Dec 25 A baby froze to death overnight in Gaza as Israel and Hamas accuse each other of ceasefire delays By Sam Mednick, Tia Goldenberg, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press The deaths underscore the squalid conditions in Gaza's sprawling camps, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are crammed into often ramshackle tents after fleeing Israel's bombardment and offensives. Continue reading
Dec 24 Palestinians in Bethlehem mark another subdued Christmas Eve during war in Gaza By Jalal Bwaitel, Associated Press The war, the violence in the occupied West Bank it has spurred and the lack of festivities has deeply hurt Bethlehem's economy. Continue reading
Dec 22 At least 22 people killed by Israeli airstrikes as Vatican envoy visits Gaza for pre-Christmas Mass By Wafaa Shurafa, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said, while Gaza's small Christian community celebrated a pre-Christmas Mass. Continue reading
Dec 21 Rocket from Yemen injures 16 in Tel Aviv, while Gazans mourn 12 children killed by Israeli strikes By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people injured by shattered glass, the Israeli military said Saturday, while mourners in Gaza held funerals for 19 people — 12 of them children — killed… Continue reading
Dec 18 As hopes rise for a ceasefire in Gaza, families of hostages endure uncertainty By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press A released hostage in Gaza is fighting to save her boyfriend, who remains in captivity. Ilana Gritzewsky fears time is running out for her partner, Matan Zangauker, even as talks for a ceasefire deal progress. In the deal under discussion,… Continue reading
Dec 16 Gaza death toll tops 45,000 from Israel-Hamas war, health officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Efforts to reach a cease-fire have picked up in recent weeks after repeatedly faltering. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Displaced Gazans struggle to escape fighting between Israel and Hamas In our news wrap Sunday, dozens of people were killed in Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, Israel said it wants to double the population of Israeli settlers in the Golan Heights along the border with… Continue watching
Dec 15 Israel decides to close its embassy in Ireland as tensions rise over Gaza war By Wafaa Shurafa, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Israel said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials said new Israeli airstrikes killed over 30 people including several children. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 2:27 News Wrap: Israeli airstrikes kill 10 people in central Gaza as ceasefire talks continue In our news wrap Saturday, medical teams in Gaza say an Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people at a market, South Korean lawmakers voted to impeach their president, Pelosi underwent hip replacement surgery after a fall in Luxembourg, ABC… Continue watching
Dec 12 UN General Assembly approves resolutions demanding Gaza ceasefire, more aid to Palestinian refugees By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. Continue reading