Feb 22 Suspected Houthi missile causes fire on cargo ship while Israel intercepts separate attack near port city of Eilat By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Ship-tracking data analyzed by The Associated Press identified the vessel as a Palau-flagged cargo ship named Islander. Continue reading
Feb 22 Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 48 as fears mount over humanitarian crisis and West Bank violence By Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian gunmen opened fire on morning traffic at a highway checkpoint, killing one Israel and wounding five others, police said. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 9:16 Israel accused UN agency of enabling and employing Hamas. Experts debate its future By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Ethan Dodd, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako The U.N. acknowledged aid deliveries into Gaza have dropped dramatically, threatening a population where hunger is spreading. That aid is delivered by UNRWA, an agency that Israel recently accused of acting “under the authorization” of Hamas. Nick Schifrin discussed the… Continue watching
Feb 21 Why isn't desperately needed aid reaching Palestinians in Gaza? By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press United Nations agencies and aid groups say the ongoing hostilities, the Israeli military's refusal to facilitate deliveries and the breakdown of order inside Gaza make it increasingly difficult to bring vital aid to much of the coastal enclave. Continue reading
Feb 21 U.S. says top UN court shouldn't recommend Israel withdraw from Palestinian-claimed land By Mike Corder, Associated Press Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice not to seek to resolve the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict “through an advisory opinion addressed to questions focusing on the acts of only one party.”… Continue reading
Feb 21 Overnight Israeli strikes kill at least 67 Palestinians, including in civilian refuge areas By Associated Press The Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah says it received 44 bodies after multiple strikes in central Gaza. Continue reading
Feb 20 Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza, where UN says 1 in 6 children are malnourished By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel has vowed to expand the offensive to the Gaza Strip's southernmost city of Rafah, where more than half of the territory's population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere. Continue reading
Feb 20 WATCH: U.S. casts lone veto against UN resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The Security Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday morning. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says the U.S. will veto the resolution because it may interfere with ongoing U.S. efforts to arrange a deal between the warring parties that would bring at… Continue reading
Feb 20 South Africa accuses Israel of apartheid against Palestinians at top UN court By Mike Corder, Associated Press Israel rejects accusations of apartheid and usually dismisses U.N. bodies and international tribunals as unfair and biased against it. Continue reading
Feb 19 More than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since war's start, health ministry says By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Gaza’s Health Ministry said 107 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours. That brings the total number of fatalities to 29,092 since the start of the war. Continue reading