World Dec 26 Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel, police say By Julia Frankel, Associated Press
World Dec 14 Hamas confirms death of a top commander in Gaza after Israeli airstrike The Hamas statement described Raed Saad as the commander of its military manufacturing unit. Israel had described him as an architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war in Gaza, and asserted that he had been “engaged… By Associated Press
World Dec 13 Watch 6:05 Displaced Palestinians struggle with cold, malnutrition in Gaza months after ceasefire More than two months after the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain dire. The United Nations estimates that 1.5 million people lack shelter. Ali Rogin speaks with UNICEF’s Jonathan Crickx about conditions on the ground… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
World Dec 09 Hamas wants more pressure on Israel before ceasefire's next phase Hamas has little leverage in ceasefire negotiations and could come under heavy pressure from regional powers like Qatar and Turkey to not hit the brakes on the fragile truce. By Megan Janetsky, Julia Frankel, Associated Press
World Dec 07 Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas will soon enter second phase of ceasefire Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire,” after Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza. By Melanie Lidman, Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press
Dec 06 Qatari prime minister says Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment as first phase winds down By Samy Magdy, Josef Federman, Associated Press Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told a conference in the Qatari capital that international mediators, led by the U.S., are working “to force the way forward” to the second phase to cement the deal. “What we have just done is… Continue reading
Dec 03 Israel receives remains of possible hostage and plans to reopen Gaza crossing into Egypt By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel received remains of what could be one of the last hostages in Gaza on Wednesday and said it will begin allowing Palestinians to leave the war-torn territory through a border crossing with Egypt. Continue reading
Dec 02 Israeli forensics experts examine remains handed over by militants in Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Megan Janetsky, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The "findings" are believed to be remains of one of the two hostages still in the territory: an Israeli and a Thai national. Continue reading
Nov 29 Palestinian death toll surpasses 70,000 since start of Israel-Hamas war, Gaza ministry says By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday, while a hospital said that Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory's south. Continue reading
Nov 26 Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The remains of two hostages, one Israeli and a Thai national, remain in Gaza. Continue reading