Aug 27 Pope demands end to ‘collective punishment’ and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press History's first American pope also called for the release of the remaining hostages taken by Hamas in southern Israel, and for both sides and international players to end the war. Continue reading
Aug 27 Here’s a look at why it is so hard to end the war in Gaza By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Critics of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuse him of prolonging the war for political reasons. Netanyahu blames Hamas and says criticism of Israel's wartime conduct is only making the militant group more intransigent. Continue reading
Aug 22 Israeli defense minister warns of Gaza City’s destruction unless Hamas yields to his country’s terms By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Associated Press Hamas issued a statement that called Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz's comments “a confession of committing a crime that amounts to ethnic cleansing.”… Continue reading
Aug 21 Netanyahu pushes forward with expanded Gaza City operation despite widespread opposition By Wafaa Shurafa, Sally Abou AlJoud, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The planned offensive, announced earlier this month, comes during heightened international condemnation of Israel’s restrictions on food and medicine reaching Gaza and fears that many Palestinians will be forced to flee. Continue reading
Aug 20 Macron denounces Netanyahu’s ‘abject’ claim that he is fueling antisemitism By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron denounced Netanyahu’s remarks as “abject” and “erroneous” in response to Israel Prime Minister’s accusations that his intention to recognize a Palestinian state is fueling antisemitism. Continue reading
Aug 13 Israeli gunfire kills least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu says he will allow Palestinians to leave By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The shooting Wednesday came as ceasefire talks slowly resume and Israel says it will let Palestinians leave Gaza while scaling up its offensive. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the right thing to do is "allow" Gaza's population to leave as… Continue reading
Aug 12 AP report: Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to realize U.S. President Donald Trump's vision of relocating much of Gaza’s population through what Netanyahu refers to as “voluntary migration.”… Continue reading
Aug 12 Argentina’s Milei launches initiative to boost Israel-Latin America ties By Associated Press President Javier Milei of Argentina is helping to launch a $1 million initiative to improve diplomatic relations between Israel and several Latin American countries. Continue reading
Aug 11 Israel plans to widen coming offensive beyond Gaza City into last areas not under its control By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel plans to widen its coming offensive beyond Gaza City to the last areas not yet under Israeli control. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 6:20 Netanyahu lashes out at critics of plan to occupy Gaza City as condemnation mounts By John Yang, Andrew Corkery In the face of mounting international condemnation, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu defended his plan for a military occupation of Gaza City. At a news conference Sunday, he lashed out at what he called a “global campaign of lies,” while the… Continue watching