World May 09 Netanyahu says Israel 'will stand alone' if it has to after U.S. threatens halt in weapons delivery Israel says that Rafah is Hamas' last stronghold in Gaza and Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed to invade the city, despite widespread international opposition due concerns over the more than 1 million Palestinian civilians are huddled in the city.
World May 08 Israel says it's reopened key Kerem Shalom Gaza crossing but the UN says no aid has entered The Kerem Shalom terminal for the entry of humanitarian aid was closed over the weekend after a Hamas rocket attack killed four Israeli soldiers nearby.
World Mar 06 Hostage crisis poses dilemma for Israel and offers path to victory for Hamas as Netanyahu pledges to defeat terrorist group Israel faces a dilemma that will determine its outcome: It can either try to annihilate Hamas, which would mean almost certain death for the hostages still held in Gaza, or it can cut a deal that would allow the militants…
World Feb 26 The Palestinian Authority's prime minister just resigned. What does that mean for the war in Gaza? The resignation is seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its latest ambitious plans to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But it will do little to address the authority's longstanding lack…
World Feb 21 Why isn't desperately needed aid reaching Palestinians in Gaza? United Nations agencies and aid groups say the ongoing hostilities, the Israeli military's refusal to facilitate deliveries and the breakdown of order inside Gaza make it increasingly difficult to bring vital aid to much of the coastal enclave.
World Jan 29 What is UNRWA, the U.N. aid agency Israel accuses of having militant links? The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees employs thousands of staffers and provides vital aid and services to millions of people across the Middle East. In Gaza, it has been the main supplier of food, water and shelter to civilians during…
World Jan 08 Fears escalate that Israel, U.S. and Iran's allies moving towards all-out war In the last week alone, Israel has killed a senior Hamas militant in an airstrike in Beirut, Hezbollah has fired barrages of rockets into Israel, the U.S. has killed a militia commander in Baghdad and Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have…
World Oct 23 Hamas frees two Israeli women, U.S. works to delay ground war to allow more negotiations A U.S. official said Monday that Washington has advised Israel to delay a possible ground invasion to allow more time to try and secure the release of more hostages.
World Oct 23 Israeli airstrikes pummel Gaza, including civilian refuge areas, ahead of expected ground invasion Israel has still not allowed any fuel to enter Gaza, where there has been a power blackout for nearly two weeks.
World Oct 21 Desperately needed aid trickles into besieged Gaza as Egypt's border crossing opens The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off following Hamas' bloody rampage two weeks ago.