World May 14 Egypt-brokered truce between Israel and militants in Gaza appears to hold By Fares Akram, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press
World May 13 Israel, Palestinian militants reach tentative cease-fire after 5 days of heavy fighting Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Saturday, ending five days of intense fighting that left 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians, dead. By Fares Akram, Josef Federman, Associated Press
World Aug 08 As truce between Israel and Palestinian militants holds, Gaza power plant restarts With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza's sole power plant resumed operations. By Fares Akram, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press
World Aug 07 Israel, Palestinian militants agree to cease-fire in deal brokered by Egypt A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect late Sunday in a bid to end nearly three days of violence that killed dozens of Palestinians and disrupted the lives of hundreds of thousands of Israelis. By Fares Akram, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press
World Aug 07 Israeli airstrike kills senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza refugee camp Israel said Sunday it killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in a crowded Gaza refugee camp, the second such targeted attack since launching its high-stakes military offensive against the militant group just before the weekend. By Fares Akram, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press
Feb 24 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: In Germany, man drives car into crowd of revelers, injuring dozens In our news wrap Monday, a man in the German town of Volkmarsen drove his car into a parade, injuring around 30 people, including children. Police say the driver deliberately hit the revelers, some of whom were seriously hurt. Also,… Continue watching
Nov 12 Israel kills militant group leader in targeted Gaza strike By Josef Federman, Fares Akram, Associated Press The death of Bahaa Abu el-Atta and his wife as they slept in their home in eastern Gaza set off the heaviest fighting in months between Israel and Islamic Jihad, an Iranian-backed militant group that is even more hard-line than… Continue reading
Mar 30 Islamic Jihad Sends Suicide Bombers to Iraq The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad announced Sunday that it has sent suicide bombers to Iraq to help defend Baghdad, on the same day the organization took responsibility for a suicide attack in Israel that injured 30 bystanders. Continue reading