Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the war in a phone call Sunday with Rubio, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. They focused on “consolidating the emerging prerequisites for starting negotiations,” the statement said, without elaborating.
Children of the Abdelaal family share a plate of beans in a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Mawasi Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Children of the Abdelaal family share a plate of beans in a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Mawasi Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Israeli authorities did not immediately respond when asked to comment on accusations that Israel was using starvation as a weapon of war, but have previously said Gaza had enough aid after a surge in distribution during a two-month ceasefire, and accuse Hamas of diverting aid for its purposes. Humanitarian workers deny there is significant diversion, saying the U.N. monitors distribution strictly.This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday killed at least 23 Palestinians in
, including three children and their parents whose tent was bombed in Gaza City, health officials said.The bombardment continued as
over Israeli plans to control aid distribution in Gaza as
of over 2 million people is in its third month.“She didn’t believe she was beautiful,” her mother said. “He made her believe she is.”
Alyona Zavadska, 16, sits in a gazebo where she had her first date with boyfriend Danylo Khudia, 17, who was killed in a Russian strike on April 24, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Alyona Zavadska, 16, sits in a gazebo where she had her first date with boyfriend Danylo Khudia, 17, who was killed in a Russian strike on April 24, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
In recent weeks, as the U.S. pressed for peace talks, the couple found an apartment a few blocks from Zavadska’s parents. They opened a bank account and prepared to build a life.But they could never hide from war.