Dec 30 Watch 2:37 News Wrap: Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza as airstrikes on camps continue In our news wrap Saturday, Gaza residents say airstrikes hit two urban refugee camps a day after U.S. Secretary of State Blinken approved a $147 million emergency weapons sale to Israel, Russia says at least 14 people were killed after… Continue watching
Dec 30 Airstrikes hit central Gaza camps as U.S. moves ahead with new weapons sale to Israel By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza on Saturday, as the Biden administration approved a new emergency weapons sale to Israel despite persistent international cease-fire calls over mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the enclave. Continue reading
Dec 29 Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee south amid intensifying Israeli offensive on central Gaza By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The war has already killed over 21,500 Palestinians and sparked a humanitarian crisis that has left a quarter of Gaza’s population starving. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 3:27 Israeli bombardment of Gaza cities and refugee camps continues, killing dozens By Stephanie Sy, Solveig Rennan An Israeli American Canadian who was believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas was actually killed during the attack on Oct. 7, according to the Kibbutz Nir Oz where she was from. At the same time, Israel continues its… Continue watching
Dec 28 The number of Israeli soldiers wounded in Gaza is mounting, representing a hidden cost of war By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press They are yet another sizable and deeply traumatized segment of Israeli society whose struggles are emerging as a hidden cost of the war that will be felt acutely for years to come. Continue reading
Dec 28 Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians across Gaza overnight By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press The United States — while providing crucial support for the offensive — has urged Israel to take greater measures to spare civilians and allow in more aid. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 3:17 Israel shows no sign of slowing down, launching new strikes in central and southern Gaza By Amna Nawaz, Solveig Rennan Israel's ground offensive in Gaza continues to expand. As the death toll rises, Gazans still desperately need basics to survive. Aid trucks roll in, but many Palestinians are starving or without water and Israel announced it will now consider United… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 10:27 Israel’s ambassador to U.S. defends IDF’s mass roundup of men and children in Gaza By Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the three-month mark, there are many questions about Israel's strategy and tactics and what the future of Gaza may look like. Amna Nawaz discussed that with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog, who… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 6:53 Envoy for hostage affairs describes efforts to free Americans detained abroad By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi While the United States was able to negotiate the release of detained Americans in Venezuela, there are at least four Americans in Russia and approximately seven held in Gaza. The U.S. government's point person working to get them all home… Continue watching
Dec 27 Thousands flee widening Israeli assault in central Gaza as military launches new strikes By Najib Jobain, Wafaa Shurafa, Lee Keath, Associated Press Thousands of Palestinian families are fleeing from the brunt of Israel’s expanding ground offensive into Gaza’s few remaining, overcrowded refuges. Continue reading