Jun 29 Attacker shot dead after firing crossbow at police officer outside Israel’s embassy in Serbia By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press An attacker with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Saturday, Serbia’s Interior Ministry said. The officer responded by fatally shooting the assailant. Continue reading
Jun 28 U.S. removes Gaza pier due to weather. It may not return unless aid flow resumes, officials say By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press While the military has helped deliver desperately needed food through the pier, the vast majority of it is still sitting in the adjacent storage yard and that area is almost full. Aid agencies have had difficulty moving the food further… Continue reading
Jun 27 68 sick and injured children allowed to leave Gaza in first medical evacuation in weeks By Mohamed Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israeli authorities say 68 people - sick and injured children and their companions - have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May. Continue reading
Jun 27 Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage as summer Gaza heat continues By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Children trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage in Gaza's tent camps for displaced families. Continue reading
Jun 26 Israeli military investigating incident where Palestinian man was shot, beaten and tied to an army jeep By Julia Frankel, Maya Alleruzzo, Associated Press Video showing Mujahid Abadi strapped to the jeep circulated on social media, sparking widespread condemnation, including from the United States. The army initially said Abadi was a suspected militant, but later acknowledged he had not posed a threat to Israeli… Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: U.S. ‘urgently seeking’ diplomatic agreement to prevent Israel-Hezbollah escalation, Austin says By Associated Press “Another war between Israel and Hezbollah could easily become a regional war, with terrible consequences for the Middle East, and so diplomacy is by far the best way to prevent more escalation,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: Aid for Gaza brought by sea is piling up on beach, Pentagon says By Associated Press More than 6,800 metric tons, or 15 million pounds, of food and aid has flowed through the U.S. military-built pier in Gaza. However, the U.S. says very little of it has left the storage area and is stacking up on… Continue reading
Jun 25 Israel’s highest court orders army to end draft exemption for ultra-Orthodox men By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press The court ruled that in the absence of a law that distinguishes between Jewish seminary students and other draftees, Israel's compulsory military service system applies to the ultra-Orthodox like any other citizen. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 6:38 Netanyahu says Israel may shift focus to Hezbollah in Lebanon after Gaza war ends By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Mekhi Hill Israel indicated it's close to ending what it called the “intense” phase of its operations in Gaza, and would soon transition to a new stage of the war. That word came as Israel’s defense minister met with senior U.S. officials… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 2:49 New York primary race reflects Democratic Party divide over Israel support By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako As voters head to the polls in three states Tuesday, the Israel-Hamas war has become a key issue in one New York congressional primary. It’s a race that reflects the divide in the Democratic Party over U.S. support for Israel. Continue watching