Oct 18 Israel and Hamas signal resistance to ending Gaza war after Sinwar’s death By Julia Frankel, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin said a day earlier that his country's military will keep fighting until the hostages are released and will remain in Gaza to prevent a severely weakened Hamas from rearming. Continue reading
Oct 18 As Hezbollah vows a new phase of war with Israel, Hamas official confirms Sinwar’s death By Julia Frankel, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Sinwar’s killing offers a potential window to shift the dynamic in the Gaza war even as Israel presses its offensive to root out Hezbollah along its northern border with Lebanon. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 5:43 How Israel’s military found and killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar By Nick Schifrin One of the world's most-hunted men is dead. Hamas military leader and mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza. The terror attacks led to a brutal military response by Israel to… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 10:08 What’s next for Israel and Hamas after Sinwar’s killing? Experts weigh in By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Hamas military leader and Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar has been killed by Israeli troops. For two perspectives on what lies ahead, Amna Nawaz spoke with retired Israeli major general Yaacov Ayish and Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at… Continue watching
Oct 17 WATCH: Harris says death of Hamas leader offers chance ‘to finally end the war in Gaza’ By Associated Press “It is time for the day after to begin,” Vice President Kamala Harris said. Continue reading
Oct 17 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israeli official confirms By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Jack Jeffrey, Associated Press Troops appeared to have run across him in a battle, only to discover afterwards that a body in the rubble was the man Israel has hunted for more than a year. Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: Pentagon addresses B-2 stealth bomber strikes on Houthi bunkers, death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar By Associated Press United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the B-2 bombers targeted “five hardened underground weapons storage locations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.”… Continue reading
Oct 17 Who is Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar? By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press His death, which has not yet been confirmed, would be a significant moment in Israel's yearlong offensive against the militant group and could complicate efforts to release dozens of hostages held in Gaza. Continue reading
Oct 09 How misinformation about Israel and Gaza has evolved in the yearlong war By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann, PolitiFact How the misleading and false narratives about Israel, Gaza and the war in the Middle East have evolved over the past year. Continue reading
Oct 09 Israeli offensive kills dozens and threatens hospitals in hard-hit northern Gaza By Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The continuing cycle of destruction and death in Gaza, unleashed by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, comes as Israel expands a weeklong ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon and considers a major retaliatory strike on Iran. Continue reading