Aug 10 Watch 2:38 News Wrap: Israel hits Gaza school with deadly strike amid stalled cease-fire talks In our news wrap Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 80 people at a school in Gaza, a newly released recording of a 911 call during the Uvalde school shooting reveals the gunman’s uncle tried to intervene, the U.S. Continue watching
Aug 10 Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced Gazans kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 6:01 Israel kills Hamas commander in Lebanon, strikes Gaza as region sits on brink of wider war By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Israel continued its assault in southern Gaza by striking Khan Younis and killing at least 21 Palestinians, according to medics at Nasser hospital. Diplomatic efforts also intensified to head off Iranian retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas political… Continue watching
Aug 09 U.S. and other frustrated mediators urge Israel, Hamas to resume stalled cease-fire talks By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar jointly demanded Israel and Hamas return to stalled talks on the war in Gaza next week, saying that “only the details” of carrying out a cease-fire and hostage release remain to be negotiated. “There… Continue reading
Aug 09 Palestinians flee Gaza’s Khan Younis as Israeli troops launch a new assault By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Evacuation orders triggered another exodus of Palestinians from eastern districts of Khan Younis. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Dozens killed in Israeli airstrikes on tent camp and schools in Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, Israeli conducted deadly airstrikes in Gaza while two people died in a stabbing attack in a Tel Aviv suburb, a right-wing mob tried to break into a U.K. hotel housing asylum-seekers, newly arrived F-16s took… Continue watching
Aug 04 Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza and stabbing in Tel Aviv kills 2 amid efforts to avert wider war By Natalie Melzer, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Tensions have soared following nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the killing last week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas’ top political leader in Iran. Iran and its allies have blamed Israel and threatened retaliation, raising fears of an even more… Continue reading
Aug 01 Israel says it killed the chief of Hamas’ military wing in a July strike in Gaza By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The rapid events this week have left U.S., Egyptian and Qatari mediators scrambling to salvage talks for a cease-fire deal in Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 31 Skin diseases plague Palestinian children as infections run rampant in Gaza’s tent camps By Wafaa Shurafa, Mohammed Jahjouh, Associated Press Skin diseases are running rampant in Gaza, health officials say, from appalling conditions in overcrowded tent camps housing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians driven from their homes. Continue reading
Jul 31 UN report: Since Oct. 7, Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities faced mistreatment and torture By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks, dogs set on them, and other forms of torture and mistreatment. Continue reading