Dec 09 Watch 3:00 News Wrap: Texas high court grants AG Paxton’s request to pause abortion ruling In our news wrap Saturday, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court’s decision to allow a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to get an abortion, Israel hit targets across Gaza as its war with Hamas… Continue watching
Dec 09 Israel continues bombarding Gaza, including places it told Palestinians to evacuate to By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Israeli warplanes struck parts of the Gaza Strip in relentless bombardment Saturday, hitting some of the dwindling bits of land it had told Palestinians to evacuate to in the territory’s south. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 4:49 U.S. vetoes UN resolution for cease-fire as Israel ramps up airstrikes in Gaza By Amna Nawaz, Eliot Barnhart The U.S. vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that called for a cease-fire in Gaza. The move came as the UN is ramping up already dire warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe if more aid isn't sent into Gaza soon. Continue watching
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