Nov 20 Watch 4:56 Another hospital in northern Gaza becomes battleground between Israel and Hamas By Nick Schifrin, Alexis Cox, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Israel's offensive in Gaza is focused in the north with civilians caught between the IDF and Hamas. The government media office in Gaza, run by Hamas, says more than 13,000 civilians there have been killed since the October 7 terror… Continue watching
Nov 20 WHO director says situation with Gaza's health care system is 'catastrophic' By Associated Press A top World Health Organization official described the hospital situation in Gaza as “catastrophic” on Monday, saying most are no longer functioning and what remains will likely be overwhelmed by thousands of births expected in the next month. Continue reading
Nov 20 China hosts Arab and Muslim foreign ministers to discuss ending the Israel-Hamas war By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China’s top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing on Monday, saying his country would work with “our brothers and sisters" in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the war in Gaza… Continue reading
Nov 20 Israeli settler attacks on West Bank Palestinians have escalated since Oct. 7, UN says By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press With the world’s attention focused on the fighting in Gaza, Israeli settler violence against Palestinians since Oct. 7 has surged to the highest levels ever recorded by the United Nations. Continue reading
Nov 20 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden faces new demands to call for a cease-fire in Gaza By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing on Monday as the Biden administration faces demands from open letters signed by federal workers calling for a cease-fire in Israel's war against Hamas. Continue reading
Nov 20 Israeli troops close in on another Gaza hospital, raising evacuation fears By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli forces are battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, raising Palestinian fears of another painful standoff and evacuation of a medical facility. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: Israel, Hamas nearing deal for partial hostage release, officials say In our news wrap Sunday, there are growing indications that Israel and Hamas are close to a deal for the release of some of the roughly 240 hostages being held in Gaza, and polls closed in Argentina in the country’s… Continue watching
Nov 19 Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea, take crew hostage By Isabel DeBre, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday, officials said, taking over two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out… Continue reading
Nov 19 Analysis: How bad is the humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war? By Christina Bouri, Diana Roy, Council on Foreign Relations Calls for a cease-fire are rising worldwide as the war between Israel and Hamas further exacerbates the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Continue reading
Nov 19 Premature babies evacuated from Shifa Hospital to southern Gaza, trauma patients remain By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Thirty-one “very sick” premature babies were safely transferred from Gaza's main hospital to another in the south on Sunday, and will be moved to Egypt on Monday, health officials said, as scores of other critically wounded patients remained stranded there… Continue reading