Dec 18 Live updates: Israel’s allies call for winding down of assault in Gaza By Associated Press The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote Monday on an Arab-sponsored resolution calling for an urgent cessation of hostilities in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants. Continue reading
Dec 18 Defense Secretary Austin expected to press Israel to wind down major combat operations in Gaza By Tara Copp, Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press France, the U.K. and Germany joined global calls for a cease-fire over the weekend, and Israeli protesters have demanded the government relaunch talks with Hamas on releasing more hostages after three were mistakenly killed by Israeli troops. Continue reading
Dec 17 Discovery of major Hamas tunnel in Gaza renews scrutiny of Israeli intelligence failures By Ariel Schalit, Julia Frankel, Associated Press The Israeli military said Sunday it has discovered a large tunnel shaft in Gaza close to what was once a busy crossing into Israel, raising new questions about how Israeli surveillance missed such conspicuous preparations by Hamas for the militants' deadly Oct. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 3:01 News Wrap: Israeli military finds large Hamas tunnel near northern Gaza border In our news wrap Sunday, Israel re-opened a border crossing in southern Gaza and released footage of a newly discovered Hamas tunnel at the Erez crossing in the north, Trump’s anti-immigrant remarks at a campaign event drew criticism, a storm… Continue watching
Dec 17 Pressure mounts on Israel to renew cease-fire talks after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's government faced calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies and from protesters at home on Sunday after a series of shootings, including of three hostages who waved a white flag, added to mounting concerns about… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 2:50 News Wrap: Israeli protesters pressure government in wake of hostage deaths In our news wrap Saturday, the mistaken killing of three hostages by Israeli forces in Gaza has increased public pressure on Israel’s government to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the remaining hostages, a Roman Catholic cardinal was convicted of… Continue watching
Dec 16 3 hostages killed in Gaza by Israeli troops were shirtless and waving a white flag, official says By Julia Frankel, Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly shot by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip had been waving a white flag and were shirtless when they were killed, a military official said Saturday, in Israel's first such acknowledgement of harming any… Continue reading
Dec 15 Security footage shows Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range. The army opens a probe By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Security footage obtained by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem shows two Israeli soldiers pursuing shooting the men — one while he was incapacitated and the other appearing to be unarmed — during a raid in a West Bank refugee… Continue reading
Dec 15 U.S. national security adviser says a negotiated outcome is the best way to end Lebanon-Israel tension By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, Sullivan said that Washington won't tolerate threats by Hezbollah, which has been attacking Israeli military posts along the border since a day after the Israel-Hamas war began. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 2:51 Israeli forces mistakenly kill 3 hostages in Gaza as U.S. urges more limited war By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson There is a fresh tragedy in the war between Israel and Hamas. Israeli troops mistakenly shot and killed three hostages Friday in Gaza City. That news came as Israel kept up an unrelenting bombardment of Gaza and U.S. National Security… Continue watching