Aug 07 Netanyahu to seek approval for expanded Gaza offensive as 37 Palestinians are killed By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press An Israeli official said the Security Cabinet is expected to hold a lengthy debate Thursday evening and approve an expanded military plan to conquer all or parts of Gaza not yet under Israeli control. Continue reading
Aug 06 Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel considers further military action By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press The Israeli military said it had fired warning shots when crowds approached its forces. The latest deaths came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to announced further military action — and possibly plans for Israel to fully reoccupy Gaza. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 7:05 Israeli hostage shown in Hamas video is starved, tortured and ‘a broken man,’ cousin says By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi This weekend, Hamas released a haunting video of 24-year-old Evyatar David, an Israeli hostage abducted from the Nova Music Festival during the Oct. 7 attacks. In the video, David appears so emaciated and pale that his father said he didn’t… Continue watching
Aug 05 Netanyahu hints at expanded war in Gaza but former Israeli military and spy chiefs object By Julia Frankel, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The new pressure on Netanyahu came as Gaza's Health Ministry on Tuesday said the war's Palestinian death toll has surpassed 61,000. Continue reading
Aug 04 Dozens killed as Palestinians in Gaza scramble for aid from air and land By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's blockade and military offensive have made it nearly impossible to safely deliver aid. That's contributing to the territory's slide toward famine nearly 22 months into the war with Hamas. Continue reading
Jul 29 Over 60,000 Palestinians have died in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry says By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The ministry's statement on Tuesday did not say how many were civilians or militants, but it has said women and children make up around half the dead. Continue reading
Jul 28 Two Israeli rights groups say their country is committing genocide in Gaza By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The claims by B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel add to an explosive debate over whether Israel's military offensive in Gaza in response to Hamas' deadly 2023 attack amounts to genocide. Continue reading
Jul 25 Netanyahu says Israel considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas, deepening uncertainty By Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The teams left Qatar on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said Hamas’ latest response to proposals for a deal showed a “lack of desire” to reach a truce. Witkoff said the U.S. will look at “alternative… Continue reading
Jul 24 Trump envoy Witkoff says U.S. is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks because Hamas is not ‘acting in good faith’ By Michelle L. Price, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press A breakthrough on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas following 21 months of war has eluded the Trump administration as humanitarian conditions worsen in Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 22 Gaza has been at risk of famine for months, experts say. Here’s why they haven’t declared one By Jamey Keaten, Sam Mednick, Associated Press Even though Israel eased a 2 1/2-month blockade on the territory in May, aid groups say only a trickle of assistance is getting into the enclave. Continue reading