Oct 30 Israel's UNRWA ban will lead to more suffering for Palestinians, aid agency chief says By Baraa Anwer, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further instability in Gaza and the West Bank. Continue reading
Oct 30 WATCH: State Department holds briefing amid renewed push for Middle East cease-fire talks By Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press Hezbollah’s newly named leader Naim Kassem said in his first public comments aired Wednesday that the militant group will keep fighting in its ongoing war with Israel until it is offered cease-fire terms it deems acceptable. Continue reading
Oct 30 New push to end Middle East wars faces familiar challenges By Bassem Mroue, Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The United States and other mediators are ramping up efforts to halt the wars in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. They are circulating new proposals to wind down the regional conflict during the Biden administration’s final months. Continue reading
Oct 30 Poll finds Democrats and Republicans split on Israel's responsibility for war's escalation By Linley Sanders, Associated Press Many American voters are concerned that the ongoing situation in the Middle East will escalate into an even broader conflict. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 5:35 Israel bans U.N. agency helping Palestinians as northern Gaza healthcare system collapses By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev In northern Gaza, it was another day of mass death with Israeli airstrikes killing at least 88 people. Hundreds of thousands remain trapped and no substantial food or aid has been allowed into the besieged area for weeks. It comes… Continue watching
Oct 29 What to know about 2 new Israeli bills that could halt UNRWA's aid delivery to Gaza By Joseph Krauss, Julia Frankel, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The laws ban the agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel, designate it a terror organization, and cut all ties between the agency and the Israeli government. Continue reading
Oct 29 Israeli strike in northern Gaza shelter kills at least 60, officials say, as Hezbollah announces new leader By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The Gaza Health Ministry's emergency service said at least 12 women and 20 children were among the dead, including babies. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 8:39 Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha processes the war in Gaza through his art By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins Palestinian poet, teacher and writer Mosab Abu Toha was born in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. That’s where many of the pieces in his new collection, "Forest of Noise," were written, tapped out on his phone amidst the… Continue watching
Oct 28 Israel passes laws restricting a UN agency that has been a lifeline for Gaza By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Together, the laws would effectively sever ties with the U.N. agency, strip it of legal immunities and restrict its ability to support Palestinians in east Jerusalem and the West Bank. Continue reading
Oct 28 At least 43,000 Palestinians killed, more than half women and children, in war in Gaza, Palestinian Health Ministry says By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The Gaza Health Ministry also said at least 101,110 people have been wounded since the war started on Oct. 7, 2023. Continue reading