Aug 08 As truce between Israel and Palestinian militants holds, Gaza power plant restarts By Fares Akram, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza's sole power plant resumed operations. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 2:31 News Wrap: Cease-fire takes effect in Gaza after days of violent conflict In our news wrap Sunday, a cease-fire in Gaza has gone into effect after days of Israeli strikes and militant counterattacks, the U.S. Senate passed a sprawling bill to fight climate change and lower healthcare costs, Biden cleared from isolation… Continue watching
Aug 07 Israel, Palestinian militants agree to cease-fire in deal brokered by Egypt By Fares Akram, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect late Sunday in a bid to end nearly three days of violence that killed dozens of Palestinians and disrupted the lives of hundreds of thousands of Israelis. Continue reading
Aug 07 Israeli airstrike kills senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza refugee camp By Fares Akram, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israel said Sunday it killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in a crowded Gaza refugee camp, the second such targeted attack since launching its high-stakes military offensive against the militant group just before the weekend. Continue reading
Aug 06 Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire as death toll climbs to 24 in Gaza By Fares Akram, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli jets pounded militant targets in Gaza on Saturday and rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted, raising fears of an escalation after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on the coastal enclave killed at least 15 people, including a senior militant… Continue reading
Aug 05 Israel strikes on Gaza kill 7 people and wound 40 more By Fares Akram, Associated Press The strikes risk igniting yet another war in the territory, which is ruled by the Islamic militant group Hamas and is home to about 2 million Palestinians. Continue reading
Aug 05 Israel strikes Gaza, says it was targeting militant group amid increased tensions By Fares Akram, Associated Press It was not immediately clear what Israel was targeting or if anyone had been killed and wounded, but the strikes risked igniting yet another war in the territory. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 6:04 Biden faces criticism for not doing more on human rights during Middle East trip By Nick Schifrin President Biden last week met with the leaders of several Middle East countries accused of human rights violations. It's raising questions about what the U.S. got out of his Middle East trip, and the balance of human rights and pragmatic… Continue watching
Jul 16 Biden says U.S. ‘will not walk away’ from Middle East By Aamer Madhani, Aya Batrawy, Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Associated Press JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Joe Biden, speaking at a summit of Arab leaders, said Saturday that the United States “will not walk away” from the Middle East as he tries to ensure stability in a volatile part of… Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: House Democrats approve two bills to restore abortion rights In our news wrap Friday, House Democrats approved two bills to restore abortion rights after the Roe reversal with support falling along party lines, thousands of Shiites descended on a Baghdad suburb in a show of protest against a political… Continue watching