Oct 23 Blinken urges Israel to seek enduring deal to end Hamas war and return hostages By Farnoush Amiri, Samy Magdy, Associated Press “Israel has achieved most of the strategic objectives when it comes to Gaza," Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters before boarding his plane. “Now is the time to turn those successes into an enduring strategic success.”… Continue reading
Oct 22 University faculty members push back on new campus protest rules By Annie Ma, Associated Press Last spring, pro-Palestinian tent encampments crowded schools and disrupted commencement plans, drawing accusations of antisemitism and prompting new limits. Continue reading
Oct 22 Blinken visits Israel to revive Gaza cease-fire efforts after killing of Hamas leader Sinwar By Farnoush Amiri, Tia Goldenberg, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Blinken is meeting with top officials as the United States looks to revive cease-fire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 2:59 News Wrap: 100 people dead or missing in latest Israeli strikes on northern Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, Israel hit northern Gaza and southern Lebanon with more deadly airstrikes, U.S. officials are investigating a leak of intelligence documents describing Israel’s plans for a strike on Iran, Trump campaigned in Pennsylvania while Harris visited… Continue watching
Oct 20 Israel announces imminent strikes in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah’s financial arm By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's military announced Sunday it will now take aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah's financial arm and planned to attack a “large number of targets” in the coming hours in Beirut and elsewhere. Continue reading
Oct 19 Analysis: Why Sinwar’s death does not mean a breakthrough in the Israel-Hamas war By Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Relations Despite some raised expectations, the killing in Gaza of formidable Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is not likely to hasten a formal cease-fire, nor end Israeli efforts to eliminate the group responsible for the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. Continue reading
Oct 19 Israel pounds Lebanon and Gaza with airstrikes and says a drone targeted Netanyahu’s house By Adam Schreck, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house Saturday, with no casualties, as fighting with Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza -based Hamas showed no pause after the killing of the Hamas mastermind of last year’s Oct. 7 attack. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 7:52 Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel refuse to back down from conflict after Sinwar’s death By Nick Schifrin, Geoff Bennett If the U.S. wants to use the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as an opportunity for peace, the warring sides are publicly resisting. On Friday, Hamas vowed to keep fighting, Lebanese Hezbollah announced a new phase of its war… Continue watching
Oct 18 Israel and Hamas signal resistance to ending Gaza war after Sinwar’s death By Julia Frankel, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin said a day earlier that his country's military will keep fighting until the hostages are released and will remain in Gaza to prevent a severely weakened Hamas from rearming. Continue reading
Oct 18 As Hezbollah vows a new phase of war with Israel, Hamas official confirms Sinwar’s death By Julia Frankel, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Sinwar’s killing offers a potential window to shift the dynamic in the Gaza war even as Israel presses its offensive to root out Hezbollah along its northern border with Lebanon. Continue reading