Diaa Ostaz

3 weeks ago | abcnews.go.com | Diaa Ostaz |Morgan Winsor |Somayeh Malekian |Doc Louallen

A Gaza priest tells ABC News how the late pope supported the community. ByDiaa Ostaz, Morgan Winsor, Somayeh Malekian, and Doc LouallenMembers of the clergy hold mass for late Pope Francis at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on April 21, 2025. Palestinian Christians in Gaza mourned the death of Pope Francis, who had maintained close and consistent video contact with the besieged territory's small Christian community throughout the ongoing war with Israel.

2 months ago | thepulseofnh.com | Candy O’Terry |Diaa Ostaz |Somayeh Malekian |Jon Haworth

Peter Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- One day after the meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump blew up, the Ukrainian president was warmly welcomed by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Zelenskyy was all smiles on Saturday as he was greeted by Starmer outside No. 10 Downing Street, and the pleasantries continued during their photo spray inside. Starmer pledged the United Kingdom's "unwaving" support for Ukraine.

2 months ago | thepulseofnh.com | Diaa Ostaz |Somayeh Malekian |Jon Haworth |Phoebe Natanson

Fadi Rafiq Assaf, 35, said he has lost dozens of family members since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023. Via ABC News(GAZA) -- Fadi Rafiq Assaf, 35, once a businessman who bought and sold clothes, stood amid the rubble of his past life in Beit Lahia in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. His home, his family, his entire world -- gone in an instant during the first months of war between Israel and Hamas.

2 months ago | thepulseofnh.com | Jon Haworth |Phoebe Natanson |Diaa Ostaz |Somayeh Malekian

Nuns and the faithful attend Rosary prayers at St. Peter's Square on February 28, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican announced that there would be a recitation of the rosary for Pope Francis's health, as he remains hospitalized following a respiratory infection. (Photo by Alessandra Benedetti - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)(ROME) -- Pope Francis is recovering today after suffering a "sudden worsening of his respiratory condition," the Vatican said.

2 months ago | abcnews.go.com | Diaa Ostaz |Somayeh Malekian

Fadi Rafiq Assaf, 35, told ABC News he wants "to get out of Gaza by any means."ByDiaa Ostaz and Somayeh MalekianFadi Rafiq Assaf standing by the piece of flattened land in Gaza, Feb. 2025. ABC NewsGAZA and LONDON -- Fadi Rafiq Assaf, 35, once a businessman who bought and sold clothes, stood amid the rubble of his past life in Beit Lahia in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. His home, his family, his entire world -- gone in an instant during the first months of war between Israel and Hamas.