War

President Joe Biden was visiting Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on a campaign stop today when a group of war protesters interrupted his speech.“If you really care about the lives lost here, then you should honor the lives lost and call for a ceasefire in Palestine," one protester shouted during his speech.A pro-Palestinian group began chanting “ceasefire now” but were shortly drowned out with boisterous calls for "four more years." Biden thanked the group but then addressed the demonstrators."I understand your passion," Biden said. "I've been quietly working with the Israeli government to get them to reduce significantly and get out in Gaza."Only five of the U.N.'s 22 health centers remain operational in central and southern Gaza, the United Nation...

Twelve-year-old Do’a Atef spends her days knocking on doors begging for food, or gathering firewood from a dusty hill near a refugee camp outside Rafah, in southern Gaza, to cook the few tomatoes and peppers given to her by strangers.Do’a told NBC News that she was displaced from her home in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, along with her parents and seven siblings, and they are now sleeping in tents. They are so thirsty, “we drink dirty water,” she said. “My siblings are crying all day.”They couldn’t find flour, they were cold, there was no bathroom for them to use, no diapers for her baby brother, and no milk to give him. Two months ago, Do’a said, she used to read in school and play with her friends. “Now, all we do is bring firewood and walk barefoot.”Do’a’s situation underscor...