Oct 25 Watch 5:01 Family of man held by Hamas asks Israel to make safe return of hostages a priority By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev Chaim Peri is among the 220 hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7 attack. The 79-year-old father of five and grandfather of 13 has lived in the Nir Oz kibbutz for 61 years. One of his children, Noam Peri,… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 5:05 Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews volunteer for Israeli military By Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor Historically, few ultra-Orthodox Jews have served in the Israeli army, a fact that has sparked resentment and contributed to recent anti-government protests. But in the two weeks since the Hamas attack on civilians in southern Israel, more than 2,000 young… Continue watching
Oct 25 Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Colleen Long, Associated Press Biden said the attacks by what he calls "extremist settlers" amounted to "pouring gasoline" on the already burning fires in the Middle East since the Hamas attack. Continue reading
Oct 25 UN warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief missions as Israeli airstrikes continue By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Lee Keath, Associated Press The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that without immediate deliveries of fuel it will soon have to sharply cut back relief operations across the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Oct 25 As Israel prepares for Gaza ground invasion, U.S. shares hard lessons from urban combat in Iraq and Syria By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The prospect of Israeli forces launching an assault into Gaza’s dense urban neighborhoods is bringing back searing memories of the deadly battles the U.S.-led coalition fought against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
Oct 25 Hezbollah leader meets with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad officials for first time since Israel-Hamas war erupted By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group met with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad officials for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war erupted earlier this month. Continue reading
Oct 25 Israel support becomes big issue for Iowa evangelicals heading into caucuses By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Conservative activists say supporting Israel is a now top priority for evangelicals who plan to participate in the Republican presidential caucuses in Iowa. Continue reading
Oct 25 Israeli airstrikes escalate across Gaza, destroying homes and killing dozens of people at a time By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Ravi Nessman, Associated Press The Health Ministry in Gaza says hundreds of people were killed in the past day as a result of Israeli airstrikes. Continue reading
Oct 25 Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war as U.N. warns relief efforts for Gaza imperiled By Associated Press The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says its relief operations across the Gaza Strip will need to be sharply curtailed amid crippling Israeli airstrikes. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 5:14 A look at life inside Gaza amid airstrikes and worsening humanitarian crisis By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Israel intensified its bombing of Gaza, launching 400 airstrikes Tuesday across the Palestinian territory. Foreign ministers from around the world met at the United Nations urging a ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. With constant bombing and dwindling necessities,… Continue watching