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
Nov 14 Watch 6:03 Civilians shoulder burden of war as fighting rages around Gaza hospitals By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi It's a race against time in northern Gaza as just one hospital remains operational. Vulnerable and critical patients are still under treatment at several hospitals that the U.S. says Hamas is using for military purposes. U.S. officials said civilians must… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 7:26 Abbas Ibrahim discusses Israel-Hamas war and Hezbollah's looming threat By Simona Foltyn Much of the focus of this latest Israel-Hamas war is focused on Gaza and the brutal fighting there. But a larger, more threatening force in Hezbollah sits across Israel's northern border. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn recently sat down with a… Continue watching
Nov 14 Supporters of Israel rally in Washington under heavy security, crying 'never again' By Rebecca Santana, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A succession of speakers took the stage to denounce Hamas' bloody incursion Oct. 7 and what the speakers said was a virulent spread of antisemitism internationally. Continue reading
Nov 14 Canadian-born Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver is confirmed killed in Oct. 7 Hamas attack By Amy Teibel, Associated Press Silver was a dominant figure in several groups that promoted peace between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as a prominent Israeli human rights group. Continue reading
Nov 14 U.S. imposes third round of sanctions against Hamas focusing on transfers from Iran to Gaza By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The sanctions block access to U.S. property and bank accounts and prevent the targeted people and companies from doing business with Americans. Continue reading