Oct 27 Watch 3:52 Aid worker describes life in Gaza amid constant bombardment By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Gaza's humanitarian crisis becomes more dire with every passing moment. With constant bombardment and dwindling supplies, it's a struggle to find fuel, food and even water. Before communication lines went dark Friday, Amna Nawaz spoke with Yousef Hammash, who works… Continue watching
Oct 27 Israel to begin 'long' ground war in Gaza soon, internet services collapse under relentless airstrikes By Wafaa Shurafa, Josef Federman, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Explosions from a barrage of airstrikes lit up the sky over Gaza City after nightfall Friday when the blackout in internet, cellular and landline services hit. Continue reading
Oct 27 Live updates: What's happening in the Israel-Hamas war as Israeli forces continue raids into Gaza By Associated Press The Palestinian death toll passed 7,300 as Israel launched waves of airstrikes in response to the bloody Hamas rampage in southern Israel on Oct. 7. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 8:58 UN official warns 'hell is settling in' as it struggles with Gaza humanitarian crisis By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Zeba Warsi, Eliot Barnhart The Gaza health ministry run by Hamas released 200-plus pages listing those killed since Israel began its retaliatory air campaign for the October 7 terror attacks. The list shows more than 7,000 dead with nearly 3,000 children. It's an apparent… Continue watching
Oct 26 Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in north Gaza defy Israeli evacuation orders in fear of bombings By Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have decided to stay in their homes in northern Gaza despite Israeli warnings that they face grave danger if they don't move south. Continue reading
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