Aug 13 Egypt fires back at report on protest violence By Larisa Epatko A year ago, Egyptian security forces bulldozed the main protest camp in Cairo, after the demonstrators had been rallying for weeks against the removal of President Mohammed Morsi. The Egyptian government this week disputed a Human Rights Watch report that… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch News Wrap: New fighting casts doubt on Mideast negotiations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Hamas militants in Gaza launched more than 50 rockets at Israel before the end of a three-day truce. Israel answered with airstrikes, killing at least five people, according to Palestinian officials. Also, rival presidential candidates… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch News Wrap: Kerry visits Afghanistan to press election resolution By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry urged Afghanistan’s opposing presidential candidates to accept results from an ongoing audit of the runoff election. Also, several thousand Palestinians marched in support of Hamas on the final day of… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 8:22 In Israel-Hamas conflict, have both sides reached point of diminishing returns? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Israel pulls troops out of Gaza as efforts resume for long-term truce By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch News Wrap: Israel, Hamas agree to three-day cease-fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Egypt brokered a three-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas following a brief, localized truce to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. Earlier, Israel made a deadly strike on a house in Gaza City, and there were… Continue watching
Jul 25 Gaza negotiations continue to search for cease-fire deal By Lara Jakes, Associated Press CAIRO — Turbulent negotiations to broker a temporary truce in the Gaza Strip are continuing against the backdrop of fresh Israeli attacks on Palestinian militants. Continue reading
Jul 22 Egypt calls for Israeli, Palestinian cease-fire By Associated Press The U.S. and Egypt sought Tuesday to find an end to two weeks of bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, and officials raised the possibility of restarting stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities as a necessary step to avoid… Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Kerry travels to Cairo to help mediate Mideast conflict By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Secretary of State John Kerry’s game plan as he arrives in Cairo to work on cease-fire prospects between Israel and Hamas. Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Divisions between Egypt and Hamas complicate prospects for Mideast cease-fire By PBS News Hour Continue watching