World May 28 Israeli tanks reach central Rafah amid outrage following deadly strike on refugee camp Israel kept up its operations in Rafah despite global outrage over an airstrike on Sunday that killed displaced Gazans sheltering in tents. Nick Schifrin reports on Israel’s initial investigation into that incident and speaks with Amb. David Satterfield, a senior…
World May 27 Netanyahu says Rafah camp strike was a ‘tragic mistake.’ Experts weigh in on what happened Israel's airstrike on a tent camp in Rafah killed scores of civilians and led to more global outcry. To discuss how it happened and its wider significance, Amna Nawaz spoke with Noura Erakat, an associate professor at Rutgers University and…
World May 20 Raisi’s death leaves Iran without key leadership at crucial moment for Middle East The deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country's foreign minister left the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. The deaths mark yet another blow to a country beset by pressures…
World May 16 Outgoing UN humanitarian chief on handling one of the worst years for global crises The U.N. warns the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is growing more acute. In southern Gaza, a quarter of the population faces catastrophic levels of food insecurity and in northern Gaza, nearly one in three children are severely malnourished. Nick Schifrin…
World May 16 American families working to evacuate Gaza child facing rare medical disorder Among the families caught in the war between Israel and Hamas is the Abu Zaiter family. Three-year-old Julia suffers from alternating hemiplegia, or AHC, an extremely rare neurological disorder that causes muscle stiffness, seizures and paralysis. Several families with children…
World May 15 Israeli defense minister publicly criticizes Netanyahu’s Gaza strategy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against criticism of his Gaza strategy from within his own government. Israel's defense minister accused Netanyahu of “indecision” and leading Israel down a “dangerous course.” The public infighting comes as the Biden administration…
World May 13 Israel faces diplomatic pressure to avoid assault on Rafah The United Nations says more than 360,000 Gazans who fled to Rafah have now been forced to flee again as Israeli troops attack sectors of the city in a bid to rout Hamas. Also in Rafah, the first foreign U.N.
World May 10 Sudan’s paramilitary forces accused of ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity in Darfur More than a year of brutal war in Sudan between two factions of its army has killed tens of thousands and forced more than 8 million people to flee their homes. Some 5 million are now at risk of starvation…
World May 09 Middle East experts discuss if U.S. weapons pause will change Israel’s tactics in Gaza Will the Biden administration's holding up sending bombs to pressure Israel from launching a large-scale assault on Rafah have the desired effect? Nick Schifrin has views from Dennis Ross, who played leading roles in the Middle East peace process for…
World May 08 Biden administration defends suspending weapons to Israel over Rafah assault concerns Many Republicans and some Democrats are criticizing the Biden administration for suspending the delivery of thousands of bombs to Israel. At a Senate hearing, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin defended the move which comes as the White House also delayed…