Feb 26 Israeli strikes inside Lebanon kill at least 2 Hezbollah members By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The strikes near Baalbek are among the deepest into Lebanon since a January airstrike on Beirut killed top Hamas official Saleh Arouri. Continue reading
Feb 26 Air Force member dies after setting himself on fire in Gaza war protest outside D.C. Israeli embassy By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Law enforcement officials believe the man started a livestream, set his phone down and then doused himself in accelerant and ignited the flames. At one point, he said he “will no longer be complicit in genocide."… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 2:42 News Wrap: Trump moves closer to GOP nomination with win in South Carolina In our news wrap Sunday, Trump scored a decisive victory in South Carolina’s Republican primary while Haley told supporters she is not giving up despite losing in her home state, there are signs of slow progress toward a new cease-fire… Continue watching
Feb 25 A cease-fire deal would only ‘somewhat’ delay Israel’s assault on Rafah, Netanyahu says By Tia Goldenberg, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press An Israeli military offensive in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah could be “delayed somewhat” if a deal is reached for a weekslong cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, and claimed that total victory in the territory would come… Continue reading
Feb 24 Israeli officials to consider pause in Gaza while Cabinet is set to approve Rafah action plan By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli officials will meet Saturday night on the next steps after the latest talks with the United States, Egypt and Qatar in search of a deal on pausing the fighting in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Continue reading
Feb 23 Biden administration restores U.S. policy calling Israeli settlements ‘illegitimate’ under international law By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration had long been considering re-implementing the so-called "Hansell Memorandum," but those deliberations picked up steam as Israel's response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks drew increasingly intense international criticism. Continue reading
Feb 23 Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes in occupied West Bank in response to a fatal shooting By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The move, announced late Thursday, drew an angry reaction from the U.S. as relations between the allies are already frayed over the course of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. Continue reading
Feb 23 Israel seeks open-ended control over security and civilians in Gaza in new postwar plan By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Netanyahu presented the two-page document to his security Cabinet late Thursday for approval. Separately, cease-fire efforts appeared to gain traction, with mediators to present a new proposal at an expected high-level meeting this weekend in Paris. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 4:00 Continued Israeli airstrikes flatten parts of Rafah amid slow progress for Gaza cease-fire By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako As the deadly bombing of Gaza continues, there is some progress towards a resumption of talks to release hostages held by Hamas and a cease-fire. Israel's Army Radio said the country's war cabinet approved sending emissaries to truce talks in… Continue watching
Feb 22 Cease-fire between Israel and Hamas gains steam as U.S. envoy visits. Mediators report ‘encouraging’ signs By Josef Federman, Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The U.S., Egypt and Qatar have been struggling for weeks to find a formula that could halt Israel's devastating offensive in Gaza, but now face an unofficial deadline as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches. Continue reading