Jul 18 Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit after far-right Israeli minister tours Jerusalem holy site By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Netanyahu’s visit to Rafah was announced Thursday, just hours after Israel’s far-right national security minister visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 7:04 Hamas committed crimes against humanity, war crimes on Oct. 7, Human Rights Watch says By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi A new report released by Human Rights Watch concludes that Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Oct. 7 attacks last year. The report says fighters conducted a coordinated assault "designed to… Continue watching
Jul 17 U.S. military’s Gaza pier, built to carry humanitarian aid, will be dismantled after weather and security problems By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Critics call the pier a $230 million boondoggle. The military argues it got close to 20 million pounds of supplies to Gaza. The steel pier segments were shipped to the region from an Army base in Virginia. Continue reading
Jul 16 Israeli strikes in southern, central Gaza kill more than 60 Palestinians, including in ‘safe zone’ By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The day's deadliest strike came Tuesday afternoon, hitting near a gas station outside the southern city of Khan Younis in Muwasi. Continue reading
Jul 14 Hamas claims its military chief survived Israeli strike, says Gaza cease-fire talks still ongoing By Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children. Continue reading
Jul 13 Israeli strike targeting Hamas’ military commander kills at least 90 in southern Gaza, officials say By Mohamed Jahjouh, Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 90 people including children, according to local health officials. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as military announces end of pier meant to bring aid to Gaza By Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House and the Defense Department say the pier will cease operations "soon" but will not specify timing… Continue reading
Jul 11 Israel admits string of errors on Oct. 7, says tank strike on home did not kill Israelis By Josef Federman, Associated Press The Israeli military says hostages held in a home struck by tank fire on Oct. 7 were likely killed by Hamas militants, not Israeli shelling. Continue reading
Jul 10 Israeli strikes kill 20 in central Gaza, flatten large parts of Gaza City By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The toll from an Israeli strike that hit a school where displaced families were sheltering in southern Gaza rose to 31 dead and more than 50 wounded, hospital officials said. Continue reading
Jul 08 Destruction in Gaza pushed Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, several officials say By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in Gaza likely pushed Hamas to soften its demands for a cease-fire. Continue reading