May 04 Watch 3:26 News Wrap: Senior UN official warns famine in northern Gaza is moving south In our news wrap Saturday, the head of the UN’s World Food Program said there is “full-blown famine” in northern Gaza and it is spreading south, tensions remain high on college campuses across the U.S. amid anti-war protests, new drone… Continue watching
May 04 Progress reported in cease-fire talks, but Israel downplays odds of ending war with Hamas By Sam Mednick, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press A delegation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media reported “noticeable progress” in cease-fire talks with Israel, though an Israeli official downplayed the prospects for a full end to the war in Gaza. Continue reading
May 04 Northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine,’ according to senior UN official By Ellen Knickmeyer, Russ Bynum, Associated Press A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine" after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 5:00 Palestinian journalist describes fight to protect his family while covering war in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Shams Odeh On World Press Freedom Day, the Committee to Protect Journalists says some two dozen journalists have been killed so far this year, the vast majority of them dying in Gaza. At least 97 journalists and media workers have been killed… Continue watching
May 03 A new sea route for Gaza aid is on track, USAID says By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press An official with the U.S. Agency for International Development tells The Associated Press that humanitarian groups expect to have their part of preparations complete by early to mid-month. Continue reading
May 03 Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel. President calls actions in Gaza a ‘genocide’ By Astrid Suárez, Associated Press Colombian President Gustavo Petro has described Israel's actions in Gaza as "genocide" and announced his government would end diplomatic relations with Israel effective Thursday. Continue reading
May 03 Nearly 2,200 arrested in pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses as police clear NYU encampment By Julie Watson, Christopher L. Keller, Carolyn Thompson, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Police have moved in to clear an encampment at New York University at the request of school officials, the latest development in weeks of pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses nationwide that have resulted in nearly 2,200 arrests. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 6:39 Niece of American held hostage in Gaza updates efforts to bring him home By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Among the more than 100 hostages still held captive by Hamas in Gaza are five American captives believed to be alive and the bodies of three Americans confirmed dead. Israeli American Keith Siegel has been missing from his home in… Continue watching
May 02 How the current police response to anti-war campus protestors compares to those in the last century By Allen G. Breed, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press So far, there hasn't been violence like bombings and the Kent State National Guard massacre on protestors. Still, some still feel the situation is just one hair-trigger moment away from tragedy. Continue reading
May 02 Hamas sending delegation to Egypt for more cease-fire talks, latest sign of progress By Bassem Mroue, Lee Keath, Sam Mednick, Associated Press The group's supreme leader Ismail Haniyeh said Thursday he had spoken to Egypt's intelligence chief and Hamas negotiators would travel to Cairo "to complete the ongoing discussions with the aim of working forward for an agreement."… Continue reading