Feb 16 Israel’s Netanyahu signals he’s moving ahead with Trump’s plan to move Palestinians from Gaza By Matthew Lee, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Netanyahu discussed the plan with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who kicked off a Middle East visit by endorsing Israel's war aims in Gaza, saying Hamas “must be eradicated.” That created further doubt around the shaky ceasefire as talks on its… Continue reading
Feb 13 Hamas says it will free 3 hostages as planned, paving the way to settle ceasefire dispute By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Hamas says it will release the next group of three Israeli hostages as planned. That would pave the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Feb 12 Israel threatens ‘all hell will break loose’ is Hamas fails to free hostages as planned By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel’s defense minister says “all hell will break loose” if Hamas does not release three hostages as planned this weekend. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 4:07 Trump doubles down on Gaza takeover idea as Israel threatens to restart war with Hamas By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The fate of the ceasefire in Gaza seems fragile after Israel threatened to restart the war unless Hamas releases all Israeli hostages by Saturday. The overall fate of Gaza was the focus of an Oval Office meeting between President Trump… Continue watching
Feb 11 WATCH: Trump doubles down on moving Palestinians from ‘dangerous’ Gaza Strip By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump has hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House and renewed his suggestions Gaza could be emptied of residents and redeveloped as a tourist area — a plan that could likely only work if the Arab… Continue reading
Feb 11 Israel’s Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t released Saturday By Josef Federman, Associated Press Hamas said Monday — and reiterated Tuesday — that it planned to delay the release of three more hostages after accusing Israel of failing to meet the terms of the ceasefire, including by not allowing enough tents and other aid… Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Trump suggests ceasefire deal should be canceled if Hamas doesn’t release all hostages by Saturday By Zeke Miller, Samy Magdy, Associated Press In comments to reporters after signing a series of executive orders, Trump said, “If they’re not here, all hell is going to break out.” He added, however, “I'm speaking for myself. Israel can override it.”… Continue reading
Feb 10 Hamas says it will delay the release of more hostages, putting fragile ceasefire at risk By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Hamas says it will delay the further release of hostages in the Gaza Strip after accusing Israel of violating a fragile ceasefire that now faces its most serious crisis since it began three weeks ago. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump says Palestinians would have no right to return under his plan for U.S. ‘ownership’ of Gaza By Zeke Miller, Samy Magdy, Associated Press President Donald Trump says Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. “ownership” of the war-torn territory. Continue reading
Feb 10 In the West Bank, more Israeli checkpoints are slicing up the roads By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press To spend a rush hour these days at any of the traffic-snarled checkpoints outside Palestinian cities in the West Bank is to hear of the endless problems they have brought — families divided, money lost, trade disrupted, sick people kept… Continue reading