DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Israel-Hamas war, now nearing a potential ceasefire, has devastated the Gaza Strip. Satellite photos offer some sense of the destruction in the territory, which has been largely sealed off to journalists and others.

New York Mayor Eric Adams said he had a “productive conversation” with Donald Trump on Friday that touched on a number of issues, including the effect of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement on public safety and ways to attract manufacturing jobs to the city.

Palestinians returning to parts of the enclave have been picking their way through vast piles of rubble and trying to salvage what they can.

Hundreds gathered in Central Park in New York City on Sunday to mourn Israeli hostages Youssef and Hamza al-Ziyadnei, whose bodies were recovered from Gaza after being killed in Hamas captivity.

Mount Sinai executives projected that the entire health system, which has eight hospital campuses in and around the city, will suffer a loss of $420 million in 2024, about half of which is fueled by losses from the pending Beth Israel closure, the letter said.

New York lawmakers and Congress should change laws to protect workers' conscience rights against heavily politicized public sector unions after SCOTUS passes on CUNY case, plaintiff says.

There’s a house in Kibbutz Nir Oz, an Israeli community near the Gaza border, that used to be the Siman Tov family’s home. Pictures hung outside show a smiling couple and three young children. Tamar was an artist; Yonatan worked in agriculture. They had a large barbecue grill and would invite passing neighbors to sit and have a beer.

Jonathan Harounoff, Israel's spokesman to the United Nations, observes that anti-Israel agitators have taken their cause to "sickening" new lows in New York City.

Seeking heaven’s help for the nation’s leader does not mean that you endorse everything he says and does, writes Thomas Reese.