What is the Rafah crossing, Gazans’ last hope to escape the war, and how does it work? | CNN

CNN  —  Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have descended on the south of the Gaza Strip…

Palestinian aid worker describes ‘really dire’ conditions for those who have stayed in northern Gaza | CNN

CNN  —  Lit by the ghostly glow of a rapidly depleting mobile phone light, Mahmoud Shalabi…

Hamas releases two hostages as questions deepen about delayed aid and looming incursion | CNN

CNN  —  The release of two American hostages from Gaza, the first since Hamas launched its…

The war has forced Israel’s Arab citizens to explain that no, they are not Hamas | CNN

Haifa and Jerusalem CNN  —  When 20-year-old Aya Najame, an Arab Muslim, was a little girl…

A father and family members are convicted in terrorism and kidnapping case that resulted in death of 3-year-old boy on New Mexico compound | CNN

CNN  —  A father and several of his family members were convicted of charges in a…

Biden leaving war planning to Israelis but asked ‘hard questions’ about ground invasion strategy this week, US official says | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The US is allowing Israel to make its own calls on timing and strategy…

American mother and daughter taken hostage by Hamas have been released | CNN

CNN  —  Hamas released two American hostages, Judith Tai Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter, Natalie Raanan,…

Protests across Mideast as US’ Arab allies warn against pushing Palestinians out | CNN

CNN  —  Protests erupted around the Arab world on Friday as the Gaza war raged and…

Gaza conditions worsen amid warnings that shortages could ‘kill many, many people’ | CNN

CNN  —  Shortages of food, fuel and electricity in Gaza “are going to kill many, many…

New York’s American Museum of Natural History to remove human remains from exhibits, including some from Indigenous and enslaved Black people | CNN

CNN  —  The American Museum of Natural History in New York will remove all human remains…