KARTEL’S MOTHER, THERESA, gave birth to her son Adidja Azim Palmer on Jan. 7, 1976. She and his father, Norris, raised him 15 miles west of Kingston, in Portmore, with his brother and four sisters.

Kartel’s side was Gaza, while Mavado’s was Gully, and it was marked by a series of diss tracks, lyrical battles, and deep fan loyalty that divided communities and even schools across Jamaica.

Israel’s blockade of Gaza may have been partially lifted – and a new US-backed plan to deliver aid has begun. But there are multiple indications that the plight of Gazans is rapidly worsening.

Israel vowed to prevent the boat from reaching Gaza, saying its military would use “any means necessary” to stop it from breaching an Israeli naval blockade of the enclave.

Multiple aid workers were killed after a bus was attacked in Gaza on Wednesday night, according to a US-backed humanitarian aid organization which accused Hamas of carrying out the assault.

Israel, accused by activists of piracy, says it lawfully seized a Gaza-bound protest ship carrying Greta Thunberg as the crew was planning to breach its naval blockade.

U.N. member nations have voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and unrestricted access for the delivery of desperately needed food.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war has climbed past 55,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry doesn’t ...

At least eight Palestinians who worked for the U.S-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation died in an ambush, the GHF said on Thursday, blaming Hamas militants for the killings that rocked the ...

World News Gaza-bound ‘Freedom Flotilla Coalition’ boat carrying Greta Thunberg is boarded by Israeli forces By Caitlin McCormack Published June 8, 2025, 11:17 p.m. ET ...

A group overseeing a controversial, Israeli-backed Gaza aid program accused Hamas of attacking and killing some of its Palestinian workers who were on their way to distribution sites late on ...