Nov 01 Biden praises efforts that have started to help some people leave Gaza By Associated Press President Joe Biden also said more work needs to be done to “significantly step up the flow of critical humanitarian assistance into Gaza.”… Continue reading
Nov 01 Chile and Colombia recall their ambassadors to Israel, while Bolivia severs diplomatic ties By Paola Flores, Daniel Politi, Associated Press Deputy Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani said that Bolivia decided to break diplomatic relations "in repudiation and condemnation of the aggressive and disproportionate Israeli military offensive taking place in the Gaza Strip."… Continue reading
Nov 01 Dual passport holders and wounded Gazans allowed to leave, as Israeli strikes pound refugee camp By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Dozens of dual passport holders and seriously injured people were the first Palestinians allowed to leave Gaza. Continue reading
Nov 01 For Arab Americans around Detroit, a sense of betrayal after U.S. response to Israel-Hamas war By Aaron Foley Some Arab Americans said they felt betrayed and sidelined by the president's response, especially after he promised the community “a seat at the table" while campaigning. Even more concerning, they say, is silence or apathy from local leaders. Continue reading
Nov 01 Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war as some foreign nationals and Palestinians leave Gaza By Associated Press Hundreds of foreign nationals and dozens of seriously injured Palestinians have been allowed to leave Gaza for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began more than three weeks ago. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 11:56 Israeli airstrike hits refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing and wounding civilians By Leila Molana-Allen, Solveig Rennan, Teresa Cebrián Aranda For a fifth day, Israel's military pushed into Gaza on the ground and reported its first soldiers killed in action there. From the skies, a punishing air campaign continued with a strike that killed many Palestinians. Hamas militants said they… Continue watching
Oct 31 Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Israel By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas. Lew was a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Israel says it has struck Hamas targets in Gaza By Associated Press Ryder said the total number of rocket and drone attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria has risen to 27, including 6 small scale attacks that have taken place since U.S. warplanes struck weapons storage areas for Iranian-backed militias… Continue reading
Oct 31 War raging around Israel’s farmlands puts agricultural future at risk By Julia Frankel, Moshe Edri, Associated Press The Israel-Hamas war has plunged Israel’s agricultural heartlands, located around the Gaza Strip and in the north near the Lebanese and Syrian borders, into crisis. Continue reading
Oct 31 Israel continues attack on northern Gaza as 800,000 have fled south By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press There has been no central electricity in Gaza for weeks, and Israel has barred the entry of fuel needed to power emergency generators for hospitals and homes. Continue reading