NPR talks with Majed Al Ansari, adviser to Qatar’s prime minister and official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about Israeli strikes on Qatar targeting Hamas officials.
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Hollywood stars boycott Israeli film companies in response to Gaza crisis
Emma Stone, Ava DuVernay and Gael Garcia Bernal are among more than 2,000 who signed the petition.
Israel says it carried out a strike on Hamas’ main political office in Qatar
The Israeli military says it has carried out an airstrike on Hamas political headquarters in Qatar. Television footage from Doha showed a huge cloud of gray smoke rising over the area of Doha where the bombing took place.
Israel is blasting through Gaza City neighborhoods, but people have nowhere to go
Israel’s military says it has gained “operational control” of 40% of Gaza City and plans to intensify its attacks in a large-scale ground offensive to fully occupy the city.
Israel increasingly bars foreign doctors who want to volunteer in Gaza
Foreign doctors have been serving as medical volunteers, but must be approved by Israel to enter Gaza. The World Health Organization says denial rates have increased by 50% since March.
A 6-year-old girl from Gaza, a missing limb and a doctor’s mission
How do you heal the wounds of war? That is the mission of Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a reconstructive and plastic surgeon at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.
Israeli strikes kill 22, including 5 journalists, in a Gaza hospital
Israeli forces killed 22 people, including five journalists, in two strikes on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, drawing global condemnation and prompting a rare admission of regret from the Israeli government.
U.N.-backed agency says famine exists in northern Gaza
A U.N.-backed food security group has issued a dire warning: famine has officially now taken hold in northern Gaza and is expected to spread in the coming months.
State Department halts ‘medical-humanitarian’ visas for people from Gaza
The U.S. State Department says it’s halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees.
Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says
The decision comes as France, Canada and the UK have signaled similar steps in recent weeks.


