World Jan 22 Israeli leaders increasingly divided over Hamas war and prospect of two-state solution As the war in Gaza nears the four-month mark since the Hamas attacks in Israel, the shape of the debate inside that nation has become ever starker. Around 130 hostages are still held, the world is increasingly outraged at the…
World Jan 18 American doctor who worked in Gaza describes dire humanitarian crisis civilians there face More than 60,000 Palestinians have been wounded during the Israeli air and ground campaigns. Nick Schifrin reports on the state of medical care in the warzone and speaks with Dr. Seema Jilani, an American doctor who just returned from Gaza.
World Jan 17 State Department official overseeing Yemen discusses U.S. response to Houthi attacks The Biden administration relisted Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a specially designated global terrorist group. The move follows more than 30 attacks by the Houthis on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Nick Schifrin discussed the tensions…
World Jan 16 World leaders concerned about Mideast war escalating after attacks in Lebanon and Iraq The Biden administration will soon designate Houthi militants in Yemen as a specially designated global terrorist group, a White House official tells the NewsHour. It follows more than 30 Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and it's…
World Jan 12 United Nations relief agency describes the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza Friday marks 97 days of the war in Gaza and the humanitarian toll on its population has been devastating. According to the U.N., 90 percent of Gazans are displaced, more than one in four are starving and there’s not a…
World Jan 11 Experts give 2 perspectives on accusations Israel is committing genocide in Gaza Before an international court, South Africa is accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. So how strong is the case and what will be Israel's defense when it presents its side on Friday? Nick Schifrin has two views from…
World Jan 10 Blinken urges Palestinian Authority to show it's ready to govern Gaza after war The Biden administration has spent Wednesday pressing the Palestinian Authority to reform itself and show it's ready to govern Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken carried that message to the authority's president, Mahmoud Abbas, in the…
World Jan 09 Blinken tours Mideast in effort to keep Israel-Hamas war from spreading Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Israel for his fourth visit since the war with Hamas began three months ago. It's part of a long, regional tour that has Blinken walking a fine diplomatic line as he tries…
World Jan 03 Assassination of Hamas leader in Lebanon deepens concerns of broader regional conflict Fears of a widening war in the Middle East are back on boil after Tuesday's killing of a top Hamas leader in Beirut, Lebanon. Israel has not acknowledged any role in the drone attack, but it spent Wednesday awaiting possible…
World Jan 02 Freed Israeli hostage pleads with Netanyahu and Biden: 'Stop the war and bring them home' For 40 years, Aviva Siegel lived at kibbutz Kfar Aza near the Gaza Strip. During the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, Siegel and her husband were both taken hostage. After 51 days in Gaza, Aviva was released on Nov. 26, but…