Sep 08 Gunman kills 3 Israelis in attack at border crossing between West Bank and Jordan By Mahmoud Illean, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Three Israelis were shot and killed Sunday at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli officials said, in what appeared to be an attack linked to the 11-month-old war in Gaza. Continue reading
Sep 07 Israeli strikes kill more than a dozen people in Gaza as polio vaccinations continue By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip killed more than a dozen people overnight into Saturday, hospital and local authorities said, as health workers wrapped up the second phase of an urgent polio vaccination campaign designed to prevent a large-scale outbreak. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 5:31 Teachers struggle to educate Gaza’s children with many schools reduced to rubble By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Shams Odeh It’s back-to-school season, but in Gaza, 625,000 students have no building to return to. Most of Gaza’s 560 schools have been either damaged or destroyed. More than half of the schools have been directly hit by Israel and the few… Continue watching
Sep 06 Israeli soldiers shoot and kill an American woman during a West Bank protest, witness says By Julia Frankel, Aref Tufaha, Associated Press U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller confirmed the death of the 26-year-old woman born in Turkey as Aysenur Ezgi Eygi. The White House said in a statement it was “deeply disturbed” by the killing of a U.S. citizen. Continue reading
Sep 05 Munich police kill gunman in exchange of fire near Israeli Consulate By Matthias Schrader, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Authorities said he may have been planning to attack the consulate on the anniversary of the attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics. Continue reading
Sep 03 Justice Department charges Hamas leader, other militants over Oct. 7 massacre in Israel By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The seven-count criminal complaint filed in federal court in New York City includes charges of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, resulting in… Continue reading
Sep 03 How control of Gaza’s border with Egypt became an obstacle to a cease-fire deal By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages. Continue reading
Sep 03 Young Palestinian whose coverage of Gaza’s destruction went viral arrives in Lebanon to pursue master’s degree By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press A young Palestinian journalist whose coverage of the widespread destruction and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip went viral now watches the war from afar in Lebanon. Continue reading
Sep 03 Columbia University, epicenter of protests against Israel, braces as students return to campus By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press As students returned to class Tuesday, administrators say they're seeking to deescalate tensions, while circulating new guidance on protests. But student organizers say they won't be deterred by the new rules and will continue their activism until their demands are… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 9:40 Amid massive protests across Israel, Netanyahu rejects calls to reach cease-fire deal By John Yang, Dan Sagalyn, Layla Quran, Mekhi Hill Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said he would not join cease-fire talks over his demand that Israel remain in control of Gaza's border with Egypt. He spoke after thousands of workers walked off their jobs following a night of protests over… Continue watching