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
Feb 09 Watch 2:52 News Wrap: Egypt to host Arab summit on Gaza's future after Trump remarks In our news wrap Sunday, Arab leaders will gather to discuss Gaza’s future at the request of Palestinian leaders, Trump will become the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl, the Trump administration instructed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau… Continue watching
Feb 09 Pressure to extend ceasefire in Gaza mounts as Israeli troops withdraw from key corridor By Mohammad Jahjouh, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Talks on the second phase, meant to see more hostages released and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, were due to start Feb. 3. But Israel and Hamas appear to have made little progress, even as Israeli forces withdrew Sunday… Continue reading
Feb 09 Five released Thai hostages return to Bangkok after more than a year of captivity in Gaza By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press Hamas militants kidnapped 31 Thai nationals during the Oct. 7, 2023, assault on southern Israel, making them the largest group of foreigners held captive. Continue reading
Feb 08 Three Israeli hostages exchanged for 183 Palestinian prisoners as Gaza ceasefire continues By Wafaa Shurafa, Mohammad Jahjouh, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Hamas-led militants released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli hostages and Israel freed nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners Saturday in the latest exchange of a ceasefire agreement that has paused 16 months of war in Gaza. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 3:32 Displaced Gazans return to face shattered homeland and uncertain future By Stephanie Sy, Sonia Kopelev President Trump said he is in “no rush to do anything” in Gaza. Earlier this week, he talked about the need for Palestinians to leave Gaza and for the United States to take over the area and develop it. Also… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 5:12 Top UN humanitarian official describes the current situation in Gaza By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi One of the key United Nations agencies overseeing the provision of aid into Gaza is the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA. Its leader, Tom Fletcher, just visited Gaza and joined Geoff Bennett to discuss… Continue watching
Feb 06 4 takeaways from Rubio's first trip abroad as secretary of state By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The five-nation tour to Central America — a destination Rubio deliberately chose for his maiden voyage as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat — was overshadowed by a massive Washington-centered upheaval in U.S. foreign policy. Continue reading
Feb 06 Trump's global policy ideas have some wondering how the president went from America First to America Everywhere By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump promised voters an administration that wouldn't waste precious American lives and taxpayer treasure on far-off wars and nation building. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 10:42 Middle East leaders condemn Trump's idea to remove Palestinians and take control of Gaza By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi Shockwaves continue to reverberate around the world following President Trump’s remarks about seizing control of Gaza and turning the war-ravaged area into a "Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump repeated his idea that two million Palestinians from Gaza should relocate… Continue watching