Heba Farouk Mahfouz

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Miriam Berger |Sammy Westfall |Abbie Cheeseman |Lior Soroka |Heba Farouk Mahfouz

Israeli ground operations underway in Gaza; some food to be allowed in (washingtonpost.com) Israeli ground operations underway in Gaza; some food to be allowed in By Miriam Berger; Sammy Westfall; Abbie Cheeseman; Lior Soroka; Heba Farouk Mahfouz 2025051815184000 JAFFA, Israel — Israeli forces have launched "extensive" ground operations in northern and southern Gaza, the military said Sunday, as airstrikes across the territory killed about 100 people and flagging ceasefire negotiations...

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Abbie Cheeseman |Suzan Haidamous |Lior Soroka |Heba Farouk Mahfouz |Miriam Berger

Israel ramps up strikes in Gaza as Trump tours Middle East (washingtonpost.com) Israel ramps up strikes in Gaza as Trump tours Middle East By Abbie Cheeseman; Suzan Haidamous; Lior Soroka; Heba Farouk Mahfouz; Miriam Berger 2025051521445100 BEIRUT — Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed more than 100 people Thursday, the enclave's civil defense force said, the latest in a string of deadly bombardments that have escalated this week as President Donald Trump sidesteps Israel on his...

1 month ago | dailyherald.com | Miriam Berger |Heba Farouk Mahfouz |Hazem Balousha |Hajar Harb

JAFFA, Israel — The move by Hamas in recent weeks to try to stop a wave of protests against it in Gaza reflects the group’s determination to continue silencing dissent even as the war with Israel has left the militants badly weakened. The demonstrations, which broke out in late March, represented the boldest challenge to Hamas in years and underscored the desperation among Palestinians in Gaza to end the war.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Miriam Berger |Heba Farouk Mahfouz |Hazem Balousha |Hajar Harb

Hamas seeks to silence Gazans who criticize it over war with Israel (washingtonpost.com) Hamas seeks to silence Gazans who criticize it over war with Israel By Miriam Berger; Heba Farouk Mahfouz; Hazem Balousha; Hajar Harb 2025041606004600 JAFFA, Israel — The move by Hamas in recent weeks to try to stop a wave of protests against it in Gaza reflects the group's determination to continue silencing dissent even as the war with Israel has left the militants badly weakened. The demonstrations,...

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Miriam Berger |Hajar Harb |Heba Farouk Mahfouz

15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says; IDF orders mass evacuation (washingtonpost.com) 15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says; IDF orders mass evacuation By Miriam Berger; Hajar Harb; Heba Farouk Mahfouz 2025033110233200 JAFFA, Israel — Israel on Monday ordered the evacuation of most of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, warning that the military is "returning to combat in great force" in the area, a day after the bodies of more than a dozen emergency personnel, missing for a...