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A time of religious devotion, dawn-to-dusk fasting and charity is instead a daily struggle for survival.

As the “chief troubleshooter” for the United Nations, he spent months shuttling around the Middle East to secure the release of 11 captives.

Most of Gaza’s population fled to the southern territory of Rafah, hoping to escape the war. As they hunt for food and shelter, a potential Israeli invasion has added to their fears.

Mr. Wilders, a hard-right icon, won the last elections decisively. His announcement may help facilitate the creation of a right-wing government in the Netherlands.

Mainstream parties are changing laws to protect government institutions. Critics say the changes risk undermining democracy.

The German Embassy said it had helped a charity, SOS Children’s Villages International, move nearly 70 children from the city of Rafah to get them “out of acute danger.”

An Israeli writer’s essay about seeking common ground with Palestinians led to the resignation of at least 10 staff members at Guernica.

If confirmed, the deaths would underscore the dangers and difficulties of relying on airdrops to get food to people facing severe hunger in northern Gaza after five months of war.

The organization founded by the celebrity Spanish chef has served more than 32 million meals in Gaza, and he hopes to do more.

The National Science Foundation takes a step (just one) toward an “extremely large telescope.”