Apr 05 Blinken says Israeli proposals to increase flow of aid to Gaza are welcome but may not meet U.S. demands By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Blinken said Friday that opening more border crossings, if fully implemented, has the potential to surge assistance to Palestinians caught in the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Continue reading
Apr 05 Israeli military dismisses 2 officers over drone strikes that killed Western aid workers in Gaza By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The military said a retired general's investigation into the killings found the officers mishandled critical information and violated the army's rules of engagement. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 4:40 Biden warns Israel to protect civilians, aid workers in Gaza or risk losing U.S. support By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Biden is warning Israel that U.S. support for the war in Gaza depends on new efforts to protect civilians and aid workers. Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in a phone call Thursday following Monday's airstrike that killed… Continue watching
Apr 04 Rights group says Israeli strike on Gaza building that killed 106 in October is an 'apparent war crime' By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The New York-based rights group says its investigation found no legitimate military target, making the strike an apparent war crime. It was one of the deadliest attacks since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Apr 04 WATCH: Pentagon says plan to build a pier to bring aid to Palestinians is still on schedule By Associated Press The U.S. military is on schedule to build a pier off the Gaza coast to expand humanitarian aid deliveries, the Defense Department said Thursday, even as other agencies have pulled back after Israel killed several aid workers. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 2:28 José Andrés accuses Israel of deliberately targeting World Central Kitchen members By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The bodies of foreign aid workers killed in an Israeli strike early Tuesday morning have left Gaza and are flying home. On Wednesday, World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés accused Israel of targeting his employees deliberately, an accusation Israel denies. Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 8:39 Was Israeli strike on aid convoy negligence or accident? Retired military leaders weigh in By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Following Israel's deadly strike on aid workers in Gaza and the international outrage it caused, Nick Schifrin has views from Wes Bryant, a retired U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller who called in air strikes and led strike planning… Continue watching
Apr 03 Bodies of 6 foreign aid workers killed in Israeli strikes are transported out of Gaza ahead of repatriation By Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel has acknowledged carrying out the strikes by mistake and says it has launched an independent investigation. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 4:15 Israeli strike killing 7 World Central Kitchen members sparks international outrage By Nick Schifrin, Shams Odeh, Zeba Warsi, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako There have been few incidents in six months of war in Gaza that created the level of outrage that leaders across three continents expressed Tuesday. It comes after an Israeli strike killed seven members of Chef Jose Andres' World Central… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 6:04 Head of Anera discusses pausing Gaza aid operation after Israeli strike kills WCK workers By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Zeba Warsi American Near East Refugee Aid, or Anera, paused operations in Gaza after an Israeli strike killed seven members of the World Central Kitchen. For the last 6 months, Anera has been delivering medicine, water and food in Gaza, including some… Continue watching