Oct 26 Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war after Israeli troops briefly enter Gaza By Associated Press Israeli airstrikes have devastated parts of the Gaza Strip, leaving neighborhoods in rubble and hospitals struggling to treat masses of wounded with diminishing resources. Continue reading
Oct 26 Israeli military says troops carried out hourslong ground raid into Gaza before an expected wider incursion By Najib Jobain, Kareem Chehayeb, Amy Teibel, Associated Press The raid came after the U.N. warned that it is on the verge of running out of fuel in the Gaza Strip, forcing it to sharply curtail relief efforts in the territory, which has also been under a complete siege… Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 2:44 Israel may delay Gaza ground invasion for hostage negotiations and aid for Palestinians By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart It's day 19 of the Israel-Hamas war and Israeli forces continued a heavy air assault on Gaza as rockets were fired back into Israel. But there are new signs that an Israeli ground invasion may not be imminent after all. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 5:01 Family of man held by Hamas asks Israel to make safe return of hostages a priority By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev Chaim Peri is among the 220 hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7 attack. The 79-year-old father of five and grandfather of 13 has lived in the Nir Oz kibbutz for 61 years. One of his children, Noam Peri,… Continue watching
Oct 25 As Israel prepares for Gaza ground invasion, U.S. shares hard lessons from urban combat in Iraq and Syria By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The prospect of Israeli forces launching an assault into Gaza’s dense urban neighborhoods is bringing back searing memories of the deadly battles the U.S.-led coalition fought against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
Oct 25 Israeli airstrikes escalate across Gaza, destroying homes and killing dozens of people at a time By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Ravi Nessman, Associated Press The Health Ministry in Gaza says hundreds of people were killed in the past day as a result of Israeli airstrikes. Continue reading
Oct 25 Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war as U.N. warns relief efforts for Gaza imperiled By Associated Press The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says its relief operations across the Gaza Strip will need to be sharply curtailed amid crippling Israeli airstrikes. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 5:14 A look at life inside Gaza amid airstrikes and worsening humanitarian crisis By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Israel intensified its bombing of Gaza, launching 400 airstrikes Tuesday across the Palestinian territory. Foreign ministers from around the world met at the United Nations urging a ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. With constant bombing and dwindling necessities,… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 7:44 Netanyahu adviser discusses hostages held by Hamas and risks of continued Israeli bombing By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow While Israel prepares for an expected ground invasion of Gaza, about 200 people are still being held there by Hamas. Amna Nawaz discussed the hostage situation with Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a… Continue watching
Oct 24 Israel’s increased strikes across Gaza kill more than 700 people in the past day, Palestinians say By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Ravi Nessman, Associated Press An overnight strike hit a four-story residential building in the southern city of Khan Younis, killing at least 32 people and wounding scores of others, according to survivors. Continue reading