Mar 04 Watch 5:44 News Wrap: Massive storm threatens Mardi Gras in New Orleans In our news wrap Tuesday, a massive storm system is threatening to put a damper on Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans, Arab leaders from across the Middle East endorsed a plan to rebuild Gaza, at least three Serbian lawmakers… Continue watching
Mar 04 Arab leaders endorse Egyptian counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan By Samy Magdy, Mohammad Jahjouh, Associated Press Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said Tuesday that Arab leaders have endorsed Egypt's postwar plan for the Gaza Strip that would allow its roughly 2 million Palestinians to remain in the territory. Continue reading
Mar 04 With ceasefire’s fate uncertain, Arab leaders gather to endorse counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan By Samy Magdy, Mohammad Jahjouh, Associated Press Tuesday's summit is expected to include the leaders of regional heavyweights Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, whose support is crucial for any postwar plan. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 5:55 Former Saudi ambassador weighs in on Trump’s approach to Gaza and the Middle East By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz Israel is blocking humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza until Hamas agrees to a proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire, which expired Saturday. John Yang speaks with Prince Turki Al-Faisal, a former Saudi ambassador to the U.S. and U.K.,… Continue watching
Mar 02 Israel cuts off aid to Gaza while pressuring Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel faced sharp criticism on Sunday as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept a new proposal to extend a fragile ceasefire. Continue reading
Mar 01 Hamas reports no progress in talks on second phase of ceasefire with Israel By Samy Magdy, David Rising, Associated Press The latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made “no progress,” and it's unclear whether they will resume on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said. Continue reading
Feb 28 Israeli mourners bury returned hostage as talks start for ceasefire future By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Tsachi Idan’s body was one of four released by Hamas overnight Wednesday to Thursday, in exchange for over 600 Palestinian prisoners, the last planned swap of the ceasefire’s first phase, which began in January. Continue reading
Feb 26 Tens of thousands of Israelis bid farewell to Hamas hostages Shiri Bibas and her 2 sons killed in Gaza By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The Bibas family's plight has come to embody the profound sense of loss and grief still permeating Israel after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Continue reading
Feb 26 Hamas will return bodies of 4 Israeli hostages and receive hundreds of prisoners in exchange By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Israel has delayed the release of about 600 Palestinian prisoners since Saturday to protest what it says is the cruel treatment of hostages during their release by Hamas. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 5:07 Gazans try to rebuild destroyed homes and lives as fragile ceasefire with Israel holds By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Shams Odeh The first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is supposed to end on Saturday and negotiations to extend it to a second phase are now at a standstill. During the pause in fighting, some 600,000 Palestinians have returned… Continue watching