Aug 30 U.S. Army faced weather, security challenges during Gaza humanitarian aid pier By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press The Army commander in charge of the U.S. military's Gaza pier project says the mission was the biggest "organizational leadership challenge" he has ever experienced. Continue reading
Aug 29 WHO announces deal with Israel to allow limited pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. World Health Organization said Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a baby contracted the first confirmed case… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 8:54 Israel says militant linked to ‘numerous terror attacks’ killed in West Bank raids By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Harry Zahn Israel and Hamas agreed to pause fighting in Gaza to allow hundreds of thousands of children to receive polio vaccinations over three days. Meanwhile, in the West Bank, at least 16 people have been killed in what the Israeli military… Continue watching
Aug 29 Israeli military says it killed top Palestinian militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since Gaza war began By Majdi Mohammed, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The raids drew alarm from the United Nations and neighboring Jordan, as well as from British and French leaders, who stressed the urgency of cease-fire in Gaza after nearly 11 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas. Continue reading
Aug 28 Israel launches large-scale military operation in occupied West Bank, killing 10 Palestinian militants By Julia Frankel, Nasser Nasser, Associated Press The ongoing operation was among the largest in the West Bank in months, and a reminder that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict extends far beyond the war in Gaza that began with Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 2:53 Israel rescues hostage from Hamas tunnel in Gaza By Stephanie Sy, Solveig Rennan After 326 days in captivity, a hostage was found in the Hamas tunnels underneath Gaza and brought to safety by the Israeli military. Qaid Farhan Alkadi is the eighth hostage to be rescued from Gaza, but dozens more wait to… Continue watching
Aug 27 Israel has rescued one of the hostages abducted in Oct. 7 Hamas attack, military says By Associated Press The military said on Tuesday that 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi was rescued "in a complex operation in the southern Gaza Strip."… Continue reading
Aug 26 As Israel’s economy struggles, leading economists say ending the war in Gaza would help By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Nearly 11 months into the war with Hamas, Israel’s economy is struggling as the country’s leaders grind ahead with an offensive in Gaza that shows no signs of ending and threatens to escalate into a wider conflict. Continue reading
Aug 26 One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals empties out amid fears it may be engulfed in fighting By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Israeli military has not ordered its evacuation, but patients and people sheltering there fear it may be engulfed in fighting or targeted in a raid. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 3:08 News Wrap: Netanyahu says Israeli strikes on Hezbollah ‘not the end of the story’ In our news wrap Sunday, Israel and Hezbollah traded heavy cross-border attacks, a man turned himself in to German police over Friday’s deadly knife attack, Russian missiles hammered Ukraine border towns as Ukrainian forces advanced farther into Russian territory, Hurricane… Continue watching