Mar 14 Hamas agrees to release a U.S.-Israeli hostage and bodies of 4 other dual nationals By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The militant group did not immediately on Friday specify when the release of soldier Edan Alexander and the four bodies would occur, and other countries party to the agreement did not immediately confirm the Hamas statement. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 6:27 Trump administration targets foreign student who protested against Israel’s war in Gaza By William Brangham, Courtney Norris A former student at Columbia University in New York was arrested by immigration authorities despite having a green card. Mahmoud Khalil, who helped organize on-campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, was seized, according to President Trump, for espousing pro-Hamas… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 2:20 News Wrap: Deadly clashes continue for fourth day in western Syria In our news wrap Sunday, a fourth day of clashes in western Syria is testing the country’s new leadership, Israel says it’s cutting off the electricity it sends to Gaza, Secret Service officers shot a man brandishing a gun near… Continue watching
Mar 09 Israel cuts off its electricity supply to Gaza as ceasefire talks with Hamas remain in limbo By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sunday’s announcement comes a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people. It has sought to press Hamas to accept an extension of the first phase of their ceasefire, while Hamas has pressed to start… Continue reading
Mar 07 Humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza slow as hundreds of millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Officials from USAID say the the Trump administration's cuts to the U.S. humanitarian agency have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups. Continue reading
Mar 05 Trump issues ‘last warning’ after White House confirms talks between U.S. and Hamas officials By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued what he called a “last warning” to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza, directing a sharply worded message after the White House confirmed that he had recently dispatched an envoy for… Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 5:55 Former Saudi ambassador weighs in on Trump’s approach to Gaza and the Middle East By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz Israel is blocking humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza until Hamas agrees to a proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire, which expired Saturday. John Yang speaks with Prince Turki Al-Faisal, a former Saudi ambassador to the U.S. and U.K.,… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 1:50 News Wrap: Rubio expedites delivery of $4 billion in military aid to Israel In our news wrap Sunday, the Trump administration is sending Israel another round of military aid, Trump signed executive orders expanding U.S. timber production and designating English as the country’s official language, and a private U.S. company successfully landed a… Continue watching
Mar 02 Israel cuts off aid to Gaza while pressuring Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel faced sharp criticism on Sunday as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept a new proposal to extend a fragile ceasefire. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 2:46 News Wrap: First phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire ends as talks for phase two stall In our news wrap Saturday, phase one of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire ended with no progress reported in talks about phase two, a federal judge extended an order blocking Trump’s plans to pull federal funding from institutions that provide care for… Continue watching