• Israeli airstrikes kill 23 people in Gaza as international outcry over aid blockade grows

    Israeli airstrikes kill 23 people in Gaza as international outcry over aid blockade grows

    May 10, 2025 10:51 PM EST

    ... was bombed in Gaza City, health officials said. The bombardment continued as international warnings grow over Israeli plans to control aid distribution in Gaza as Israel's blockade on the territory of over 2 million people is in its third month. The U.N. and aid groups have rejected Israel ...

  • Strikes across Gaza kill at least 92 as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive

    Strikes across Gaza kill at least 92 as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive

    May 07, 2025 05:55 PM EST

    He had stunned many in Israel a day earlier when he declared that only 21 of the 59 hostages remaining in Gaza are still alive. Israel previously insisted the figure stands at 24, although an Israeli official said there was “serious concern” for the lives of three captives. The official ...

  • An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip is met with alarm

    An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip is met with alarm

    May 06, 2025 04:03 PM EST

    ... to expand the operation in Gaza until after Trump’s visit, leaving the door open for a possible deal. Trump isn't expected to visit Israel, but he and other American officials have frequently spoken about Edan Alexander, the last American-Israeli held in Gaza who is still believed to ...

  • Israeli military strikes, fully disables airport in Yemeni capital

    Israeli military strikes, fully disables airport in Yemeni capital

    May 06, 2025 02:56 PM EST

    ... power plants. The strikes, the second in two days, came after Israel launched airstrikes in retaliation for a Houthi missile strike the previous day on Israel’s international airport. The Houthis’ satellite news channel al-Masirah reported the strikes, confirming the airport had been hit. Footage aired on Israeli television ...

  • The implications of Israel's plan to expand military operations in Gaza

    The implications of Israel's plan to expand military operations in Gaza

    May 05, 2025 10:45 PM EST

    The Israeli government voted to expand military operations in Gaza and could end with the reoccupation of the strip. Humanitarian officials warn that an Israeli plan to take over aid distribution in Gaza is unworkable, and more Palestinians will suffer. Nick Schifrin discussed the implications with David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East...

  • Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan, officials say

    Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan, officials say

    May 05, 2025 02:20 PM EST

    ... any armed or uniformed personnel to distribute aid that could potentially intimidate Palestinians or put them at risk, and they fiercely criticized the new plan. Israeli officials "want to manipulate and militarize all aid to civilians, forcing us to deliver supplies through hubs designed by the Israeli military, once the ...

  • Missile fired by Houthis halts flights in Israel ahead of Cabinet vote on intensifying Gaza war

    Missile fired by Houthis halts flights in Israel ahead of Cabinet vote on intensifying Gaza war

    May 04, 2025 05:50 PM EST

    ... be carrying aid and organized by pro-Palestinian activists. Abela said the captain refused. The activists said Friday their vessel was struck by drones, blaming Israel, and the ship remained in international waters off Malta. The Israeli military has not commented. New Israeli airstrikes kill children Israeli airstrikes killed at ...

  • Israeli military launches airstrike on Syria after warning over sectarian attacks

    Israeli military launches airstrike on Syria after warning over sectarian attacks

    May 02, 2025 08:39 PM EST

    Israeli fighter jets strike near the palace The Israeli army said that fighter jets struck adjacent to the area of the Palace of President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus. Its statement gave no further details. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the strike was ...

  • UN official calls Israel's Gaza aid blockade 'cruel collective punishment'

    UN official calls Israel's Gaza aid blockade 'cruel collective punishment'

    May 01, 2025 06:29 PM EST

    ... the humanitarian movement is independent, impartial and neutral. We believe that all civilians are equally worthy of protection.” He said that a recent proposal by Israeli authorities regarding ways to distribute aid “does not meet the minimum bar for principled humanitarian support.” Israel has proposed taking over aid distribution in ...

  • Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 27 as war drags on with no end in sight

    Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 27 as war drags on with no end in sight

    Apr 28, 2025 06:56 PM EST

    ... says Israel will then implement U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to resettle much of Gaza's population in other countries through what the Israeli leader refers to as "voluntary emigration." Palestinians say the plan would amount to forcible expulsion from their homeland after Israel's offensive left much ...