Jun 03 Watch 3:54 More than 2 dozen killed as Gazans again face gunfire outside humanitarian aid site By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev It's designed to deliver food to the most desperate, but for the third time in three days, Gazans faced gunfire outside a new humanitarian aid site. It comes as half a million Gazans are extremely food insecure and on the… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 10:32 Former Israeli PM Olmert explains why he believes his country is committing war crimes By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn One of the strongest condemnations of Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza has come from its own former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, who served from 2006 to 2009. Last week, he wrote a scathing op-ed in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz with… Continue watching
Jun 03 Immigration authorities detain family of man charged in Boulder attack By Colleen Slevin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal officials say the wife and five children of a man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators in Boulder are being taken into custody. Continue reading
Jun 03 Gaza officials say Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site. Israel says it fired near suspects By Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press The near-daily shootings have come after an Israeli and U.S.-backed foundation established aid distribution points inside Israeli military zones. Continue reading
Jun 02 Israeli forces open fire near aid site, killing 3, Gaza health officials say By Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip opened fire as people headed toward an aid distribution site, health officials and a witness said. Continue reading
Jun 02 At least 31 Palestinians were killed heading to a Gaza aid site, witnesses say. Israel denies responsibility By Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's military denied its forces fired at civilians near or within the site in the southern city of Rafah. Continue reading
Jun 01 Dozens are killed getting food aid in Gaza. Multiple witnesses say it was Israeli troops, but Israel denies responsibility By Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds around a kilometer (1,000 yards) from an aid site run by an Israeli-backed foundation. Israel's military said in a statement its forces did not fire at civilians near or within the site. Continue reading
May 31 U.S. envoy rejects changes to Gaza ceasefire proposal sought by Hamas By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.S. envoy on social media described a 60-day ceasefire deal that would free half the living hostages in Gaza and return half of those who have died. He urged Hamas to accept the framework proposal as the basis for… Continue reading
May 31 Desperate Palestinians stop, unload UN food trucks as Israeli attacks kill dozens in Gaza By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The WFP said 77 trucks carrying aid, mostly flour, were stopped by hungry people who took the food before the trucks could reach their destination. Gaza's Health Ministry said at least 60 people were killed by Israeli strikes in the… Continue reading
May 30 At least 14 people killed in Gaza Strip following Israeli airstrikes By Associated Press Experts say a nearly three-month Israeli blockade of Gaza — slightly eased in recent days — has pushed the population of roughly 2 million Palestinians to the brink of famine. Continue reading