Photos of the Week: Ongoing global tensions on war in Israel, Gaza (RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo gallery includes global reactions and effects of the ongoing war in Israel and Gaza. The post Photos of the Week: Ongoing global tensions on war in Israel, Gaza appeared first on Religion News Service.

A Deal for Aid Into Gaza, and More Plus, President Biden’s speech to Congress and how the Texas governor’s bus program has altered the immigration debate.

The war in Israel and Gaza challenges us to think compassionately and morally (RNS) — Our compassion for those suffering on both sides of this war doesn’t mean the two sides are morally equal. The post The war in Israel and Gaza challenges us to think compassionately and morally appeared first on Religion News Service.

Gaza Hospital Explosion: What We Know Much is unclear about the strike that Palestinian authorities say killed hundreds.

An Evolving Moral High Ground in the Israel-Gaza War In this war, a gloves-are-off, by-any-means-necessary retaliation is unacceptable, regardless of who is engaged in it.

Protests Erupt Over ‘Horrific Scenes’ of Palestinians in Gaza Not only Arabs in the street but, strikingly, also their rulers nearly uniformly condemned Israel for the Gaza hospital attack and other violence affecting Palestinians.

U.S. Treasury Targets Gaza Crypto Business in Sanctions to Squeeze Hamas The Treasury Department issued a list of sanctions that included a business providing money transfers and digital assets exchange services in Gaza.

The Israeli military puts forward its version of what happened at the hospital in Gaza.

Biden Walks a Tightrope on Israel-Gaza as Democratic Tensions Smolder The president has won bipartisan plaudits for his response to the war, and his trip to Israel offers a chance to appear statesmanlike. But anger on the left is growing as Israeli strikes pound Gaza.

A Deadly Blast at a Gaza Hospital, and More Plus, Jim Jordan loses a bid to be speaker and scientists propose a new explanation for long Covid.

Blast at Gaza Hospital Shows the Perils of Biden’s Wartime Visit to Israel The episode highlights the dangers of a trip at a volatile moment in the war between Israel and Hamas.

A Blast Killed Hundreds at a Hospital in Gaza Also, Jim Jordan loses a vote to be speaker. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

Why Invading Gaza Is a Mistake Israel is poised to invade Gaza but still has no answers for what comes next.

As Israel Ramps Up Gaza Airstrikes, Evacuees Say Nowhere Is Safe Some Palestinians said they were considering returning to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip as strikes intensified in the south.

U.S. Turns to Qatar for Hamas Hostages, Facing Risky Options in Gaza Hamas is believed to hold at least 199 people in Gaza, a dense territory descending into a chaotic crisis, where many officials believe a military rescue would be dangerous for soldiers and hostages alike.

Why a Gaza Invasion and ‘Once and for All’ Thinking Are Wrong for Israel The Netanyahu government and President Biden have smarter options.

Voices From Gaza As hundreds of thousands flee south from northern Gaza, we hear from two people caught in the chaos.

Hundreds of Thousands Flee Northern Gaza, and More Plus, diplomats try to ease the growing humanitarian crisis in the enclave, and a look at Donald Trump’s back-room campaign.

I Saw What Happened to America’s Postwar Plans for Iraq. Here’s How Israel Should Plan for Gaza. After the lessons the United States should have learned from postwar Iraq, some advice for Israel and its plans for a post-Hamas Gaza.

Biden Warns Israel Not to Occupy Gaza While the president has stood strongly behind Israel since Hamas attacked, he said on “60 Minutes” that a new occupation of Gaza would “be a big mistake.”