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
Mar 10 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: U.S. Army ship en route to Mediterranean for construction of pier for Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, cease-fire talks in the Israel-Hamas war remained stalled as efforts to increase aid to Gaza by sea continued, Alabama Sen. Katie Britt responded to criticism about a misleading story she told in her response to… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 3:04 News Wrap: Gazans scramble for food airdropped from U.S. and Jordan In our news wrap Saturday, Gaza is on the brink of famine on the eve of Ramadan, Biden signed six spending bills that avert a partial government shutdown for two weeks, a helicopter crash killed three U.S. personnel on a… Continue watching
Mar 09 What to know about the floating pier the U.S. military is building to help deliver aid to Gaza By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The U.S. military is setting up a massive floating pier that will allow ships to sail up to Gaza and offload urgently needed humanitarian aid. Here's a look at what’s known about the operation. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 6:00 News Wrap: Biden hits the road in effort to build momentum for his 2024 campaign In our news wrap Friday, Biden visited Philadelphia to make the case for his re-election, Trump posted a $92 million bond for his defamation judgment in New York, the RNC approved Trump’s picks for the committee’s leadership team, the Department… Continue watching
Mar 08 It's not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza. Now some are dying of hunger too By Jack Jeffery, Lee Keath, Mohamed Jahjouh, Associated Press Officials have for months warned over the risk of famine in Gaza under Israel’s bombardment, offensives and siege. Hunger is most acute in the north, where at least 20 people — almost all children — have died from malnutrition and… Continue reading
Mar 06 Pressure grows on Israel to open more aid routes into Gaza by land and sea as hunger spreads By Tia Goldenberg, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Efforts to get desperately needed humanitarian aid to war-wracked northern Gaza are gaining momentum. Many there have been reduced to eating animal fodder and acute malnutrition is rampant among young children. Continue reading
Mar 05 With Ramadan days away, talks in Gaza have ended with no breakthrough By Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The United States, Qatar and Egypt have spent weeks trying to broker an agreement in which Hamas would release up to 40 hostages in return for a six-week cease-fire, the release of some Palestinian prisoners and an influx of aid… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 3:14 News Wrap: Haley rebuffs RNC pledge to back Republican presidential nominee In our news wrap Sunday, Haley said she does not feel bound to back the GOP’s eventual presidential nominee, Congressional leaders reached a deal on six spending bills needed to avoid a partial government shutdown, Israel’s military and Gaza health… Continue watching