Feb 05 WATCH: White House walks back Trump’s suggestion of ‘permanent’ resettlement for Palestinians in Gaza By Associated Press Trump said the U.S. would redevelop the territory after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere and turn the territory into a place where the "world's people"— including Palestinians — would live. Continue reading
Feb 05 After the president’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ comments, pro-Trump Arab American group changes its name By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press The group's chairman, Bishara Bahbah, told The Associated Press on Wednesday it's “completely opposed to the idea of the transfer of Palestinians from anywhere in Historic Palestine.”… Continue reading
Feb 05 Here’s a look at the serious obstacles Trump’s Gaza plan faces By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press If Trump pushes ahead anyway, it could undermine the Gaza ceasefire, stop the release of hostages held by Hamas and further delay Israel's hope-for normalization with Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
Feb 04 Trump’s Middle East envoy says Gaza rebuilding timeline in Israel-Hamas truce ‘preposterous’ By Aamer Madhani, Tia Goldenberg, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff says that a three to five year timeline for reconstruction of Gaza, as set out in a temporary truce agreement, is not viable. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Trump suggests permanent resettling Palestinians outside of Gaza, sees U.S. ‘ownership’ of area By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Trump's audacious proposal appears certain to roil the next stage of talks meant to extend the tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and secure the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza. Continue reading
Feb 03 Aid is flowing into Gaza under the ceasefire. Is it helping? By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Two weeks after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect, aid is flooding into the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: Israel’s Netanyahu heads to U.S. to meet with Trump In our news wrap Sunday, Netanyahu and Trump are preparing to meet at the White House, new preliminary data shows conflicting altitude readings for the aircraft that collided in D.C. on Wednesday, and top USAID security officials were put on… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 7:57 UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem despite an Israeli ban. The law passed in October forbids UNRWA from operating on Israeli land and from contact with… Continue watching
Jan 31 Excitement and anxiety in Israel over expected release of high-profile male hostages By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The men include Yarden Bibas, who is the father of the youngest captives held in Gaza. He, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon have all become household names in Israel since their abduction. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 1:47 200,000 displaced Palestinians walk home to northern Gaza after 15 months of war By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson Israel allowed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return to northern Gaza Monday after a two-day delay. Gazans were ordered to move south early in the war, stoking fears they’d never be allowed to return home. Amna Nawaz reports. Continue watching