Aug 29 ‘We are all humans’ — young Israelis and Palestinians speak out By Corinne Segal Israel and Hamas announced an open-ended cease-fire this week, bringing a halt to the conflict in Gaza that has rocked the area and killed more than 2,000 people since the end of June. We spoke with Israeli and Palestinian students… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch News Wrap: UN investigators accuse Syrian government of additional poison gas attacks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Why Israel and Hamas are interested in making this cease-fire stick By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Hamas and Israel agree to truce that opens more Gaza border crossings By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 25:08 PBS NewsHour Weekend: Saturday, August 23, 2014 By PBS News Hour On tonight's edition, ISIS gains more control in Syria as the U.S. weighs its military options. In our signature segment, a look at background checks and a report on how cases of mistaken identity can cost people job offers. And,… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch Targeting political operatives, Israel moves into new phase of fighting Hamas By PBS News Hour Following this week’s cease-fire collapse, Israeli airstrikes killed multiple Hamas leaders in Gaza. The Associated Press’s Josef Federman, reporting from Jerusalem, talks to Hari Sreenivasan about news that a member of Hamas has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and killing… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch Israeli strikes kill members of Hamas leadership By PBS News Hour A pre-dawn Israeli airstrike killed three senior Hamas military leaders Thursday. Thousands of Palestinians marched through the streets of Gaza as part of their funeral procession. Meanwhile, a top Hamas official acknowledged for the first time that his group was… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch News Wrap: Israel and Hamas resume fierce attacks By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a strike by Israel targeted the head of Hamas’ military wing in a new round of attacks, but Gazans say it instead killed his wife and son. Also, police and soldiers in Liberia enforced an… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch News Wrap: Mideast cease-fire collapses after new Gaza rocket attacks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 19 Turkish company to send electric power vessels to Gaza By Diane Jeanty As fighting resumes between Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas in Gaza after a five day ceasefire, Turkish shipbuilder Karadeniz Holding announced Tuesday plans to send a floating power station to provide electricity to the war torn area. Continue reading