The owner of a Gaza high-rise housing the AP and other media outlets says he has received a call from the Israeli military that the building would be targeted. The man said he was told to make sure all residents have evacuated. apne.ws/NaeXULy
BREAKING: Israeli airstrike flattens high-rise building that houses The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera and other media in Gaza City, about an hour after evacuation order.
AP VIDEO: An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media. apne.ws/MkBLcw1
The White House says Israel has a “paramount responsibility” to ensure the safety of journalists covering the spiraling conflict. apne.ws/oskuSEW
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• Israel has launched heavy artillery strikes into Northern Gaza ahead of possible ground invasion.
• Palestinian armed groups have fired 1,800 rockets this week.
• Communal violence in Israel erupts for a fourth night,
Palestinians living along Gaza's northern and eastern borders with Israel are fleeing intense Israeli bombardment. They sought refuge in temporary shelters in central Gaza City, with families arriving in pickup trucks, on donkeys and by foot. apne.ws/dAGvqTh
In the northern Gaza Strip, Rafat Tanani, his pregnant wife and four children, aged 7 and under, were killed after an Israeli warplane reduced their four-story apartment building to rubble, residents said. “It was a massacre,” a relative said. apne.ws/bTnDexg
• Gaza braces for more Israeli airstrikes amid a somber end to Ramadan.
• Rocket fire continues from Hamas into Israel.
• Jewish and Arab mobs rampage across Israel after protests and violence in Jerusalem.
Palestinians hurled from their beds by Israeli airstrikes this week faced an all-too-familiar question: Where should we go? Recalling the horror of past wars, Gaza residents say they feel nowhere is safe. apne.ws/OOQhZoh
VIDEO: Deadly cross-border violence in Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read the latest developments: apne.ws/eBVRSUTapne.ws/SmOP1tC
• Fighting bears hallmarks of devastating 2014 Gaza war.
• Israel has pounded the besieged Palestinian territory with airstrikes.
• Gaza’s armed groups have fired hundreds of rockets into Israel.
• Death toll rising,
BREAKING: Gaza Health Ministry says death toll from Israeli airstrikes climbs to 43 Palestinians, including 13 children; Israel’s emergency service says one person killed and one seriously wounded by an anti-tank missile fired from Gaza. apne.ws/5UmpV00
Derek Chauvin was on trial for murder and manslaughter after pinning George Floyd to the pavement in Minneapolis last May with his knee on his neck for what prosecutors said was 9 1/2 minutes.
The jury came back with its verdict after about 10 hours of deliberations over two days. Derek Chauvin's bail was immediately revoked and he was led away with his hands cuffed behind his back. Sentencing will be in two months.
Prosecutor Steve Schleicher is giving closing arguments in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd. Schleicher is part of a team of prosecutors who took turns presenting the state's case. apne.ws/ijWF4bi
@AP Prosecutors began their closing arguments talking about George Floyd's life and his relationships with his mother and family. Here's how prosecutors used the "spark of life" legal doctrine in their case.
Prosecutor Steve Schleicher told jurors about "horrified bystanders" who watched Officer Derek Chauvin with his knee on George Floyd's neck. Prosecutors and Chauvin's defense attorney presented different views of the bystanders in the trial.
BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II seen in public for the first time since Prince Philip's death as she joins family for his funeral. apne.ws/Ncytpf7
The queen, accompanied by a lady-in-waiting, wore a mask as she took her seat in the Bentley that will carry her to St. George’s Chapel for the funeral of her husband of 73 years. apne.ws/aKRH0xZ
Britain observes one minute of silence to honor the late Prince Philip as the royal ceremonial funeral gets underway. apne.ws/nZP0hsR