Mar 03 Ship recently hit by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea, 1st vessel lost in conflict By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water, officials said Saturday, the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of their campaign over Israel's war against Hamas in… Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 2:36 News Wrap: U.S. airdrops aid into Gaza as cease-fire proposal moves a step forward In our news wrap Saturday, U.S. officials say Israel has essentially agreed to a proposed cease-fire in Gaza, the U.S. military aircraft dropped humanitarian aid into southwest Gaza, firefighters in Texas battle the largest wildfire in state history, Trump won… Continue watching
Mar 02 Israel has agreed to framework for a Gaza cease-fire, U.S. says, with Hamas’ decision pending By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it, a senior U.S. administration official said Saturday, a day before talks to reach an… Continue reading
Mar 02 About 38,000 meals airdropped into Gaza by U.S. military in humanitarian aid operation By Tara Copp, Associated Press U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening stage of an emergency humanitarian assistance authorized by President Joe Biden after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy… Continue reading
Mar 01 Biden approves airdrops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter leaves over 100 Palestinians killed By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Joe Biden says that the U.S. will begin air-dropping humanitarian assistance into Gaza, a day after more than 100 of Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops. Continue reading
Feb 29 Watch 4:33 More than 100 killed in Gaza while trying to get food from aid convoy By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako The health ministry in Gaza says 30,000 people there have died in 146 days of war. That grim threshold was crossed after more than 100 died while trying to pull aid from trucks. The U.N. says more than half a… Continue watching
Feb 29 Watch 5:18 Refugees International head discusses difficulties getting humanitarian aid into Gaza By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Almost the entire population of Gaza needs aid, but only a fraction of what’s needed is entering the besieged strip. For more on the current humanitarian crisis there, Geoff Bennett spoke with Jeremy Konyndyk. He’s the president of Refugees International,… Continue watching
Feb 29 Palestinian deaths in Gaza pass 30,000 as witnesses say Israeli forces fire on crowd waiting for aid By Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Health officials said that more than 100 people were killed, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to more than 30,000. Israeli officials acknowledged that troops opened fire, saying they did so after the crowd approached… Continue reading
Feb 28 ‘Uncommitted’ wins 2 Democratic delegates in Michigan, a victory for Biden’s anti-war opponents By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press While Biden won the state with more than 618,000 votes, more than 100,000 Michigan Democratic primary voters cast ballots for "uncommitted" in the race, enough to pick up the pair of delegates. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 7:25 Israeli soldier’s video diaries offer unique perspective on war in Gaza By Malcolm Brabant, Trine Villeman We have a rare glimpse into the Israel-Hamas war from an ordinary Israeli infantryman, Sam Sank, who in normal life works in information technology. His period of service has just ended and special correspondent Malcolm Brabant caught up with him… Continue watching