Jan 26 Israel blocks Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza over ceasefire dispute with Hamas By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday as it accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it has released. Local health officials said Israeli forces fired on the… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 8:19 Uncertainty looms over Israel’s truce in Lebanon ahead of troop withdrawal deadline By Simona Foltyn There was jubilation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank on Saturday as hostages and Palestinian prisoners were freed in the latest advance for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Meanwhile, Israel’s fragile truce in Lebanon appears to be in doubt as this… Continue watching
Jan 25 As ceasefire holds, Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 4 Israeli soldiers By Isabel DeBre, Sam Mednick, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and handed them over to the Red Cross. Continue reading
Jan 21 Palestinians return to rubble in ‘ghost towns’ of Gaza By Tia Goldenberg, Abdel Kareem Hana, Associated Press Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 months of fighting. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 5:29 Father of U.S.-Israeli hostage hopeful for son’s release as Gaza ceasefire gets underway By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Three women are back on Israeli soil for the first time in 15 months since they were kidnapped in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and held captive in Gaza, as a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect… Continue watching
Jan 19 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on start of Gaza ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages By Associated Press President Joe Biden on Sunday said “the guns in Gaza have gone silent” under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas he outlined in May. Continue reading
Jan 19 Three Israeli hostages arrive in Israel as fragile ceasefire with Hamas clears first hurdle By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press The first three hostages released from Gaza have arrived in Israel, the military announced Sunday, hours after the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 4:16 Why Netanyahu announced a last-minute snag in Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Just 12 hours before the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is supposed to go into effect, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said it would not go forward until Hamas made good on its agreement to provide a list of hostages they’re… Continue watching
Jan 18 Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect Sunday morning, Qatar officials say By Samy Magdy, Sam Mednick, Associated Press he ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced Saturday, as families of hostages held in Gaza braced for news of loved ones, Palestinians prepared to receive freed detainees and… Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 7:10 Gazans desperate for aid but hopeful ceasefire means the worst is behind them By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Israel's security cabinet approved the ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal with Hamas after Prime Minister Netanyahu signed off on the agreement. The deal goes into effect Sunday local time. Nick Schifrin reports and speaks with Sigrid Kaag, the United Nations… Continue watching