Jan 21 Watch 3:42 News Wrap: Moscow blames Ukrainian forces for deadly Donetsk shelling In our news wrap Sunday, Russia blamed Ukrainian shelling for at least 27 deaths near Russian-occupied Donetsk, Gaza health officials say more than 25,000 Palestinians have now died in the Israel-Hamas war, a U.S. airbase came under attack in Iraq,… Continue watching
Jan 21 Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 25,000 as Israel reports another hostage has died By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has soared past 25,000, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Sunday, while Israel announced the death of another hostage held by the militant group. Continue reading
Jan 20 Rebuffing Biden, Netanyahu rejects idea of Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Saturday that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza, rejecting President Biden’s suggestion that creative solutions could bridge wide gaps between the leaders' views on Palestinian statehood. Continue reading
Jan 20 At least 5 Iranian advisers killed by Israeli airstrike in Syria's capital, officials say By Alberte Aji, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least five Iranians, Syrian and Iranian state media reported. Continue reading
Jan 20 Who is in charge of Gaza and the West Bank? By Kali Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations Power in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the so-called Palestinian territories, has been divided among three entities: a governing body called the Palestinian Authority, the militant group Hamas, and the state of Israel. Continue reading
Jan 19 Top Israeli officials disagree over how to handle the war against Hamas in Gaza By Julia Frankel, Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Israel’s offensive, one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns in recent history, has killed nearly 25,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities, and uprooted more than 80 percent of the territory’s population. Continue reading
Jan 19 U.S. launches 5th strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Tara Copp, Associated Press President Joe Biden said the U.S. would continue the strikes, even though so far they have not stopped the Houthis from continuing to harass commercial and military vessels. Continue reading
Jan 18 Netanyahu says he has told U.S. that he opposes Palestinian state in any scenario after Israel-Hamas war By Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The announcement on Thursday exposed the deep divisions that have emerged between the close allies three months into Israel's war against Gaza's Hamas rulers. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:35 Israeli officials disagree in public over how war with Hamas should end By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Israeli leaders are increasingly disagreeing in public over the best path forward with its war in Gaza. Nick Schifrin discussed the direction of the conflict and the splits within the Israeli war cabinet with David Makovsky, a distinguished fellow at… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 1:46 News Wrap: Temperatures plummet dangerously from Pacific Northwest to Rust Belt In our news wrap Sunday, temperatures plunged to dangerous levels across the U.S., Israelis marked 100 days of war against Hamas with a rally demanding the release of hostages, officials say three people drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande,… Continue watching