Jun 07 Gaza pier used for aid delivery has been reconnected, U.S. officials say By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The section that connects to the beach in Gaza was rebuilt nearly two weeks after heavy storms damaged it and abruptly halted what had already been a troubled delivery route. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 5:22 Dozens killed in Israeli strike on UN school building in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Israeli missiles struck a U.N. school building that has served as a shelter for the displaced since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. Israel says it killed Hamas militants sheltering there, but Palestinians in the building say the victims were mostly… Continue watching
Jun 06 Spain asks to join South Africa’s case at UN court accusing Israel of genocide By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Spain is the first European country to take the step after South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged that Israel was breaching the genocide convention in its military assault that has… Continue reading
Jun 06 Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The strike early Thursday came after the military announced a new ground and air assault in several refugee camps in central Gaza, pursuing Hamas militants it says have regrouped there. Continue reading
Jun 05 UN agencies say over 1 million in Gaza could experience highest level of starvation by mid-July By Samy Magdy, Associated Press On Tuesday, a separate group of experts said it's possible that famine is underway in northern Gaza but that the war and restrictions on humanitarian access have impeded the data collection to prove it. Continue reading
Jun 05 Police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied Stanford University president’s office By Terry Chea, Associated Press Stanford University says 13 people were arrested when police removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a building housing the university president's offices. Continue reading
Jun 05 Israeli nationalists chant ‘Death to Arabs’ in annual Jerusalem Day march through Palestinian area of the city By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The annual march commemorates "Jerusalem Day," which marks Israel's capture of east Jerusalem, including the Old City and its holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, in the 1967 Mideast war. Continue reading
Jun 04 Columbia Law Review’s website is shut down after publishing an article critical of Israel By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Editors at the Columbia Law Review said the move marked an unprecedented breach of editorial independence by the board made up of alumni and faculty. Continue reading
Jun 04 House passes proposal sanctioning top war-crimes court after it sought Netanyahu arrest warrant By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The Republican-backed proposal only managed to garner some Democratic support after a bipartisan effort to respond to the court's stunning action against Israel was rejected by the White House last week. Continue reading
Jun 04 U.S. launches lobbying blitz to sell Gaza cease-fire plan to Hamas through Arab and Muslim nations By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The Biden administration has launched an intense drive to persuade Hamas and Israel to accept a new cease-fire proposal in the nearly eight-month-old war in Gaza while it also presses Arab nations to get the militant group to go along… Continue reading