World Nov 13 Civilians in crossfire as Israeli forces and Hamas battle around Gaza’s main hospital Israel claims a Hamas military command center is located beneath Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital. Monday, President Biden warned Israel to be "less intrusive" in its operations there as hundreds of patients and medical staff remain inside, facing dire conditions. Nick Schifrin…
World Nov 10 Thousands of civilians flee northern Gaza hospitals as Israeli troops close in As Israel’s ground campaign intensifies, more than 100,000 civilians have fled south from northern Gaza over the last two days. That includes thousands who had been sheltering on hospital grounds that Israel’s military says Hamas is using to hide its…
World Nov 07 Israel has ‘no desire to govern’ Gaza but will create buffer zone, Netanyahu adviser says The Biden administration has been pressing Israel to limit Palestinian casualties and have a plan for Gaza’s future. President Biden confirmed Tuesday night that he had asked Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for a pause in fighting in order to release…
World Nov 06 Blinken ends Middle East trip with mixed results on limiting Gaza civilian toll Israel says its ground operation has now cut off Gaza City from the rest of the Gaza Strip, as deaths reach staggering heights in its war against Hamas. Secretary of State Blinken left the region Monday after rare public disagreements…
World Nov 03 American family that fled Gaza describes life during airstrikes, how they evacuated The Biden administration's priorities in the Middle East include preventing a regional escalation and evacuating American citizens from Gaza. The State Department says about 400 Americans stuck in the strip want to leave. One of the American families who already…
World Nov 02 Fighting Hamas inside Gaza’s tunnels is like ‘war in a phone booth’ Israel says many of its airstrikes target Hamas commanders and the group's extensive network of tunnels. That network is making the fight for Gaza City deadly for Israeli troops as 20 Israeli soldiers have died in just the last 3…
World Nov 01 Afghans seeking refuge in Pakistan ordered to leave or face forced deportation Following the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and subsequent Taliban takeover, hundreds of thousands of Afghans sought safe haven in Pakistan. Many spent years working with the U.S. and Afghan government and fled a Taliban crackdown. But as Nick Schifrin…
World Oct 30 Military experts weigh in on Israel’s tactics in Gaza airstrikes and ground invasion Israel is now operating in the Gaza Strip, but a U.S. official says IDF ground invasion plans changed to use more “methodical” tactics compared to original plans. But still, Israel’s air campaign has been relentless, turning parts of Gaza into…
World Oct 28 American family trapped in Gaza struggles to escape the war An estimated 600 American citizens are still trying to find a way out of Gaza as Israel intensifies its assault. Foreign affairs and defense correspondent Nick Schifrin brings us the story of an American mother and her three small children…
World Oct 26 UN official warns ‘hell is settling in’ as it struggles with Gaza humanitarian crisis The Gaza health ministry run by Hamas released 200-plus pages listing those killed since Israel began its retaliatory air campaign for the October 7 terror attacks. The list shows more than 7,000 dead with nearly 3,000 children. It's an apparent…