Jul 18 Watch Netanyahu warns Gaza ground offensive could grow significantly By PBS News Hour Israeli tanks kept rolling across the Gaza border with a steady stream of heavy fire. In the first full day of Israel's ground invasion, one soldier died, while Palestinians reported at least 30 Gazans were killed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Continue watching
Jul 18 Israel prepared to expand ground offensive in Gaza, Netanyahu says By Ayan Sheikh Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday that the Israeli military was prepared for “the possibility of widening significantly” its ground offense in Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch UN human rights chief questions legality of Israel’s air campaign By PBS News Hour As the Palestinian death toll climbed past 100, the United Nations human rights office voiced concern that Israel’s air campaign may violate international law. The Israeli military defended its air strikes on Gaza and Israel’s prime minister said the offensive… Continue watching
Jul 11 Netanyahu: Israel won’t back down on military offensive in Gaza By Geoffrey Lou Guray Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that government forces will press on with their days-long military offensive in the Gaza Strip, insisting that his country will not back down even as world leaders call for a halt in hostilities. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch Mideast tensions escalate in cycle of retribution for teen killings By PBS News Hour Hamas fired dozens of rockets into Israel in revenge for the killing of six of its members in overnight airstrikes. Meanwhile, three Israeli suspects in last week’s killing of a Palestinian teenager confessed. Judy Woodruff gets an update from Josef… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch Palestinians clash with Israeli forces at funeral of slain teenager By PBS News Hour Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports from East Jerusalem on the funeral of a murdered Palestinian teenager, Mohammad Abu Khdair, where hundreds of Palestinians clashed with Israeli police. Family members say the victim was slain in retribution for the… Continue watching
Jun 14 Netanyahu: Terror group kidnapped three teens missing from West Bank By Elisabeth Ponsot Israeli army searches for 3 teenagers thought to have been abducted in West Bank http://t.co/vBQmLdj8In pic.twitter.com/iPoBMmfXHL— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 14, 2014… Continue reading
Jun 02 Despite Israel’s concerns, U.S. plans to work with new Palestinian government By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to relay the U.S. position, which will almost certainly draw criticism from Israel and its supporters in Congress and elsewhere. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced the… Continue reading
May 26 Watch Pope Francis performs ‘balancing act’ of agendas on Middle East visit By PBS News Hour Juggling the political and religious rivalries between Israel and the Palestinians during his trip to the Middle East, Pope Francis called on Mahmoud Abbas and Shimon Peres to join him at the Vatican for prayer and reflection. Jeffrey Brown gets… Continue watching
May 26 Watch Pope Francis invites Israeli, Palestinian leaders for prayer at the Vatican By PBS News Hour In charged acts of political symbolism, Pope Francis stopped at some of the holiest sites for Jews and Muslims during a trip to the Middle East. Pope Francis called for renewed peace talks, and became the first pontiff to refer… Continue watching