• Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza airstrike as journalist toll grows

    Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza airstrike as journalist toll grows

    Aug 11, 2025 01:25 PM EDT

    The Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday that at least 192 journalists have been killed since Israel’s war in Gaza began. Sunday’s strike brings the total number of Al Jazeera staff journalists killed during the war to 11, not including 8 freelancers, according to CPJ data. Irene ...

  • Protesters seeking release of Israeli hostages march in London as Gaza war tensions grip UK

    Protesters seeking release of Israeli hostages march in London as Gaza war tensions grip UK

    Aug 10, 2025 05:34 PM EDT

    ... showed an emaciated David saying he was digging his own grave inside a tunnel in Gaza. Hamas-led militants kidnapped 251 people when they attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Some 50 of the hostages still haven’t been released, of whom 20 are thought to be alive. Israel last ...

  • Israel faces growing global condemnation over its plan to take over Gaza City

    Israel faces growing global condemnation over its plan to take over Gaza City

    Aug 09, 2025 09:34 PM EDT

    ... deaths in June. It said that 98 children have died of malnutrition-related causes since the war began with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, with militants killing around 1,200 people and abducting 251. Israel is “forcing Palestinians into a state of near-starvation ...

  • Israel's government decides to take Gaza City, sparking condemnation and protests

    Israel's government decides to take Gaza City, sparking condemnation and protests

    Aug 08, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    ... meeting yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told FOX News that he wants to take over the whole strip. Bill Hemmer, FOX News Anchor: Will Israel take control of all of Gaza? Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister: We intend to. Stephanie Sy: Netanyahu followed up in a post on X ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on Israel's plans to exert more control over Gaza

    Brooks and Capehart on Israel's plans to exert more control over Gaza

    Aug 08, 2025 10:25 PM EDT

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Israel's plans to exert more control over Gaza have been criticized by global leaders but the Trump administration's response has been muted, the Texas redistricting battle and Trump's makeover of the White House.

  • Germany halts exports of military equipment to Israel 'until further notice'

    Germany halts exports of military equipment to Israel 'until further notice'

    Aug 08, 2025 02:02 PM EDT

    ... because Germany has been seen as one of Israel’s strongest supporters — arguably surpassed only by the United States. Germany has maintained a strongly pro-Israel stance for decades largely because of its historical responsibility for the Holocaust, which has shaped its postwar foreign policy around ensuring Israel’s security ...

  • Israel plans to take over Gaza City, escalating war with Hamas and fueling worries for hostages

    Israel plans to take over Gaza City, escalating war with Hamas and fueling worries for hostages

    Aug 08, 2025 01:31 PM EDT

    AP reached out to the governments in Qatar, Egypt and Israel as well as the White House for comment. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff told hostage families during his recent visit that Israel was shifting its approach to pursue a comprehensive “all-or-nothing” deal aimed at ending the war ...

  • News Wrap: Netanyahu says Israel aims to reoccupy all of Gaza militarily

    News Wrap: Netanyahu says Israel aims to reoccupy all of Gaza militarily

    Aug 07, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says his government aims to reoccupy all of Gaza militarily, Russian President Putin says he hopes to meet with President Trump next week, the FBI is reportedly firing several top officials and a new CDC report says that most Americans now get more than half of...

  • Mideast experts analyze consequences as Israel considers full Gaza occupation

    Mideast experts analyze consequences as Israel considers full Gaza occupation

    Aug 07, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... the shots call the shots. But if the Arabs are willing to take this area over, I would hope the United States would work with Israel here and the Arabs in making that transition, because Netanyahu was saying, it's not going to be annexed by Israel, even though the ...

  • Man accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers indicted on federal hate crime charges

    Man accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers indicted on federal hate crime charges

    Aug 06, 2025 11:41 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum has been indicted on federal hate crime and murder charges, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. The indictment, filed in federal court in Washington, charges Elias Rodriguez with nine ...