Feb 08 State Department announces plans for $7 billion-plus arms sale to Israel By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White… Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 3:32 Displaced Gazans return to face shattered homeland and uncertain future By Stephanie Sy, Sonia Kopelev President Trump said he is in “no rush to do anything” in Gaza. Earlier this week, he talked about the need for Palestinians to leave Gaza and for the United States to take over the area and develop it. Also… Continue watching
Feb 07 Trump orders sanctions on International Criminal Court for investigating Israel By Darlene Superville, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The order says the U.S. will impose “tangible and significant consequences” on those responsible for the ICC's “transgressions.” Actions may include blocking property and assets and not allowing ICC officials, employees and relatives to enter the United States… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 10:42 Middle East leaders condemn Trump’s idea to remove Palestinians and take control of Gaza By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi Shockwaves continue to reverberate around the world following President Trump’s remarks about seizing control of Gaza and turning the war-ravaged area into a "Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump repeated his idea that two million Palestinians from Gaza should relocate… Continue watching
Feb 04 Trump’s Middle East envoy says Gaza rebuilding timeline in Israel-Hamas truce ‘preposterous’ By Aamer Madhani, Tia Goldenberg, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff says that a three to five year timeline for reconstruction of Gaza, as set out in a temporary truce agreement, is not viable. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Trump suggests permanent resettling Palestinians outside of Gaza, sees U.S. ‘ownership’ of area By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Trump's audacious proposal appears certain to roil the next stage of talks meant to extend the tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and secure the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: Israel’s Netanyahu heads to U.S. to meet with Trump In our news wrap Sunday, Netanyahu and Trump are preparing to meet at the White House, new preliminary data shows conflicting altitude readings for the aircraft that collided in D.C. on Wednesday, and top USAID security officials were put on… Continue watching
Jan 17 Israel’s Cabinet approves deal for ceasefire in Gaza and release of dozens of hostages By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The ceasefire — just the second achieved during the war — is expected to begin Sunday, though key questions remain, including the names of the 33 hostages to be released during the six-week first phase of the ceasefire and who… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 4:33 Israeli vote on ceasefire delayed as Gazans hope deal will bring lasting peace By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Israel's Cabinet has delayed a vote on the ceasefire deal struck to suspend the war in Gaza and swap hostages and detainees. Prime Minister Netanyahu blames Hamas for the delay, saying the militant group was trying to change the deal,… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 7:46 White House official Jon Finer breaks down strategic steps to reach Gaza ceasefire deal By Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev The Gaza ceasefire deal announced Wednesday largely mirrors a proposal made by President Biden last May. In recent days, President-elect Trump's Middle East envoy joined the Biden team to push the deal to completion. Those eight months have been bloody… Continue watching