Aya Batrawy

The conference, known as COP28, opened in Dubai on Thursday. Questions focus on whether real action will be taken to slow global warming, and on the host country as a major oil producer.

A Gaza woman describes the fear of living under airstrikes, and her attempts to keep her children safe.

In Egypt, people who might look to the West for support or back the idea of peace in the region are in a tough position as death tolls in Gaza rise and the U.S. supports Israel.

Since the start of the war, Gaza's only lifeline to the world has been its crossing with Egypt, where Egyptian truck drivers ferry needed aid to Gaza's besieged population on the other side.

The Israeli military said in a posting on social media that it was launching "a precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area" of the Gaza Strip's largest medical facility.

Israeli forces are battling Hamas on the streets of Gaza City, with fighting around the main Al-Shifa hospital. Hundreds of patients and hospital staff are still inside, where electricity has run out.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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