May 06 Calm takes hold amid Hamas-Israel cease-fire By Aron Heller, Fares Akram, Associated Press The cease-fire aims to end the deadliest fighting between the two sides since a 2014 war. Continue reading
May 05 Palestinians, Israelis amid deadliest fight since 2014 war By Aron Heller, Associated Press Gaza militants on Sunday intensified a wave of rocket fire into southern Israel, striking towns and cities and killing at least three people in one of the bloodiest rounds of fighting since the 2014 war. At least nine Palestinians, including… Continue reading
Mar 31 Israel, Hamas take first steps toward Gaza cease-fire deal By Isabel Debre, Associated Press A cease-fire deal appeared to take hold between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers on Sunday, with Israel expanding the permitted fishing zone and easing some tight restrictions on movement through its two main crossings with the Palestinian enclave. Continue reading
Mar 30 Tens of thousands of Gaza protesters join anniversary march By Fares Akram, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Palestinians on Saturday rallied at points near the Israeli border to mark the first anniversary of weekly protests in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli troops shot tear gas and opened fire at small crowds of activists… Continue reading
Nov 19 Netanyahu survives political crisis, but Hamas emerges stronger By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday survived a political showdown that had threatened to bring down his coalition and trigger early elections. But while Netanyahu can declare victory, the big winner of the crisis appears to be Hamas. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 9:53 News Wrap: Amazon to split headquarters between Virginia and New York Tuesday in our news wrap, Amazon announced it will split its new headquarters between Crystal City, Virginia, and Long Island City in Queens, New York. The retail giant pledged to spend more than $5 billion dollars on the sites and… Continue watching
Nov 13 Israel and Hamas accept cease-fire, but deeper issues remain By Fares Akram, Josef Federman, Associated Press The sudden announcement brought relief to a region that had been paralyzed by hundreds of Palestinian rocket attacks in southern Israel and scores of Israeli airstrikes on targets in the Gaza Strip. But it did not address the deeper issues… Continue reading
Sep 28 Israeli troops kill 6 Gazans, including 2 children, during border protests By Fares Akram, Associated Press The Gaza Health Ministry said that all six sustained gunshot wounds to their upper torso. At least 90 other protesters were wounded by live fire. Hamas has led weekly protests since March, but accelerated them in recent weeks to near… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 4:47 Israel and Hamas seem to pull back from the brink of war after violence flares Israel and militant group Hamas have agreed to a tentative truce to calm tensions that have risen dramatically in recent days and the last 24 hours. Militants have fired rockets and mortars toward Israeli towns, while Israeli jets pounded targets… Continue watching
Jul 21 Hamas accepts cease-fire after massive Israeli Gaza strikes By Aron Heller, Associated Press Gaza's militant Hamas rulers said Saturday they had accepted a cease-fire ending a massive Israeli onslaught on militant positions after a soldier was shot dead. Continue reading