Dec 08 Watch 8:58 Saudi foreign minister discusses Israel-Hamas war and wider challenges in Middle East By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev, Ethan Dodd Foreign ministers from several Arab allies of the United States are in Washington this week for meetings with the Biden administration over the Israel-Hamas war. Nick Schifrin sat down with the foreign minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince… Continue watching
Dec 08 U.S. vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood criticized the council after the vote for its failure to condemn Hamas' attacks in Israel and to acknowledge Israel's right to defend itself. Continue reading
Dec 08 Israeli troops round up Palestinian men in northern Gaza as U.N. warns aid operation ‘in tatters’ By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Lee Keath, Associated Press The United Nations warned that its aid operation is “in tatters” because no place in the besieged enclave is safe. Continue reading
Dec 08 Live updates: Palestinians in Gaza face dire conditions despite Israel’s safe zone By Associated Press Israel has designated a safe zone in southern Gaza, but its widening air and ground offensive has left Palestinians packed together in dire humanitarian conditions. Continue reading
Dec 07 Israel designates safe zone in Gaza. Palestinians and aid groups say it offers little relief By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press Israel has designated a small slice of land along Gaza's Mediterranean coast as a safe zone. It says waves of people fleeing the war can find protection from airstrikes and receive humanitarian supplies for their families there. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 4:32 Civilians caught in crossfire as Israel targets Rafah after militants launch rocket attack By Geoff Bennett, Eliot Barnhart The top United Nations humanitarian official says the delivery of food, water and other aid to Gaza is not nearly enough, and not arriving quickly enough for nearly two million people in need. Meantime, Israel pressed its offensive in Southern… Continue watching
Dec 07 Who are the Houthis and why hasn’t the U.S. retaliated for their attacks on ships in the Middle East? By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Here’s a look at the Houthis and their increasing attacks, and why the U.S. believes it is more acceptable to bomb some Iranian-linked targets than others. Continue reading
Dec 07 U.S. sanctions money lending network to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, aims to boost maritime protections By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The White House is encouraging Mideast allies to join the Combined Maritime Forces, a partnership that exists to counter malign action by non-state actors in international waters. Continue reading
Dec 07 Strikes on Gaza’s southern edge sow fear in one of the last areas to which people can flee By Najib Jobain, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israel has widened its offensive against Hamas from the devastated north to southern areas already packed with displaced people. Continue reading
Dec 07 Live updates: Israel widens attacks in Gaza as UN warns no safe place left in territory By Associated Press The center of Gaza's second-largest city, Khan Younis, has also seen fighting amid Israel's widening air and ground offensive in the southern part of the territory that has displaced tens of thousands more Palestinians and worsened dire humanitarian conditions. Continue reading