Nov 21 Netanyahu says Israel will continue war against Hamas after cease-fire By Josef Federman, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press In comments Tuesday ahead of an expected Cabinet vote on a cease-fire proposal, Netanyahu vowed to press ahead. “We are at war, and we will continue the war,” he said. “We will continue until we achieve all our goals.”… Continue reading
Nov 21 Israel withdraws ambassador ahead of South African vote to close Israeli embassy By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Earlier this month, South Africa recalled its ambassador to Israel and withdrew all its diplomatic staff from the country. Continue reading
Nov 21 Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon kill 2 journalists for a pan-Arab TV channel, 4 Palestinian militants By Bassem Mroue, Abby Sewell, Associated Press The airstrike that hit the journalists also killed a Lebanese civilian, Hussein Akil, according to Al-Mayadeen and Lebanon’s state media. Continue reading
Nov 21 Seeking safety from one war, Ukrainian refugees who fled for Israel find themselves in another By Sam Mednick, Associated Press She describes it as “deja vu,” reminding her of the morning in Mariupol that forever changed her life. Continue reading
Nov 21 Israeli Cabinet to consider proposed deal for release of some hostages held by Hamas By Josef Federman, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press The war has exacted a heavy toll on Palestinian civilians, particularly those who remain in the north after Israel repeatedly called on people to flee south. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 4:56 Another hospital in northern Gaza becomes battleground between Israel and Hamas By Nick Schifrin, Alexis Cox, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Israel's offensive in Gaza is focused in the north with civilians caught between the IDF and Hamas. The government media office in Gaza, run by Hamas, says more than 13,000 civilians there have been killed since the October 7 terror… Continue watching
Nov 20 Israeli troops close in on another Gaza hospital, raising evacuation fears By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli forces are battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, raising Palestinian fears of another painful standoff and evacuation of a medical facility. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: Israel, Hamas nearing deal for partial hostage release, officials say In our news wrap Sunday, there are growing indications that Israel and Hamas are close to a deal for the release of some of the roughly 240 hostages being held in Gaza, and polls closed in Argentina in the country’s… Continue watching
Nov 19 Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea, take crew hostage By Isabel DeBre, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday, officials said, taking over two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out… Continue reading
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