May 06 Hamas says it accepts Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal By Sam Mednick, Josef Federman, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press There was no immediate comment from Israel. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 2:44 News Wrap: Israel shuts down Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after Hamas attack In our news wrap Sunday, Israel closed Gaza’s main point of entry for aid after Hamas fired rockets at Israeli forces nearby, Al Jazeera went off the air in Israel after the Israeli cabinet voted to shut it down, Kenya… Continue watching
May 05 Israel closes main crossing for Gaza aid as cease-fire talks end, vows 'powerful' operation in Rafah soon By Josef Federman, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions,” the Hamas militant group said Sunday, reiterating key demands that Israel again rejected. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 3:26 News Wrap: Senior UN official warns famine in northern Gaza is moving south In our news wrap Saturday, the head of the UN’s World Food Program said there is “full-blown famine” in northern Gaza and it is spreading south, tensions remain high on college campuses across the U.S. amid anti-war protests, new drone… Continue watching
May 04 Northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine,' according to senior UN official By Ellen Knickmeyer, Russ Bynum, Associated Press A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine" after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 5:00 Palestinian journalist describes fight to protect his family while covering war in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Shams Odeh On World Press Freedom Day, the Committee to Protect Journalists says some two dozen journalists have been killed so far this year, the vast majority of them dying in Gaza. At least 97 journalists and media workers have been killed… Continue watching
May 03 A new sea route for Gaza aid is on track, USAID says By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press An official with the U.S. Agency for International Development tells The Associated Press that humanitarian groups expect to have their part of preparations complete by early to mid-month. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 9:07 Biden condemns violence and disorder as some college protests escalate into confrontations By Geoff Bennett, Alexis Cox, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako While many protests on college campuses have been peaceful and many of the arrested are not students, this week has seen a series of escalating confrontations, occupations and shutdowns. That led President Biden to condemn violence and disorder following the… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 6:39 Niece of American held hostage in Gaza updates efforts to bring him home By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Among the more than 100 hostages still held captive by Hamas in Gaza are five American captives believed to be alive and the bodies of three Americans confirmed dead. Israeli American Keith Siegel has been missing from his home in… Continue watching
May 02 Hamas sending delegation to Egypt for more cease-fire talks, latest sign of progress By Bassem Mroue, Lee Keath, Sam Mednick, Associated Press The group's supreme leader Ismail Haniyeh said Thursday he had spoken to Egypt's intelligence chief and Hamas negotiators would travel to Cairo "to complete the ongoing discussions with the aim of working forward for an agreement."… Continue reading