• 'Food is not political,' WFP head says as U.S. cuts aid and Israel blocks help to Gaza

    'Food is not political,' WFP head says as U.S. cuts aid and Israel blocks help to Gaza

    Apr 25, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    The World Food Programme says it has delivered the last of its food in Gaza and warned the kitchens it has been supporting would run out of food in days. Nick Schifrin spoke with Executive Director Cindy McCain who says a lack of funding has forced WFP to cut 30 percent of its staff as...

  • Israeli strike in Gaza kills 23 people as Arab mediators seek a long-term truce

    Israeli strike in Gaza kills 23 people as Arab mediators seek a long-term truce

    Apr 23, 2025 02:33 PM EDT

    ... The Israeli decision to block aid from entering Gaza is intolerable,” France, Germany and Britain said in their statement. They also condemned recent remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, who said the blockade was a pressure tactic and that troops would hold parts of Gaza indefinitely. “Humanitarian aid must ...

  • News Wrap: Israel finds ‘failures’ that led to killing of Palestinian medics in Gaza

    News Wrap: Israel finds ‘failures’ that led to killing of Palestinian medics in Gaza

    Apr 20, 2025 09:45 PM EDT

    ... were approaching in a suspicious manner. But cell phone video recovered later from one of the victims showed the ambulance's emergency lights were flashing. Israel has long accused Hamas of using ambulances to transport fighters and weapons. The Israeli military said a deputy commander will be fired for providing ...

  • ‘Utter desperation’ in Gaza after ceasefire collapse and Israel’s aid blockade

    ‘Utter desperation’ in Gaza after ceasefire collapse and Israel’s aid blockade

    Apr 20, 2025 09:35 PM EDT

    ... is no longer a threat to Israel. What do you say to that? Gavin Kelleher: I think we have to separate out the obligations that Israel has under international humanitarian law at this point. Every single truck of aid that Israel is denying from entering Gaza is risking becoming a ...

  • Israeli probe finds 'professional failures' in its military's killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza

    Israeli probe finds 'professional failures' in its military's killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza

    Apr 20, 2025 04:21 PM EDT

    ... strikes on them. Medical personnel largely deny the accusations. Israel disputes ICC accusations of war crimes Palestinians and international human rights groups have repeatedly accused Israel’s military of failing to properly investigate or whitewashing misconduct by its troops.Har-Even said the Israeli military is currently investigating 421 incidents ...

  • Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in 48 hours, Palestinians say

    Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in 48 hours, Palestinians say

    Apr 19, 2025 04:59 PM EDT

    ... been growing on both sides after Israel shattered a ceasefire last month, with rare public protests against Hamas in Gaza and continued weekly rallies in Israel pressing the government to reach a deal to bring all hostages home. A growing campaign of retired and reservist Israeli soldiers has called for ...

  • Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers reveal major rifts over ongoing war in Gaza

    Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers reveal major rifts over ongoing war in Gaza

    Apr 18, 2025 10:20 PM EDT

    Although only a few hundred of the signatories are still actively serving, the Israeli military has been stretched by 18 months of fighting and isn’t in any position to be turning away anyone from reserve duty. Many Israelis are also furious that as reservists repeatedly get called up for ...

  • Israeli strikes kill at least 25 in Gaza while Huckabee visits Jerusalem as U.S. ambassador

    Israeli strikes kill at least 25 in Gaza while Huckabee visits Jerusalem as U.S. ambassador

    Apr 18, 2025 05:40 PM EDT

    ... one-time presidential hopeful, Huckabee has acknowledged his past support for Israel’s right to annex the West Bank and incorporate its Palestinian population into Israel but said it would not be his “prerogative” to carry out that policy. During his first term, Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital ...

  • Israel deepens assault on Gaza, ordering deadly strikes and blocking aid

    Israel deepens assault on Gaza, ordering deadly strikes and blocking aid

    Apr 17, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... is a killing field, and civilians are in an endless death slope. Nick Schifrin: But Israel says Hamas has been stealing the aid, and an Israeli official tells PBS News' cutting aid off restricts Hamas' ability to raise funds and pay its fighters. As Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote yesterday ...

  • Lebanon detains several people linked to firing rockets at Israel

    Lebanon detains several people linked to firing rockets at Israel

    Apr 17, 2025 06:50 PM EDT

    ... those detained included a number of Palestinians who were involved in firing rockets in two separate attacks toward Israel in late March that triggered intense Israeli airstrikes on parts of Lebanon. Lebanon’s Hezbollah group denied at the time it was behind the firing of rockets. Since the Israel-Hezbollah ...