Fighting grew worse in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, and a local medic told the BBC that 52 civilians died in Alamata.

The article says pro-government forces claimed a strategic town in Tigray during heavy artillery exchanges.

Rival sides in the region are blaming each other for the breakdown in peace.

Israeli tourists were brought out during the renewed fighting, according to a foreign-ministry statement cited here.

The piece says other foreigners were caught up in the campaigns, prompting evacuation efforts.

Aid agencies warn that a longer conflict increases civilian suffering and could spread nearby.

The United States and partner governments are watching as diplomacy comes under more pressure.

Read the full story on the Tigray fighting, the Alamata deaths, and the evacuation.