Apr 30 The U.S. is building a pier off Gaza to bring in humanitarian aid. Here’s how it would work By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Trucks loaded with the pallets of aid will drive off the Army boats onto the causeway and down to a secure area on land where they will drop off the aid and immediately turn around and return to the boats. Continue reading
Apr 29 U.S. Navy, Army ships building floating pier for Gaza aid. Pentagon estimates cost at $320 million By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Sabrina Singh, Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters the cost is a rough estimate for the project and includes the transportation of the equipment and pier sections from the U.S. to the Gaza coast, as well as the construction and aid delivery… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 3:46 Israel draws international outrage after airstrikes kills 7 aid workers By Nick Schifrin The Israeli military dismissed two officers and reprimanded three more senior officers it said were responsible for the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers earlier this week. Nick Schifrin reports as Monday's attack puts even greater scrutiny on… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 6:24 President Biden warns Israel of thinning patience amid humanitarian situation in Gaza By Saher Khan President Biden and other U.S. officials have warned Israel’s government that they are nearly out of patience with how it’s conducting the war in Gaza. Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, one of the president’s closest allies in the senate, joins us… Continue watching
Mar 30 Ships carrying 2nd round of aid for Gaza depart Cyprus amid concerns about famine By Associated Press A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies for Gaza as concerns about hunger in the territory soar. Continue reading
Mar 28 UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for food and water into Gaza By Associated Press The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of acts of genocide in its military campaign launched after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: Meeting Gallant, Austin reaffirms Israel’s right to defense, urges alternate Rafah approach By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. defense leaders met with Israel's minister of defense on Tuesday as the United States warns against a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but rising tensions between the two allies put any progress in question. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 1:54 News Wrap: Government shutdown averted as Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding bill In our news wrap Saturday, Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund more than half the government through the end of the current budget year, Egypt said about 7,000 aid trucks are being denied entry to Gaza as… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Israel conducts airstrikes in central Gaza as aid airdrops continue In our news wrap Saturday, more aid was airdropped across northern Gaza while Israel moves toward sending ground forces into Rafah in the south, a shooting suspect barricaded himself in a house in New Jersey, the FAA is investigating another… Continue watching
Mar 12 First aid ship leaves Cyprus to Gaza, where hundreds of thousands face starvation By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press The war threatens to spill over across the Middle East as Iran-backed groups allied with Hamas trade fire with U.S. and Israeli forces. Continue reading