Aug 18 Watch News Wrap: Refugee convoy attacked in eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Ukrainian military reported that dozens of civilians were killed when a convoy of refugees came under rocket fire near the rebel-held city of Luhansk. Government officials and the separatists have blamed each other for… Continue watching
Aug 13 Obama talks to Israel’s Netanyahu as cease-fire expires By Associated Press EDGARTOWN, Mass. -- President Barack Obama consulted by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday as a 72-hour cease-fire in the Gaza Strip neared expiration. The AP also reports from Jerusalem that rocket fire into Israel came as Palestinian… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch News Wrap: New fighting casts doubt on Mideast negotiations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Hamas militants in Gaza launched more than 50 rockets at Israel before the end of a three-day truce. Israel answered with airstrikes, killing at least five people, according to Palestinian officials. Also, rival presidential candidates… Continue watching
Aug 08 U.S. condemns renewed violence in Israel-Gaza By Associated Press The White House is condemning the renewed rocket fire in the conflict between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip and urging both sides to cease hostilities immediately. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 8:22 In Israel-Hamas conflict, have both sides reached point of diminishing returns? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Israel pulls troops out of Gaza as efforts resume for long-term truce By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch News Wrap: Israel, Hamas agree to three-day cease-fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Egypt brokered a three-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas following a brief, localized truce to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. Earlier, Israel made a deadly strike on a house in Gaza City, and there were… Continue watching
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Aug 03 Watch Israeli army enters new phase, removes bulk of troops from Gaza By PBS News Hour The majority of Israeli ground troops have left Gaza, with the army sighting major gains in destroying the border tunnel network. But the violence continues, as a UN school in Gaza was attacked by Israel, drawing condemnation from the United… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch Online war of words: To amplify message, Israel and Hamas fire up social media By PBS News Hour Temporary cease-fires have come and gone between Israel and Hamas, but the online battle between the two sides has been fought non-stop, as both turn to social media in an attempt to control the message behind the fighting. NewsHour's P.J. Continue watching