Nov 18 Watch 2:31 More Palestinians flee south as Israeli troops search Gaza’s largest hospital By John Yang, Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson Israel is again urging Palestinians in northern Gaza to move south, while patients, staff and displaced people leave Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City amid conflicting claims of what triggered the departure. There is little refuge from the war in… Continue watching
Nov 18 Jordan’s foreign minister criticizes Israel’s war on Hamas, calls for immediate cease-fire By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Jordan’s foreign minister offered blistering criticism Saturday of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, describing it as “blatant aggression” against Palestinian civilians that threatens to engulf the wider Middle East. Continue reading
Nov 18 Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza’s north and south as most civilians flee Shifa Hospital By Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue, Samy Magdy, Associated Press An Israeli airstrike hit a residential building on the outskirts of the town of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing at least 26 Palestinians, according to a doctor at the hospital where the bodies were taken. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 5:02 Israeli airstrike leaves at least 40 dead in southern city once a refuge for Gazans By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi United Nations officials said starvation is a possibility in Gaza as they were forced to stop food and aid deliveries due to a lack of fuel. Israel said it will allow two tankers a day to enter for UN operations,… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 7:51 Israel drops evacuation leaflets in southern Gaza, signaling expansion of invasion By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi Communications with Gaza are mostly cut off because of a lack of fuel to power the system there. Israel is pressing its invasion in the north, and the IDF discovered the body of one of the 240 hostages held by… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 7:20 Blinken discusses improving relations with China, support of Israel amid ceasefire calls By Amna Nawaz Secretary of State Blinken is in San Francisco with President Biden for the APEC summit. He joined Amna Nawaz to discuss improving U.S. relations with China and the growing calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Continue watching
Nov 16 Israel drops warning leaflets in south Gaza, indicating expansion of offensive to area where many have fled By Najib Jobain, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Residents say Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza, where most of the territory’s population has fled to escape Israel’s bombardment and ground assault. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 5:29 A look inside the Gaza hospital raided by Israeli Defense Forces By John Yang, Zeba Warsi, Eliot Barnhart The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution calling for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses" in the fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. It comes as Israeli forces have entered the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza and the compound… Continue watching
Nov 15 Israeli forces raid Gaza’s largest hospital, as fuel shortage grows more dire By Samy Magdy, Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press After encircling Shifa for days, Israel faced pressure to prove its claim that Hamas had turned the hospital into a command center, using the patients, staff and civilians sheltering there to provide cover for its militants. Continue reading
Nov 15 Poll: Majority of Americans sympathize with Israel but growing number say military response in Gaza ‘too much’ By Laura Santhanam Americans are split over whether the United States should play a major role in world events, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading