Jul 21 Watch As death toll climbs, pressure builds for Mideast cease-fire By PBS News Hour More than 500 Palestinians and 27 Israelis have died in the conflict that began two weeks ago. Palestinians reported that Israeli tanks shelled a hospital, killing at least four. The Israelis say they are focused on destroying Hamas rockets and… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Former U.S. special envoy on why Israel and the Palestinians have to abandon the ‘status quo’ By PBS News Hour Martin Indyk, former U.S. special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, joins chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss what it will take to end the current conflict between Israel and Hamas, the potential for a ground invasion and why both… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Israel shoots down Hamas drone amid continued violence By PBS News Hour Hamas launched a drone aircraft over Israel’s southern coastline today, claiming that the launch demonstrates the group’s growing power. Meanwhile, three Israeli Jews, including two minors, confessed to abducting and burning a Palestinian boy alive — an apparent revenge for… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Israel masses troops at border but signs of Mideast diplomacy emerge By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch With no sign of cease-fire, current Mideast conflict could become long campaign By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Israeli forces launch airstrikes at Gaza to counter Hamas rocket attacks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch News Wrap: As Ukraine cease-fire draws to a close, Kerry urges peace efforts by Russia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch News Wrap: Congolese government troops drive back attack on capital News Wrap: Congolese government troops drive back attack on capital… Continue watching
May 10 Watch U.N.’s Syria Cease-Fire Plan: The ‘Least-Worst Option’? Suicide bombers struck Thursday in the heart of Syria's capital of Damascus, killing at least 55 people and wounding at least 370. Jeffrey Brown and NPR's Kelly McEvers, reporting from Beirut, discuss the finger pointing over who's behind the attacks… Continue watching
Jan 19 Israel Pulls Out of Gaza Strip as Barack Obama Assumes the Presidency By Admin, PBS News Hour Israeli officials said the military has been ordered to pull out of the Gaza Strip by Tuesday, the day of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, but only if Hamas militants keep their end of the cease-fire agreement. Continue reading