Apr 07 Israel withdraws some troops from southern Gaza, but plan to assault Hamas in Rafah remains By Jack Jeffery, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israel's military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group and bringing its troop presence in the territory to one of… Continue reading
Apr 06 Discovery of Israeli hostage’s body in Gaza renews pressure for release deal as cease-fire talks set to resume By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's military said Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza, while negotiators prepared for another round of talks Sunday on brokering a cease-fire and securing the release of the remaining hostages,… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 2:22 News Wrap: Israeli military recovers body of Oct. 7 hostage from Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israel says it recovered the body of a man taken hostage in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Russian drone and missile strikes killed eight people in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Mexico suspended diplomatic ties… Continue watching
Apr 06 Iran’s joint chief of staff renews vow to avenge suspected Israeli attack on consulate in Syria By Associated Press A top military commander Saturday renewed Iran’s promise to retaliate after an airstrike earlier this week widely blamed on Israel destroyed Iran’s consulate in Syria, killing 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals. Continue reading
Apr 06 Israel calls its strike that killed aid workers a mistake. Rights groups say it’s part of a pattern By Lee Keath, Associated Press The Israeli military has described the deadly strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy as a tragic error. Rights groups and aid workers say it was hardly an anomaly, and that the wider problem is not violations of the military’s rules of… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 3:46 Israel draws international outrage after airstrikes kills 7 aid workers By Nick Schifrin The Israeli military dismissed two officers and reprimanded three more senior officers it said were responsible for the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers earlier this week. Nick Schifrin reports as Monday's attack puts even greater scrutiny on… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Rare East Coast earthquake rattles U.S. In our news wrap Friday, a relatively rare East Coast earthquake rattled much of the northeastern U.S., the economy is still churning out jobs in spite of expert predictions and the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard vows retribution against Israel… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 6:24 President Biden warns Israel of thinning patience amid humanitarian situation in Gaza By Saher Khan President Biden and other U.S. officials have warned Israel’s government that they are nearly out of patience with how it’s conducting the war in Gaza. Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, one of the president’s closest allies in the senate, joins us… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 4:00 Israel’s war in Gaza weighs on the holy month of Ramadan By Saher Khan Muslims around the world are marking the month of Ramadan. But this year, Israel’s war in Gaza, with mass civilian casualties and widespread suffering among Gazans, has added a new layer to this holy month. We spoke with Muslims at… Continue watching
Apr 05 AP report: Biden asks Egypt and Qatar to urge Hamas on hostage deal By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Friday wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, calling on them to press Hamas for hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior administration official. Continue reading