Jan 11 South Africa argues Israel is committing genocide in Gaza at UN top court as a landmark case begins By Mike Corder, Raf Casert, Associated Press At the start of two days of legal arguments, South Africa said the latest Gaza war is part of decades of oppression of the Palestinians by Israel. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 4:06 Blinken urges Palestinian Authority to show it's ready to govern Gaza after war By William Brangham, Alexis Cox, Zeba Warsi The Biden administration has spent Wednesday pressing the Palestinian Authority to reform itself and show it's ready to govern Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken carried that message to the authority's president, Mahmoud Abbas, in the… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 8:50 Houthis launch largest drone and missile attack targeting ships in Red Sea By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Madeline Powell The U.N. Security Council demanded that Houthi rebels in Yemen stop attacking international ships in the Red Sea. The U.S. military says there have been more than two dozen attacks in the last seven weeks. The most serious attack was… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 8:11 How mental health experts are handling the Israel-Hamas war's lasting impact on children By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane The fallout from the Israel-Hamas war is far-reaching and the damage from the conflict will be felt for years. The Hamas attack on Oct. 7 and Israel’s counteroffensive have left thousands dead and caused immense physical destruction. It’s also left… Continue watching
Jan 10 Video appears to show the Israeli army shooting Palestinians without provocation, killing 1 and wounding 2 others By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Last week's fatal shooting is the latest in a series of events in which Israeli soldiers appear to fire on Palestinians without provocation. Continue reading
Jan 09 Former UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn to join South Africa's delegation accusing Israel of genocide By Gerald Imray, Associated Press South Africa brought the case against Israel last month, accusing it of intending "to destroy Palestinians in Gaza," and asked the U.N.'s top court to order Israel to halt its attacks. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 4:42 Blinken tours Mideast in effort to keep Israel-Hamas war from spreading By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan, Zeba Warsi Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Israel for his fourth visit since the war with Hamas began three months ago. It's part of a long, regional tour that has Blinken walking a fine diplomatic line as he tries… Continue watching
Jan 09 Global economy will slow for a third straight year in 2024, World Bank predicts By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Heightened global tensions, arising particularly from Israel's war with Hamas and the conflict in Ukraine, pose the risk of even weaker growth. Continue reading
Jan 09 Hezbollah launches drone strike on base in northern Israel. Israel's military says there's no damage By Hussein Mallah, Associated Press Hezbollah says it launched a drone strike at the Israeli army's northern headquarters in retaliation for recent strikes in Lebanon that killed top Hamas and Hezbollah officials. Continue reading
Jan 09 WATCH: Blinken dismisses South Africa genocide case against Israel as 'meritless' By Matthew Lee, Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.S. has pressed Israel to scale down its offensive in Gaza to more precise operations targeting Hamas. But the pace of death and destruction has remained largely the same, with several hundred Palestinians killed each day, according to health… Continue reading