Aug 30 UK bars Israeli government officials from London arms fair over the war in Gaza By Associated Press The decision comes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer in July announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state unless Israel takes steps to end the crisis in Gaza, agrees to a ceasefire with Hamas and commits to a long-term peace agreement. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 6:32 WFP’s Cindy McCain describes dire conditions after visit to famine-gripped Gaza By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn, Janine AlHadidi Israel launched its Gaza City offensive, labeling it a Hamas stronghold. It’s home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians already facing starvation and yet another round of forced displacement. The U.N. warns that Israel’s evacuation orders are a “recipe for… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 7:54 Frustrations rise in Israel as war endures and hostages remain in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Karl Bostic Israel said it recovered the body of a hostage kidnapped and killed during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks, along with the remains of another hostage it did not identify. The announcement was yet another reminder of how the country lives in… Continue watching
Aug 29 Gaza Health Ministry says more than 63,000 Palestinians killed as Israel-Hamas war drags on By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Julia Frankel, Associated Press The toll surpassed 63,000 as Palestinians faced the start of Israel's expanded offensive in Gaza City. Continue reading
Aug 27 Israeli strikes on Gaza ‘beyond the principle of proportionality,’ says Italy’s Meloni By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned Israeli attacks on Gaza as disproportionate, saying there have been “too many innocent victims.”… Continue reading
Aug 27 Trump administration to host Israeli officials for talks on post-war Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press The talks come amid mounting outrage over this week’s double Israeli strike on a southern Gaza hospital that killed journalists, emergency responders and others. Continue reading
Aug 27 Pope demands end to ‘collective punishment’ and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press History's first American pope also called for the release of the remaining hostages taken by Hamas in southern Israel, and for both sides and international players to end the war. Continue reading
Aug 27 Here’s a look at why it is so hard to end the war in Gaza By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Critics of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuse him of prolonging the war for political reasons. Netanyahu blames Hamas and says criticism of Israel's wartime conduct is only making the militant group more intransigent. Continue reading
Aug 26 Israel says its strikes on a Gaza hospital were targeting what it called a Hamas surveillance camera By Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press he Israeli military says its strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was aimed at what military officials believed was a Hamas surveillance camera. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 8:10 Another 5 journalists killed after Israel strikes Gaza’s largest hospital By Stephanie Sy, Winston Wilde, Zeba Warsi, Janine AlHadidi A pair of Israeli strikes on a Gaza hospital killed five journalists and more than a dozen others, including first responders. Some of their deaths occurred on live television in what Israel called a "tragic mishap." This incident follows strikes… Continue watching