Aya Batrawy

Mideast Bureau Chief for the German Press Agency

Aya Batrawy appears in the following:

Israel under international pressure to pause fighting as Gaza hospitals struggle

Sunday, November 12, 2023

The U.N. and World Health Organization pleaded in a joint statement for "decisive international action" to preserve what's left of the health care system in Gaza.

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The situation in northern Gaza

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of people still in Gaza City and northern Gaza are struggling to survive and facing impossible choices as Israel demands everyone evacuate south.

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A chief surgeon with the ICRC describes 11 days in Gaza

Tuesday, November 07, 2023

A British surgeon with the International Committee of the Red Cross describes what he's seen in 11 days at a Gaza hospital.

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Gaza's hospitals report growing threats from Israeli airstrikes

Tuesday, November 07, 2023

The Israeli military says that it has not hit any hospitals, but medical facilities are on its radar because it says Hamas is hiding in tunnels underneath medical facilities in Gaza.

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Freeing hostages, hosting Hamas: Qatar's influence in Israel-Gaza war, explained

Thursday, November 02, 2023

Qatar, a U.S. ally, is the regional power best positioned to both influence Hamas and play a mediating role with Israel. Here's what to know.

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The diplomacy that went into opening the Rafah Border for Palestinians

Wednesday, November 01, 2023

It took weeks of complex negotiations to get even a tiny number of people out of Gaza into Egypt — with Qatar playing an important role.

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Egypt's role as war continues in the Gaza Strip

Friday, October 20, 2023

Egypt is a key player in any attempts to resolve the war between Israel and Hamas. Its leaders worry Israel is trying to force refugees into the Sinai.

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Western leaders are showing unified support for Israel in its war against Hamas

Thursday, October 19, 2023

President Biden has visited Tel Aviv on Wednesday and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday visits Israel.

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Biden condemns 'atrocities' of Hamas attack on Israel but urges restraint in response

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

President Biden compares the brutality and scale of Oct. 7 violence to 15 Sept. 11 attacks. Speaking in Tel Aviv, Israel, he also reminded Israelis, "The vast majority of Palestinians are not Hamas."

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The latest in Gaza as power, drinking water and medical supplies are running out

Monday, October 16, 2023

Israel vows it's preparing a land attack after 10 days of air strikes after Hamas militants killed more than 1,300 people in Israel. Power, potable water and medical supplies are running out in Gaza.

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Israel-Hamas war: U.S. and Israel agree on aid plan for Gaza just as water runs dry

Monday, October 16, 2023

"Gaza is running dry" and families are turning to unsafe water, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said on Monday. The crisis comes as masses of people try to flee northern Gaza.

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Israel tells northern Gaza to evacuate, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee

Monday, October 16, 2023

Israel's retaliation against Hamas for deadly attack on southern Israel has upended life for all of Gaza's 2.3 million residents. Bombardment by air and sea has killed more than 2,700 Palestinians.

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Photos: Scenes from the Israel-Gaza War

Sunday, October 15, 2023

The death toll is rising. At least 1,300 Israelis and more than 2,600 Palestinians in Gaza are dead as the war continues into a second week.

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As Israel continues airstrikes on Gaza, Palestinians look back on a painful history

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Palestinians continue to flee northern Gaza, as Israel levels an ultimatum for them to evacuate their homes immediately.

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Gazans flee their homes after an Israeli evacuation order but have few places to go

Friday, October 13, 2023

Israel's military dropped leaflets on Gaza's largest city Friday, urging roughly 1 million residents to move south for their own safety. But Gaza's borders are all closed, as conditions deteriorate.

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With Gaza under siege, Palestinians caught in the destruction have nowhere to go

Thursday, October 12, 2023

As Israeli airstrikes continue to bombard Gaza, hospitals are at full capacity, and doctors and nurses are running on fumes.

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Power goes out in Gaza, as Israel tightens siege and bombs the Palestinian territory

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Israel carried out a fifth day of bombardments across the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian territory lost electricity, following one of the deadliest attacks against Israel in history.

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The latest on Israel's response to the surprise attack by Hamas over the weekend

Monday, October 09, 2023

The death toll on each side is rising since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack in Gaza. The Israeli government has ordered a complete siege of Gaza strip.

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Israel unleashes attacks on Gaza as Hamas threatens hostages' lives

Monday, October 09, 2023

There are still a number of unaccounted-for U.S. citizens, U.S. officials said, as the fighting entered its third day.

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Israeli military spokesman vows to 'restore security to the people of Israel'

Sunday, October 08, 2023

Israel's military says it continued to fight Hamas militants on Israeli territory for a second day.

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