Oct 17 Netanyahu: Israel has ‘settled its account’ with Sinwar, but ‘war has not yet ended’ By Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was an “important moment in the war” to bring home the hostages being held in Gaza. Continue reading
Oct 17 Hunger experts say risk of famine in Gaza remains high By Samy Magdy, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The findings come after the United States warned Israel that it might cut off military aid if its ally does not do more to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Continue reading
Oct 17 Israeli military is investigating whether top Hamas leader Sinwar was killed in Gaza By Jack Jeffery, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Authorities were conducting DNA tests on a body to determine if it is Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, an Israeli security official said. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 6:09 Israeli attack on tent camp outside hospital in Gaza kills at least 4, injures dozens By Leila Molana-Allen A weekend of death and destruction gave way to another day of carnage Monday in Gaza and Lebanon as Israeli forces struck multiple sites in both places. Israel suffered its own losses as troops came under fire from Hezbollah. But… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 7:39 Civilians feel nowhere is safe as Israel expands and intensifies strikes in Lebanon By Leila Molana-Allen, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara Israel is stepping up its bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon as it wages a multi-front war against Hamas and Hezbollah. In southern Lebanon, an Israeli airstrike on a century-old market killed one person and wounded several others, as Israeli Prime… Continue watching
Oct 13 Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those who remain By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 3:49 ‘The grief is ongoing’: American Jews reflect on the High Holy Days a year after Oct. 7 By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Zoie Lambert Sundown tonight marks the end of Yom Kippur, the solemn day of atonement and reflection for Jews everywhere. On the Jewish calendar, the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are known as the Ten Days of Repentance. We hear… Continue watching
Oct 12 Israel heavily bombards Gaza’s north while UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are hit again By Samy Magdy, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel continued to tell people there and in southern Lebanon to get out of the way of its offensives against the Hamas… Continue reading
Oct 10 Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 27 By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel has continued to strike at what it says are militant targets across the Palestinian enclave even as attention has shifted to its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon and rising tensions with Iran. Continue reading
Oct 09 How misinformation about Israel and Gaza has evolved in the yearlong war By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann, PolitiFact How the misleading and false narratives about Israel, Gaza and the war in the Middle East have evolved over the past year. Continue reading