Nov 06 Watch 5:20 Blinken ends Middle East trip with mixed results on limiting Gaza civilian toll By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Israel says its ground operation has now cut off Gaza City from the rest of the Gaza Strip, as deaths reach staggering heights in its war against Hamas. Secretary of State Blinken left the region Monday after rare public disagreements… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 8:39 Palestinian Authority not going ‘to Gaza on an Israeli military tank,’ PM says By Leila Molana-Allen The Palestinian Authority is a major player in Palestinian life that has been largely sidelined in this latest and bloodiest conflict. Since being evicted from Gaza by Hamas in 2007, it has governed the parts of the West Bank it… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 5:44 Young Gazans describe how the Israel-Hamas war has upended their lives By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Life in Gaza was not easy before the Hamas terror attacks against Israelis on Oct. 7. Now, it’s immeasurably more difficult and deadly. We hear from several people in Gaza whose lives have been upended by the conflict, some of… Continue watching
Nov 06 Blinken caps off frantic Mideast visit with limited progress on Gaza ‘humanitarian pauses’ support By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The top U.S. diplomat hopes that pauses in the war would allow for a surge of humanitarian aid to Gaza and the release of hostages captured by Hamas during the militants' deadly Oct. 7 incursion, while also preventing the conflict… Continue reading
Nov 06 Israeli forces cut off north Gaza as Palestinian death toll from monthlong war passes 10,000 By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press An even bloodier phase is expected as Israeli troops push into the dense confines of Gaza City. Continue reading
Nov 05 Gaza’s telecom services go down for 3rd time since start of Israel-Hamas war By Wafaa Shurafa, Najib Jobain, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Gaza came under the third total communications outage since the start of the war, while Israel's military announced late Sunday that it had encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 4:37 Gaza residents flee south as Israel’s military encircles Gaza City By Leila Molana-Allen, Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young Israel says it has divided Gaza in two and its troops have surrounded Gaza City. The human toll is rising as civilians seek safety amid continuing airstrikes, including an Israeli strike on the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. The… Continue watching
Nov 05 Warplanes strike Gaza refugee camps as Israel rebuffs U.S. push for humanitarian pause By Wafaa Shurafa, Najib Jobain, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israeli warplanes struck two refugee camps in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing at least 53 people and wounding dozens, health officials said. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 3:12 Calls for immediate cease-fire rejected as Israeli troops advance on Gaza City By Leila Molana-Allen, Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson As Israel’s military says it’s closing in on Gaza City, ground zero in its war to crush Hamas, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken met with officials in the Middle East to try to ease Palestinian civilians’ suffering. UN officials warn… Continue watching
Nov 04 Average Palestinian in Gaza is surviving on 2 pieces of bread a day, UN official says By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The Gaza director for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says the average Palestinian in Gaza is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour that the U.N. had stockpiled in the region. Continue reading