Jul 18 Netanyahu makes surprise Gaza visit after far-right Israeli minister tours Jerusalem holy site By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Netanyahu’s visit to Rafah was announced Thursday, just hours after Israel’s far-right national security minister visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site. Continue reading
Jul 18 Far-right Israeli minister visits Jerusalem holy site, a threat to sensitive Gaza cease-fire talks By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ultranationalist settler leader, said he had gone up to the contested Jerusalem hilltop compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque to pray for the return of the hostages "but without a reckless deal, without surrendering.”… Continue reading
Jul 17 As Gaza’s doctors struggle to save lives, many lose their own in Israeli airstrikes By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Israel’s 9-month-old war with Hamas in Gaza has decimated the territory’s medical system. Israeli raids have wreaked physical destruction on hospitals, and health facilities have been hit and evacuated. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 7:04 Hamas committed crimes against humanity, war crimes on Oct. 7, Human Rights Watch says By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi A new report released by Human Rights Watch concludes that Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Oct. 7 attacks last year. The report says fighters conducted a coordinated assault "designed to… Continue watching
Jul 17 U.S. military’s Gaza pier, built to carry humanitarian aid, will be dismantled after weather and security problems By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Critics call the pier a $230 million boondoggle. The military argues it got close to 20 million pounds of supplies to Gaza. The steel pier segments were shipped to the region from an Army base in Virginia. Continue reading
Jul 16 Israeli strikes in southern, central Gaza kill more than 60 Palestinians, including in ‘safe zone’ By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The day's deadliest strike came Tuesday afternoon, hitting near a gas station outside the southern city of Khan Younis in Muwasi. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 1:13 News Wrap: Israeli strikes on Gaza City kill at least 15 Palestinians In our news wrap Sunday, shelling killed at least 15 people in Gaza City as Israeli military operations moved forward, leaders around the world condemned Saturday’s assassination attempt on Trump, and two familiar Hollywood figures — actress Shannen Doherty and… Continue watching
Jul 14 UK’s foreign secretary calls for immediate cease-fire in Gaza as he visits Israel and West Bank By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press David Lammy said the ongoing war in Gaza is “intolerable” and stressed in meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leadership that Britain wants to assist with diplomatic efforts “securing a cease-fire deal and creating the space for a credible and irreversible… Continue reading
Jul 14 Hamas claims its military chief survived Israeli strike, says Gaza cease-fire talks still ongoing By Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 3:25 News Wrap: Deadly Israeli strike in Gaza was targeting Hamas military chief, officials say In our news wrap Saturday, Palestinian officials said an Israeli airstrike targeting a Hamas commander killed at least 90 people in southern Gaza, Biden worked to shore up support while Harris campaigned in Pennsylvania, Russia and Ukraine traded more attacks,… Continue watching