Oct 30 Watch 6:27 Israel-Hamas war leads to increase of antisemitic threats on college campuses By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens In the U.S., fears are rising among Jewish Americans as reports of antisemitic incidents have increased since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. In response, the White House is unveiling new plans to combat antisemitic attacks at schools and college… Continue watching
Oct 30 Threats to Jewish Cornell University students in online discussion board provoke police investigation By David Bauder, Brian P. D. Hannon, Associated Press Cornell University administrators have dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements against Jewish students appeared on a discussion board. Continue reading
Oct 30 Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war as Israel deepens military assault in Gaza By Associated Press The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has reached 8,306, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, more than 110 Palestinians have been killed in violence and Israeli raids. Continue reading
Oct 30 Fears increase over airstrikes near crowded hospitals as Israel expands ground assault into Gaza By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Lee Keath, Associated Press Israeli troops and tanks are pushing deeper into Gaza, advancing on two sides of the territory's main city. Meanwhile, the U.N. and medical staff warned that airstrikes have hit closer to hospitals where tens of thousands of Palestinians have sought… Continue reading
Oct 30 Putin calls security meeting following storming of Dagestan airport, claims it was staged from Ukraine By Associated Press Hundreds of angry men, some carrying banners with antisemitic slogans, rushed onto the tarmac of the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region, looking for Israeli passengers on the flight from Tel Aviv. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 4:00 ‘No safe place’ for Palestinians in Gaza as Israel steps up ground operations By Leila Molana-Allen, Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn As the Israeli military sends more ground troops into Gaza, desperation is growing among residents of the besieged Palestinian enclave as they seek safety and limited aid supplies. Displaced Palestinians who have been told to evacuate say they have nowhere… Continue watching
Oct 29 More aid arrives in Gaza as desperation mounts and Israel widens military offensive By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Nearly three dozen trucks entered Gaza on Sunday in the largest aid convoy since the war between Israel and Hamas began, but humanitarian workers said the assistance still fell desperately short of needs after thousands of people broke into warehouses to take… Continue reading
Oct 29 Biden pushes Mideast leaders to consider two-state solution after Israel-Hamas war ends By Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Will Weissert, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden is calling on Israeli and Arab leaders to prioritize finding agreement on a long-sought two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. “When this crisis is over, there has to be a vision of what comes next,” Biden said. Continue reading
Oct 29 Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war as Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza By Associated Press The Israeli military intensified airstrikes in Gaza including near its largest hospital, and another hospital was damaged by bombardment close by. Thousands of people desperate for food and basic items broke into aid warehouses in the besieged enclave. Continue reading
Oct 29 Internet, phone service slowly returns to Gaza after blackout amid heavy bombardment By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Two days after cellular and internet service abruptly vanished for most of Gaza amid a heavy Israeli bombardment, the crowded enclave was coming back online Sunday as communications systems were gradually being restored. Continue reading