Jun 03 4 more hostages found dead, Israel says By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The Israeli military on Monday confirmed the deaths, including three older men seen in a Hamas video begging for their release. Continue reading
Jun 03 Netanyahu says destruction of Hamas 'part of the' cease-fire proposal, according to media reports By Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced a backlash from ultranationalists in his coalition who have threatened to bring down his government if he agrees to a deal that would end the war in Gaza without eliminating Hamas. Continue reading
Jun 01 Israel says permanent Gaza cease-fire plan is a 'nonstarter,' undermining Biden By Sam Mednick, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel’s prime minister on Saturday called a permanent cease-fire in Gaza a “nonstarter” until long-standing conditions for the ending the war are met, appearing to undermine a proposal that U.S. President Joe Biden had announced as an Israeli one. Continue reading
May 31 Israel confirms it is expanding offensive as forces reach central Rafah By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The Israeli military has confirmed that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city. Continue reading
May 29 Israel's military says it's taken control of a strategic corridor near Rafah, along Gaza's border with Egypt By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The corridor, known as Philadelphi, stretches along the border with neighboring Egypt, near the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where Israeli forces have been fighting recently. Continue reading
May 28 Israeli army says Rafah fire was caused by secondary blast, used small munitions used in airstrike By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The strike caused widespread outrage, including from some of Israel’s closest allies. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was the result of a “tragic mishap.”… Continue reading
May 26 Rocket fire by Hamas from Gaza sets off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv for first time in months By Wafaa Shurafa, Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza that set off air raid sirens as far away as Tel Aviv for the first time in months on Sunday in a show of resilience more than seven months into Israel's massive air, sea… Continue reading
May 24 International Court of Justice orders Israel to stop military operation in Rafah, Israel unlikely to comply By Mike Corder, Associated Press Although Israel is unlikely to comply with the order, it will ratchet up the pressure on the increasingly isolated country. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 2:58 International Criminal Court seeks war crimes charges for Israeli and Hamas leaders By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda In an unprecedented announcement, the International Criminal Court said it was seeking warrants to arrest the leaders of Hamas and the elected leadership of Israel on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. President Biden called it “outrageous” and… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 6:49 Can the ICC arrest Israeli and Hamas leaders for war crimes? Legal experts weigh in By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leadership. To get perspectives on this case, Geoff Bennett spoke with Adil Haque, a professor of law at Rutgers Law School, and Yuval Shany, the chair of international… Continue watching