Sep 14 Watch 3:32 Palestinian babies born outside of Gaza remain separated from their parents by war A group of parents in Gaza have described heartbreak as they remain separated from their babies who were born prematurely in Jerusalem just over a year ago. They needed specialized care in Israel, and were supposed to be reunited with… Continue watching
Sep 14 American activist killed by Israeli gunfire is buried in Turkey as Israel continues strikes on Gaza By Andrew Wilks, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old woman from Seattle, was shot dead Sept. 6 by an Israeli soldier during a demonstration against Israeli West Bank settlements, according to an Israeli protester who witnessed the shooting. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 7:37 Colleges try to manage Gaza war protests without stifling free speech By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Norris, Azhar Merchant As college students head back to campus for the new academic year, universities are rolling out new rules as they prepare for more protests over the Israel-Hamas war. In many cases, there's a wide range of new restrictions. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Sep 12 Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military By Gene Johnson, Associated Press The 26-year-old human rights activist from Seattle was killed by the Israeli military during a protest in the occupied West Bank. Many attendees Wednesday night carried photographs of Eygi in her graduation cap. Continue reading
Sep 12 Israel’s crackdown on West Bank insurgency is killing Palestinian youths as war rages in Gaza By Adam Geller, Jalal Bwaitel, Associated Press Scores of teenagers have been killed, shot and arrested. Many have died in nearly daily raids by the Israeli army that Amnesty International says have used disproportionate and unlawful force. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 3:57 Airstrike on UN school in Gaza kills dozens, Israel claims it was targeting militants By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi It was a violent day as Palestinians say Israeli strikes killed dozens in Gaza. Israel says the targets were Hamas militants who took shelter at a UN school that has become a shelter for the displaced. In the West Bank,… Continue watching
Sep 11 Hospitals report dozens dead after Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The deadliest strike came Wednesday afternoon, targeting the U.N.’s Al-Jaouni Preparatory Boys School in central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp. Continue reading
Sep 10 An Israeli strike on humanitarian tent camp for displaced Gazans killed at least 19 people By Wafaa Shurafa, Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Associated Press First responders dug through the sand and rubble with garden tools and their bare hands. Continue reading
Sep 09 Israeli strikes in Syria kill 14, wound 40, Syrian state media says By Albert Aji, Associated Press Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of war-torn Syria in recent years, but it rarely acknowledges or discusses the operations. Continue reading
Sep 07 Israeli strikes kill more than a dozen people in Gaza as polio vaccinations continue By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip killed more than a dozen people overnight into Saturday, hospital and local authorities said, as health workers wrapped up the second phase of an urgent polio vaccination campaign designed to prevent a large-scale outbreak. Continue reading