Apr 09 Turkey and Israel announce trade restrictions on each other as relations worsen By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkey is imposing export restrictions in retaliation for Israel barring its jets from participating in aid operations for Gaza. Israel in response plans to ban products from Turkey. Continue reading
Apr 09 Germany denies facilitating genocide in Gaza in case before UN's top court By Mike Corder, Associated Press Germany denies facilitating genocide in Gaza at the United Nations’ top court. Nicaragua accused Berlin of breaching the Geneva Convention and international humanitarian law by providing arms and other support to Israel. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 5:14 Israeli forces withdraw from southern Gaza as cease-fire talks resume By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Shams Odeh Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he set a date for the invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, where 1.4 million people have sought shelter. This comes as hostage and ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas again appear to… Continue watching
Apr 08 Palestinians returning to Khan Younis find their home city unrecognizable By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Displaced Palestinians have been making their way back to Gaza's second-largest city since the Israeli military announced Sunday it was withdrawing troops from the area. Continue reading
Apr 08 UN Human Rights Council calls for end of weapons sales, shipments to Israel By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The sweeping but non-binding measure at the Human Rights Council takes aim at an array of Israeli actions such as impeding access to water and blocking shipments of humanitarian aid into Palestinian areas. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 2:44 News Wrap: Israel lowers military presence in southern Gaza as war hits 6-month mark In our news wrap Sunday, Israel said it’s pulling some of its troops out of southern Gaza, a top Iranian official’s remarks stoked fears of wider regional conflict, Russia declared a national emergency after a dam broke during flooding, Rwanda… Continue watching
Apr 07 Israel withdraws some troops from southern Gaza, but plan to assault Hamas in Rafah remains By Jack Jeffery, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israel's military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group and bringing its troop presence in the territory to one of… Continue reading
Apr 06 Discovery of Israeli hostage's body in Gaza renews pressure for release deal as cease-fire talks set to resume By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's military said Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza, while negotiators prepared for another round of talks Sunday on brokering a cease-fire and securing the release of the remaining hostages,… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 2:22 News Wrap: Israeli military recovers body of Oct. 7 hostage from Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israel says it recovered the body of a man taken hostage in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Russian drone and missile strikes killed eight people in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Mexico suspended diplomatic ties… Continue watching
Apr 06 Israel calls its strike that killed aid workers a mistake. Rights groups say it's part of a pattern By Lee Keath, Associated Press The Israeli military has described the deadly strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy as a tragic error. Rights groups and aid workers say it was hardly an anomaly, and that the wider problem is not violations of the military’s rules of… Continue reading