Jul 12 Watch Death toll mounts as Israeli bombs hit Gaza strip By PBS News Hour The latest round of violence triggered by the kidnapping and murder of three Jewish teenagers escalated Saturday when Israeli bombs destroyed a mosque on the Gaza strip. At least 125 Palestinians have been killed during recent fighting. For more, Josef… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch UN human rights chief questions legality of Israel’s air campaign By PBS News Hour As the Palestinian death toll climbed past 100, the United Nations human rights office voiced concern that Israel’s air campaign may violate international law. The Israeli military defended its air strikes on Gaza and Israel’s prime minister said the offensive… Continue watching
Jul 11 Netanyahu: Israel won’t back down on military offensive in Gaza By Geoffrey Lou Guray Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that government forces will press on with their days-long military offensive in the Gaza Strip, insisting that his country will not back down even as world leaders call for a halt in hostilities. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch Israel’s ‘iron dome’ against Hamas rockets may help to defer ground assault By PBS News Hour The death toll continued to climb in Gaza as Israel ramped up its barrage of airstrikes. Judy Woodruff talks to Josef Federman of The Associated Press who is in Jerusalem about the potential of an Israeli ground invasion, the origins… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Israel ramps up airstrikes; Palestinians fear possible ground assault By PBS News Hour The death toll and damage in Gaza continued to mount today, as Israel increased its air assault on the Palestinian territory. Meanwhile, Hamas continued to target Israel’s two largest cities with missile strikes, provoking Israeli troops and tanks to prepare… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Israel masses troops at border but signs of Mideast diplomacy emerge By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Hamas sends rockets deeper into Israel as Gaza casualties grow from airstrikes By PBS News Hour The Israeli military said it has hit more than 550 Hamas targets in two days in efforts to stop the group’s barrage of rocket fire into Israel. Hamas vowed retaliation, and continued to shoot rockets deeper than ever before into… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch With no sign of cease-fire, current Mideast conflict could become long campaign By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Israeli forces launch airstrikes at Gaza to counter Hamas rocket attacks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch Mideast tensions escalate in cycle of retribution for teen killings By PBS News Hour Hamas fired dozens of rockets into Israel in revenge for the killing of six of its members in overnight airstrikes. Meanwhile, three Israeli suspects in last week’s killing of a Palestinian teenager confessed. Judy Woodruff gets an update from Josef… Continue watching