Aug 11 Palestinian death toll rises to 48 in last weekend's fighting between Israel and Gaza militants By Fares Akram, Associated Press The Palestinian death toll from last weekend's fighting between Israel and Gaza militants has risen to 48, after an 11-year-old girl and a man died from wounds they suffered during the worst cross-border violence in over a year. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: Pompeo meets with the Jan. 6 committee In our news wrap Tuesday, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the Jan. 6 panel, former President Trump and his former Vice President Pence wage another proxy battle in Wisconsin, Kenya held national elections, President Biden signed the… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: U.S. to send another $1 billion in aid to Ukraine In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. is sending $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine as Ukrainians warn the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is in jeopardy, a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza is holding after Israel killed 44 Palestinians, China… Continue watching
Aug 08 As truce between Israel and Palestinian militants holds, Gaza power plant restarts By Fares Akram, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza's sole power plant resumed operations. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 2:31 News Wrap: Cease-fire takes effect in Gaza after days of violent conflict In our news wrap Sunday, a cease-fire in Gaza has gone into effect after days of Israeli strikes and militant counterattacks, the U.S. Senate passed a sprawling bill to fight climate change and lower healthcare costs, Biden cleared from isolation… Continue watching
Aug 07 Israel, Palestinian militants agree to cease-fire in deal brokered by Egypt By Fares Akram, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect late Sunday in a bid to end nearly three days of violence that killed dozens of Palestinians and disrupted the lives of hundreds of thousands of Israelis. Continue reading
Aug 07 Israeli airstrike kills senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza refugee camp By Fares Akram, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israel said Sunday it killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in a crowded Gaza refugee camp, the second such targeted attack since launching its high-stakes military offensive against the militant group just before the weekend. Continue reading
Aug 06 Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire as death toll climbs to 24 in Gaza By Fares Akram, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli jets pounded militant targets in Gaza on Saturday and rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted, raising fears of an escalation after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on the coastal enclave killed at least 15 people, including a senior militant… Continue reading
Aug 05 Israel strikes on Gaza kill 7 people and wound 40 more By Fares Akram, Associated Press The strikes risk igniting yet another war in the territory, which is ruled by the Islamic militant group Hamas and is home to about 2 million Palestinians. Continue reading
Aug 05 Israel strikes Gaza, says it was targeting militant group amid increased tensions By Fares Akram, Associated Press It was not immediately clear what Israel was targeting or if anyone had been killed and wounded, but the strikes risked igniting yet another war in the territory. Continue reading