Feb 01 Watch 2:41 News Wrap: Israel, Hamas complete 4th prisoner-hostage exchange of ceasefire deal In our news wrap Saturday, the delicate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas moved forward with another hostage and prisoner exchange, Arab leaders rejected Trump’s recent call to transfer Palestinians to their countries, Trump ordered the first military strikes of his… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 7:57 UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem despite an Israeli ban. The law passed in October forbids UNRWA from operating on Israeli land and from contact with… Continue watching
Jan 30 How did so many Thai farmers end up held hostage by Hamas? By David Rising, Associated Press Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel were released on Thursday, while one remaining Thai citizen remains in captivity. Continue reading
Jan 29 Hamas to release 3 Israelis and 5 Thais this week in hostage deal, Israeli official says By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The official named the Israel women as Arbel Yehoud, 29, Agam Berger, 19, and the man as Gadi Mozes, 80. Continue reading
Jan 27 Trump’s idea to have Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinian refugees falls flat with Arab allies By Will Weissert, Associated Press Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza has fallen flat with both countries' governments and perplexed a congressional ally. Continue reading
Jan 27 Hamas list shows 8 hostages to be freed in first phase of ceasefire are dead, Israel says By Associated Press Government spokesman David Mencer told journalists Monday that Hamas said the other 25 are alive. Continue reading
Jan 27 Palestinians return to shattered northern Gaza for first time since Israel-Hamas war’s earliest days By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Abdel Kareem Hana, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have streamed into heavily destroyed northern Gaza in their first chance to return since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas. Continue reading
Jan 26 Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to let in Palestinian refugees from Gaza. Here’s why the idea is rejected By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press President Donald Trump's suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip was met with a hard “no" Sunday from the two U.S. allies along with the Palestinians themselves, who fear Israel would never allow them to return. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch Aid worker describes ‘dire need’ of children in Gaza amid delicate ceasefire By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Kaisha Young The delicate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is allowing food and supplies to flow into Gaza, for now. But after 15 months of war, the need is great and the situation remains dire for Palestinians, especially children. UNICEF’s Rosalia Bollen… Continue watching
Jan 26 Israel blocks Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza over ceasefire dispute with Hamas By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday as it accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it has released. Local health officials said Israeli forces fired on the… Continue reading