Palestinian officials today put the death toll from nearly 18 months of conflict at more than 50,000, as an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza killed a Hamas political leader. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

An Israeli airstrike at a hospital in Gaza on Sunday killed five people, including a Hamas political leader, Palestinian medics and Hamas said, in an attack Israel said had targeted a key figure in the militant group.