Mar 30 Ships carrying 2nd round of aid for Gaza depart Cyprus amid concerns about famine By Associated Press A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies for Gaza as concerns about hunger in the territory soar. Continue reading
Mar 28 International team of doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war's toll on Palestinian children By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press An international team of doctors was prepared for the worst before visiting a hospital in central Gaza. The doctors were nevertheless stunned by the gruesome impact that Israel's war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 6:14 Israeli holiday celebrations subdued by loss of loved ones and war in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Ethan Dodd This week for the first time in more than four decades, Jerusalem held a parade for the Israeli holiday of Purim. It’s traditionally a party for kids and adults, but this year, the war has muted the festivities and even… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 3:52 Pentagon presents alternative to Israel's plan to assault Rafah By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn At the Pentagon Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin presented an alternative vision to Israel’s stated plan to assault Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where more than one million Gazans have fled. The discussion between Austin and Israeli Defense… Continue watching
Mar 26 WATCH: Meeting Gallant, Austin reaffirms Israel's right to defense, urges alternate Rafah approach By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. defense leaders met with Israel's minister of defense on Tuesday as the United States warns against a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but rising tensions between the two allies put any progress in question. Continue reading
Mar 26 No end to war in Gaza in sight despite growing calls for a cease-fire By Tia Goldenberg, Jack Jeffrey, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel says it can achieve its aims of dismantling Hamas and returning scores of hostages if it expands its ground offensive to the crowded city of Rafah. Hamas has said it will hold on to the hostages until Israel agrees… Continue reading
Mar 25 Trump urges Israel to 'finish up' its Gaza offensive and warns about global support fading By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Trump says he would have responded the same way as Israel did after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas but urged the country to "finish up" its offensive and "get this over with," warning about international support fading. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 4:46 Rift between U.S. and Israel widens over U.N. Gaza cease-fire resolution By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda There is a public break between the United States and Israel after the U.S. refused to veto a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a cease-fire in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the U.S. of changing its policy… Continue watching
Mar 25 UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons after nearly three years of trying to tackle mounting crises in Ukraine, Gaza and Africa. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq made the announcement Monday. Continue reading
Mar 25 Hamas claims U.S. disrupting cease-fire talks with Israel By Associated Press In a statement, Hamas said the U.S. should not be a mediator due to its support of Israel. Continue reading