World May 09 First shipment of Palestinian aid to US-built floating pier in Gaza departs from Cyprus The U.S. vessel, loaded with much needed humanitarian assistance, left the Larnaca port on Thursday morning. The voyage comes about two months after President Joe Biden gave the order to build the large floating platform several miles off the Gaza…
World May 06 The UN says there’s ‘full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza A WFP spokesman says that one of the three benchmarks for a formal famine declaration has already been met in northern Gaza and another is nearly met — important details on how far the effort to document deadly hunger has…
World May 06 Israel strikes targets in Rafah, hours after Hamas agrees to a cease-fire The high-stakes diplomatic moves and military brinkmanship left a glimmer of hope alive — but only barely — for an accord that could bring at least a pause in the 7-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip.
World May 06 Israel examining Gaza cease-fire proposal, but framework differs from its offer A deal could still be a ways off.
World May 06 Hamas says it accepts Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal There was no immediate comment from Israel.
World May 06 Palestinians ordered to evacuate parts of Rafah ahead of Israel’s expected assault The looming operation in the city — where more than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering and a high number of deaths is feared — has raised global alarm and Israeli's closest allies have warned against it.
World May 04 Progress reported in cease-fire talks, but Israel downplays odds of ending war with Hamas A delegation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media reported “noticeable progress” in cease-fire talks with Israel, though an Israeli official downplayed the prospects for a full end to the war in Gaza.
World May 02 Hamas sending delegation to Egypt for more cease-fire talks, latest sign of progress The group's supreme leader Ismail Haniyeh said Thursday he had spoken to Egypt's intelligence chief and Hamas negotiators would travel to Cairo "to complete the ongoing discussions with the aim of working forward for an agreement."…
Politics May 01 WATCH: Blinken calls on Hamas to accept cease-fire agreement, ‘deal is there, they should take it’ The current round of talks appears to be serious, with Hamas considering a new proposal. But the sides remain far apart on the key issue of whether the war should end as part of an emerging deal.
World May 01 ‘The time is now’: Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to move ahead with a cease-fire deal The current round of talks appears to be serious, but the sides remain far apart on one key issue — whether the war should end as part of an emerging deal.