Oct 13 WATCH: War in the Holy Land: A PBS News Special Report By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Leila Molana-Allen, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Jorgen Samso Co-anchored by PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz from Israel and Geoff Bennett from the nation’s capital, the one hour primetime special covers the historic and devastating week of violence in Israel and Gaza. Continue reading
Oct 13 Live updates: What’s happening on Day 7 of the Israel-Hamas war By Associated Press Israel’s military ordered hundreds of thousands of civilians living in Gaza City to evacuate Friday ahead of a feared Israel ground offensive. Continue reading
Oct 12 The morgue at Gaza’s largest hospital is overflowing as Israeli attacks intensify By Isabel Debre, Samya Kullab, Mohammed Jahjouh, Associated Press Scores of Palestinians are being crushed each day in the rubble from a relentless Israeli onslaught on Gaza, which comes in response to an unprecedented Hamas attack in southern Israel. Continue reading
Oct 12 X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, CEO says. An expert thinks it’s not enough By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The head of Musk's social media platform X says the company formerly known has Twitter has removed hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts and taken down or labeled tens of thousands of pieces of content since the militant group's attack on Israel. Continue reading
Oct 12 Why rescuing hostages from Hamas will be daunting for Israel By Amy Teibel, Associated Press Mounting rescue operations in the midst of the massive Israeli bombardment of Gaza that followed the deadly Hamas rampage in southern Israel would only make an already difficult mission even more formidable. Continue reading
Oct 12 What military support the U.S. is providing to Israel’s army By Tara Copp, Associated Press Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with whatever it needs to respond. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Blinken says Iran has not yet accessed funds unblocked in prisoner swap By Associated Press “None of the funds that have now gone to Qatar have actually been spent or accessed in any way by Iran,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in Israel on Thursday when asked about the funds. Continue reading
Oct 12 Live updates: What’s happening on Day 6 of the Israel-Hamas war By Associated Press The war, which has claimed more than 2,500 lives on both sides, is expected to escalate. Continue reading
Oct 11 Israel’s Netanyahu says Hamas militants beheaded soldiers, raped women in their attack on Israel By Joseph Krauss, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press In a televised address Wednesday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu detailed atrocities that took place during a stunning weekend attack by Hamas. Meanwhile, in the sealed-off Gaza Strip, Palestinian suffering mounted as Israeli bombardment demolished neighborhoods. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: White House weighs in on military support to Israel, U.S. death toll, safe passage for Gaza civilians By Associated Press The U.S. is in active conversations to achieve safe passage out of Gaza for civilians, White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday. Continue reading