Aug 25 Israel and Hezbollah exchange heaviest cross-border fire in months before pulling back By Josef Federman, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah traded heavy fire early Sunday but backed off from sparking a widely feared all-out war, as both sides signaled their most intense exchange in months was over. Continue reading
Aug 24 Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza before high-level cease-fire negotiations in Cairo By Samy Magdy, David Rising, Associated Press Multiple Israeli airstrikes killed at least three dozen Palestinians in southern Gaza, health workers said Saturday, as officials including a Hamas delegation gathered for high-level cease-fire talks in neighboring Egypt. Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: Harris says now is the time for a hostage, Gaza deal By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Harris said she was working with President Joe Biden on a cease-fire deal that would also release hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, a step toward helping Palestinians “realize their right to dignity, security, freedom, and self-determination.”… Continue reading
Aug 23 90 percent of Gaza residents have been displaced by Israel’s evacuation orders, UN says By Associated Press The top United Nations humanitarian official for the Palestinian territory said in the statement Thursday that "the way forward is as clear as it is urgent: Protect civilians, release the hostages, facilitate humanitarian access, agree on a cease-fire.”… Continue reading
Aug 22 Pro-Palestinian Democrats say their request for a speaker at DNC rejected after weeks of negotiations By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Some elected Democratic officials have supported the movement's call for a speaker on the last day of the convention. This divide in the party stands out from a convention that has mostly united around Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. Continue reading
Aug 22 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks continue By Associated Press The United States, Qatar and Egypt have spent months trying to broker a cease-fire deal and hostage release but major gaps remain. Continue reading
Aug 21 Parents of American held by Hamas appeal for hostages’ release during Democratic convention By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Wednesday pleaded for the release of the dozens of people who continue to be held captive in Gaza. Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Parents of Hamas hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin speak at 2024 Democratic National Convention By Joshua Barajas Rachel told a hushed crowd inside United Center that Hersh’s left forearm was blown off by a grenade in the attack before Hamas loaded him onto a pick-up truck, “stolen from his life – and me and Jon – in… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 10:18 Hardliners violently expel Palestinians to expand Israeli settlements in West Bank By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrián Aranda While Gaza endures a devastating war, an increasingly brutal battle is being fought over land in another Palestinian territory: the West Bank. Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinians there more frequently and ferociously than ever before and forcing them to flee… Continue watching
Aug 21 56 protesters arrested after clashes with police outside Israeli Consulate in Chicago during DNC By Sophia Tareen, Jake Offenhartz, Joey Cappelletti, Lea Skene, Associated Press The arrests took place as Democrats met about 2 miles away at the United Center for a second night of speeches. Continue reading