Aug 03 Israel kills militants in the West Bank as a region on edge watches Gaza cease-fire talks By Aref Tufaha, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Two Israeli airstrikes in the West Bank killed nine Palestinian militants on Saturday, Israel's army said, as violence flared again in the Israeli-occupied territory with tensions high over the war in Gaza and a potential regional escalation. Continue reading
Aug 02 U.S. is sending fighter jets to boost military presence in Middle East as tensions soar By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The U.S. Defense Department will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, as leaders worry about escalating violence in response to recent attacks by Israel on… Continue reading
Aug 02 Mourners hold funeral for slain Hamas leader Haniyeh as worries of regional war mount after killings By Associated Press The assassinations of Haniyeh and other top leaders of Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah mark a victory for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as Israeli forces continue to operate in Gaza. Continue reading
Aug 01 Israel says it killed the chief of Hamas' military wing in a July strike in Gaza By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The rapid events this week have left U.S., Egyptian and Qatari mediators scrambling to salvage talks for a cease-fire deal in Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 4:18 Killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders escalate fears regional war could ignite By Zeba Warsi, Nick Schifrin The top political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed overnight in Tehran, just hours after an Israeli airstrike killed one of the top military leaders of Hezbollah in Beirut. Taken together, after ten months of war in Gaza, the… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 6:44 Mideast experts assess Gaza cease-fire prospects after Hamas leader's assassination By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi Ismail Haniyeh, the top political leader for Hamas, was killed by an airstrike in Iran. Both Hamas and Iran blamed Israel for the assassination. Geoff Bennett has views on the development from Nathan Brown, professor of political science and international… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 7:04 Hezbollah legislator accuses Netanyahu of trying to 'drag the Americans' into Mideast war By Simona Foltyn The Israeli airstrike on a senior Hezbollah leader came after ten months of low-level conflict between the militants and Israel. For insights into Hezbollah's military and political influence, Special Correspondent Simona Foltyn traveled to its southern Beirut stronghold, beginning at… Continue watching
Jul 31 Skin diseases plague Palestinian children as infections run rampant in Gaza's tent camps By Wafaa Shurafa, Mohammed Jahjouh, Associated Press Skin diseases are running rampant in Gaza, health officials say, from appalling conditions in overcrowded tent camps housing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians driven from their homes. Continue reading
Jul 31 UN report: Since Oct. 7, Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities faced mistreatment and torture By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks, dogs set on them, and other forms of torture and mistreatment. Continue reading
Jul 31 Killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh by alleged Israeli strike threatens escalation By Abby Sewell, Associated Press Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the conflict even as the U.S. and other nations were… Continue reading