Fatma Tanis

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan has arrived with no ceasefire in Gaza. There's growing anxiety about tensions spreading to Jerusalem, where the Al-Aqsa mosque sits at the very center of the conflict.

Questions remain about access to the main Islamic congregational mosque in the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City as Palestinians see the site as essential to their identity.

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches, and ceasefire talks stall, there are increasing fears of worsening conditions in Gaza.

Tens of thousands of Ready-To-Eat meals have again been airdropped into Gaza by U.S. Air Force cargo planes. Officials say more drops are planned and the U.S. will take part in moving aid by sea.

The Palestinian prime minister in the occupied West Bank has announced that he is resigning, as pressure mounts for the moribund leadership to reform and possibly take charge of Gaza after the war.

Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have drawn U.S. strikes in Yemen, dredging up traumatic memories of the country's recent civil war. But many Yemenis still support the attacks.

North Korea test-fired cruise missiles from its western coast for the third time this week, as Kim Jung Un warns of war with South Korea. Is it rhetoric or has North Korea decided to go to war?

Nearly 1 in 5 Israeli casualties since the invasion of Gaza were caused by friendly fire or accidents. Experts say it's one of the highest such percentages in recent military history.

Nearly one fifth of all Israeli soldier deaths in Gaza have been due to accidents or friendly fire. Military experts say that number is high even for urban conflict.

Historically, efforts to tighten gun laws in Maine have been ignored by lawmakers. But after a mass shooting last year left 18 people dead, activists say renewed calls for reform now have greater traction.