World Dec 27 Israel's ambassador to U.S. defends IDF's mass roundup of men and children in Gaza As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the three-month mark, there are many questions about Israel's strategy and tactics and what the future of Gaza may look like. Amna Nawaz discussed that with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog, who…
World Dec 27 Envoy for hostage affairs describes efforts to free Americans detained abroad While the United States was able to negotiate the release of detained Americans in Venezuela, there are at least four Americans in Russia and approximately seven held in Gaza. The U.S. government's point person working to get them all home…
World Dec 26 Palestinians flee refugee camp in central Gaza as Israel expands ground offensive there The Israeli military says it has expanded its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. Operations now include the densely populated urban refugee camps in the central part of the territory. That comes as the United Nations appoints a new coordinator…
Arts Dec 22 U.S. military members perform 'O Come, All Ye Faithful' Heading into Christmas weekend, we close the week with a NewsHour tradition. Each year, the Pentagon's Defense Visual Information Distribution Service produces a holiday song with members of the military singing. This holiday season we bring you, "O Come, All…
Nation Dec 21 Fugitive defense contractor returned to U.S. in prisoner swap with Venezuela Leonard Francis, known as "Fat Leonard," was a defense contractor at the center of a huge scandal within the U.S. Navy. He is part of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Venezuela announced Wednesday and was returned to the…
World Dec 19 How the U.S. and allies plan to protect ships from Houthi attacks in Red Sea Tensions are rising in the Red Sea, where about 12 percent of the world's global trade passes through. Houthi militias in Yemen say they are attacking ships to support Palestinians. Defense Secretary Austin announced a new multinational effort to protect…
World Dec 15 Military experts discuss Israel's use of unguided bombs and harm to civilians in Gaza According to reports from CNN and The Washington Post, the U.S. intelligence community believes that up to 45 percent of the bombs Israel has dropped in Gaza were unguided, a tactic that Israel’s military has defended. Geoff Bennett discusses those…
World Dec 14 Putin vows to press on with Ukraine invasion despite heavy Russian losses Russian President Vladimir Putin held his first press conference that included international media in more than two years and insisted that he would continue to wage war in Ukraine until all his goals were met. Much of what he had…
World Dec 13 Israel meets renewed resistance from Hamas amid pressure to reduce civilian casualties Israeli troops met renewed and heavy resistance from Hamas militants across the Gaza Strip and civilians remain caught in the middle. The Gaza health ministry says nearly 19,000 people have been killed in the enclave since the Hamas terror attacks…
World Dec 11 Israel targets infrastructure in Gaza to ramp up civilian pressure on Hamas, report claims An investigative report says Israel is deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in Gaza to ramp up "civilian pressure" on Hamas. The reporting by the independent +972 Magazine and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call includes interviews with several current and former sources…