Jan 13 Netanyahu declares no one can halt Israel’s war to crush Hamas, including international court By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Israel will pursue its war against Hamas until victory and will not be stopped by anyone, including the world court, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a defiant speech Saturday, as the fighting in Gaza approached the 100-day mark. Continue reading
Jan 09 WATCH: Blinken dismisses South Africa genocide case against Israel as ‘meritless’ By Matthew Lee, Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.S. has pressed Israel to scale down its offensive in Gaza to more precise operations targeting Hamas. But the pace of death and destruction has remained largely the same, with several hundred Palestinians killed each day, according to health… Continue reading
Jan 03 After tumbling in polls, Netanyahu clings to power and aims to improve political standing during war By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press In the wake of Hamas' brutal Oct. 7 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's days in office seemed numbered. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 13:29 Freed Israeli hostage pleads with Netanyahu and Biden: ‘Stop the war and bring them home’ By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi 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… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 6:59 What the ruling against Netanyahu’s judiciary overhaul means for Israel and war in Gaza By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Israel opened 2024 with what could be a major shift in the war, announcing it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Gaza. Amid the fighting, Israel's Supreme Court rejected a key part of Prime Minister Netanyahu's judicial overhaul. The plan sparked… Continue watching
Jan 01 Israel’s Supreme Court overturns part of Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul By Josef Federman, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The planned overhaul sparked months of mass protests, threatened to trigger a constitutional crisis between the judicial and legislative branches of government, and rattled the cohesion of Israel's powerful military. Continue reading
Dec 31 Netanyahu promises months of war ahead as Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill dozens more By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day after Israel’s prime minister said the war will continue for “many more months,” resisting international calls for… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 3:14 Israel says Gaza war will continue ‘more than several months’ amid pressure for cease-fire By William Brangham, Eliot Barnhart With global pressure on Israel growing over the war in Gaza, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top lieutenants Thursday. U.S. criticism of Israel's operations, which have killed more than 18,000… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 2:43 Biden warns Israel is losing global support over ‘indiscriminate bombing’ in Gaza By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan The UN General Assembly approved a measure calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The U.S. was one of ten nations to vote against the non-binding resolution. Before the vote, President Biden said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu needs to… Continue watching
Dec 12 Live updates: Israel promises to keep fighting in Gaza ahead of non-binding UN cease-fire vote By Associated Press More than 17,700 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, around two-thirds of them women and children, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory. Continue reading