Jan 12 Watch 2:17 News Wrap: Biden and Netanyahu speak as Gaza ceasefire talks show signs of progress In our news wrap Sunday, Biden and Netanyahu spoke by phone amid signs of progress in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks, efforts are underway for Syria to re-engage with other nations, South Korea’s suspended president will not attend the first hearing of… Continue watching
Jan 11 Israel sending Mossad director to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks in sign of progress By Wafaa Shurafa, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his office said Saturday, in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza. Continue reading
Jan 09 More than 46,000 Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press Gaza's Health Ministry says the death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has climbed above 46,000. Continue reading
Jan 08 Troops recover body of hostage from Gaza tunnel, Israel's military says By Tia Goldenberg, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Israel’s military says troops have recovered the body of an additional hostage from Gaza. Continue reading
Jan 04 As ceasefire talks resume, Israeli airstrikes kill at least 21 people in Gaza, hospital workers say By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 people, including at least two children, on Saturday in Gaza, hospital staff said, while a new effort at ceasefire talks was underway in Qatar after nearly 15 months of war. Continue reading
Jan 04 Biden administration notifies Congress of planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The weapons package would add to a record of at least $17.9 billion in military aid that the U.S. has provided Israel since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, launched the war. Continue reading
Jan 03 Israeli strikes kill at least 30 people, including children, in Gaza as stalled ceasefire talks set to resume By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick, Associated Press Hospital staff say at least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight and Friday morning, as air sirens sounded across Israel and stalled ceasefire talks were set to resume. Continue reading
Jan 02 Israeli strikes kill at least 40 people in Gaza, including several children, officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press One strike early Thursday hit a tent in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone known as Muwasi, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have been huddling in damp winter weather. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 11:35 U.N. accuses Israel of pushing Gaza health system to 'brink of total collapse' By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn The U.N. Human Rights Office says Israel’s operations in Gaza have pushed the health care system “to the brink of total collapse” and may be a violation of international law. Israel accuses Hamas of integrating into hospitals and using staff… Continue watching
Dec 31 Rocked by conflict and change, Middle East greets new year By Ghaith Alsayed, Wafaa Shurafa, Lujain Jo, Associated Press While Syrians looked forward to a new beginning, the mood was more somber along Beirut’s Mediterranean promenade, where residents shared cautious hopes for the new year. War-weary Palestinians in Gaza saw little hope that 2025 would bring an end to… Continue reading