim countries.
The "Cruel Intentions" star has deleted the remark, which sparked condemnation from the Council on American–Islamic Relations.
Democrats made a stunning turn-around in joining Republicans to cut off future and current funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the chief aid group helping Gaza.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"Artists for ceasefire. Peace in the world," Lennox shouted at the end of her performance.
Foreign Secretary David Cameron said recognition won't come while Hamas is in Gaza, but it could while negotiations between Israel and Palestine continue.
Gaza’s Health Ministry says 150 people have been killed in the territory in the last 24 hours and another 313 were wounded as Israeli forces continue to battle militants, even in the northern part of the territory.
The measure would reaffirm American support of a two-state solution to the ongoing war.
"You know where your tax money is going, and it's being used to go kill your brothers and sisters," the teen's cousin told HuffPost.
Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants near the main hospital in Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis.