Jun 24 Palestinian health authorities say Israel kills 44 waiting for aid as war death toll tops 56,000 By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press In Tuesday's incident, Palestinian witnesses told The Associated Press that Israeli forces opened fire as people advanced eastward toward trucks delivering food to a distribution site. Continue reading
Jun 22 Israel recovers remains of three more hostages from Gaza By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Israeli military identified the remains as those of Yonatan Samerano, 21; Ofra Keidar, 70; and Shay Levinson, 19. Hamas is still holding 50 hostages, less than half of them believed to be alive. Continue reading
Jun 12 Hamas says it killed 12 Israeli-backed fighters. Israeli-supported group says they were aid workers By Samy Magdy, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Gaza's Hamas-run police force said it killed 12 members of an Israeli-backed militia after detaining them early Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 07 Thousands march through Rome demanding end to war in Gaza By Giada Zampano, Associated Press The protest attracted a diverse crowd from across the country, including many families with children. According to organizers, up to 300,000 people participated in the rally. Continue reading
Jun 07 Israel kills at least 95 people including children in Gaza as body of Thai citizen is recovered By Sam Mednick, Mohammad Jahjouh, Associated Press Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai national abducted into Gaza during the 2023 Hamas-led attack… Continue reading
Jun 05 Israel recovers bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from Gaza Strip By Melanie Lidman, Natalie Melzer, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
May 31 U.S. envoy rejects changes to Gaza ceasefire proposal sought by Hamas By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.S. envoy on social media described a 60-day ceasefire deal that would free half the living hostages in Gaza and return half of those who have died. He urged Hamas to accept the framework proposal as the basis for… Continue reading
May 29 Watch 5:11 How Israel is responding to latest U.S. proposals to pause war in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Israel said it accepted a new draft of a U.S. peace plan in Gaza, but Hamas so far has not provided an official reply. The deal would pause the war for 60 days, but not permanently end it, as Hamas… Continue watching
May 29 Israel authorizes more settlements in occupied West Bank. Strikes on Gaza kill 13, officials say By Julia Frankel, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Mideast war and the Palestinians want it to be the main part of their future state. Continue reading
May 29 WATCH: White House says Israel accepted new U.S. proposal for temporary Gaza ceasefire By Associated Press “I can confirm that special envoy (Steve) Witkoff and the president submitted a ceasefire proposal to Hamas that Israel backed and supported,” White House press Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Continue reading