• News Wrap: Activists from aid boat headed for Gaza detained in Israel

    News Wrap: Activists from aid boat headed for Gaza detained in Israel

    Jun 09, 2025 10:40 PM EST

    In our news wrap Monday, an aid boat headed for Gaza arrived in Israel after forces boarded the vessel and detained the activists onboard, delegations from the U.S. and China are meeting in London to resolve the trade dispute, Ukraine says Russia launched nearly 500 drones and missiles overnight and President Trump’s new travel ban...

  • Gaza-bound aid boat with Greta Thunberg on board arrives in Israel after its seizure

    Gaza-bound aid boat with Greta Thunberg on board arrives in Israel after its seizure

    Jun 09, 2025 09:06 PM EST

    ... withdrawal. Israel has vowed to continue the war until all the captives are returned and Hamas is defeated, or disarmed and exiled. Associated Press journalists Angela Charlton in Paris, Leo Correa in Ashdod, Israel, Natalie Melzer in Nahariya, Israel, and Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel, contributed to this report.

  • Israeli forces seize aid boat headed to Gaza, detain Greta Thunberg and other activists

    Israeli forces seize aid boat headed to Gaza, detain Greta Thunberg and other activists

    Jun 09, 2025 04:19 PM EST

    Israeli officials said that the flotilla was bringing "meager" aid with what amounted to less than a truckload of aid. "This wasn't humanitarian aid. It's Instagram activism," Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer said. "Meanwhile, Israel has delivered over 1,200 truckloads in the last two weeks. So who ...

  • Israel vows to block Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

    Israel vows to block Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

    Jun 08, 2025 07:06 PM EST

    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s government on Sunday vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israel wouldn't allow anyone to break its naval blockade of the Palestinian territory, which he said was ...

  • Israel kills at least 95 people including children in Gaza as body of Thai citizen is recovered

    Israel kills at least 95 people including children in Gaza as body of Thai citizen is recovered

    Jun 07, 2025 02:51 PM EST

    ... past two weeks, shootings have occurred frequently near the new hubs where thousands of desperate Palestinians are being directed to collect food. Witnesses say nearby Israeli troops have opened fire, and more than 80 people have been killed, according to Gaza hospital officials. Israel's military has said it fired ...

  • Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committee

    Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committee

    Jun 06, 2025 06:54 PM EST

    ... ceasefire after Israel's military issued its warning and sent patrols to the areas that were to be struck to search them. It added that Israel rejected the suggestion. The U.S.-led committee that has been supervising the ceasefire that ended the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war in November ...

  • Israel recovers bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from Gaza Strip

    Israel recovers bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from Gaza Strip

    Jun 05, 2025 05:57 PM EST

    The Israeli military said it struck an Islamic Jihad militant operating in the courtyard. The army says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas because it is embedded in populated areas. Over 180 journalists and media workers have been killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas ...

  • Former Israeli PM Olmert explains why he believes his country is committing war crimes

    Former Israeli PM Olmert explains why he believes his country is committing war crimes

    Jun 03, 2025 10:45 PM EST

    ... Minister Netanyahu cauterized the Israeli society in a manner which is unprecedented in our history. That's why I called and I say that the Israeli government declared war on the state of Israel. It is weakening the state of Israel, and also these policies of the government, and particularly ...

  • Gaza officials say Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site. Israel says it fired near suspects

    Gaza officials say Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site. Israel says it fired near suspects

    Jun 03, 2025 03:06 PM EST

    ... reliant on international aid because Israel's offensive has destroyed nearly all of Gaza's food production capabilities. 3 Israeli soldiers killed in northern GazaThe Israeli military, meanwhile, said that three of its soldiers were killed in northern Gaza, in what appeared to be the deadliest attack on Israel's ...

  • Investigators say man used makeshift flamethrower in attack on pro-Israel group in Boulder

    Investigators say man used makeshift flamethrower in attack on pro-Israel group in Boulder

    Jun 02, 2025 10:55 PM EST

    ... Laura Barron-Lopez: The FBI said he had at least 16 more Molotov cocktails in his possession. Eyewitnesses said he shouted "Free Palestine" and anti-Israel slurs. Today, prosecutors charged with a federal hate crime and at the state level 16 counts of attempted murder. J. Bishop Grewell, Acting U ...