Aug 08 Watch 4:00 Israel’s government decides to take Gaza City, sparking condemnation and protests By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson Israel’s security cabinet announced it plans to take control of Gaza City. The move comes nearly two years into a conflict that has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians, leveled large parts of the territory and left starvation rampant across the… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 5:41 Netanyahu’s Gaza takeover won’t end Hamas influence in the region, Mideast analyst says By Geoff Bennett, Janine AlHadidi For perspective on the Israeli government's decision to launch a military takeover in Gaza City, Geoff Bennett spoke with Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former State Department official. Continue watching
Aug 08 Israel plans to take over Gaza City, escalating war with Hamas and fueling worries for hostages By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had earlier outlined more sweeping plans in an interview with Fox News, saying Israel planned to take control of all of Gaza. Israel already controls around three-quarters of the territory. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 9:46 Mideast experts analyze consequences as Israel considers full Gaza occupation By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi The Israeli cabinet is in a marathon session debating whether or not to completely reoccupy the Gaza Strip militarily. For two perspectives, Geoff Bennett spoke with David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Project on Arab-Israeli Relations… Continue watching
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