Jun 08 Watch 2:39 News Wrap: Israel rescues 4 hostages during massive, deadly assault on central Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israel’s military rescued four hostages out of central Gaza amid an intense assault that reportedly killed more than 200 Palestinians, Russia and Ukraine exchanged more drone attacks overnight, a 100-year-old WWII veteran married his 96-year-old… Continue watching
Jun 08 UN chief will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights during war By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press The U.N. secretary-general will tell the Security Council next week that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their war to eliminate each other. Continue reading
Jun 08 Israel rescues 4 hostages from Hamas captivity, while 210 Palestinians are reported killed during fighting in Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick, Jack Jeffrey, Associated Press Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza amid the military's heavy air and ground assault. At least 210 dead Palestinians, including children,… Continue reading
Jun 07 Women and children of Gaza are being killed less frequently as war's toll rises, AP analysis finds By Josef Federman, Associated Press, Larry Fenn, Associate Press The trend both coincides with Israel's changing battlefield tactics and contradicts the ministry's own public statements. Continue reading
Jun 07 Blinken to push cease-fire proposal in 8th urgent Mideast trip since Israel's war in Gaza erupted By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his eighth diplomatic mission to the region since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began in October. Continue reading
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