Nov 05 Blinken meets Abbas in the West Bank in latest stop on his diplomacy trip amid Israel-Hamas war By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Biden administration's latest effort to ease civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip and start to sketch out… Continue reading
Nov 05 Warplanes strike Gaza refugee camps as Israel rebuffs U.S. push for humanitarian pause By Wafaa Shurafa, Najib Jobain, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israeli warplanes struck two refugee camps in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing at least 53 people and wounding dozens, health officials said. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Blinken meets with Arab leaders to discuss Gaza's future amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to build support Saturday for planning a postwar future for Gaza as he met with wary Arab leaders during his latest urgent mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas conflict began. Continue reading
Nov 04 Israeli strikes kill civilians sheltering in northern Gaza as assault on Hamas intensifies By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, David Rising, Associated Press Israeli military strikes killed multiple civilians Saturday at a U.N. shelter and hospital in the main combat zone in the Gaza Strip as the assault intensified on the besieged enclave’s Hamas rulers, amid growing international uproar over the soaring death… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 4:39 Hezbollah leader warns of regional war if Israel does not de-escalate siege of Gaza By Simona Foltyn, Dan Sagalyn The Hezbollah chief in Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah, gave a speech for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began almost a month ago. Hezbollah is the most powerful in the so-called Axis of Resistance, a group of Iran-aligned actors allied… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 5:18 How thousands of Gazans became stranded in Israel when war started By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi The morning Hamas terrorists launched their attack on Israel, there were thousands of innocent Gazan civilians inside Israel working day jobs or seeking medical care. When the war started, they were left stranded. Now, they’ve been told to go back… Continue watching
Nov 03 Palestinian civilians describe 'constant terror' as they try to survive in northern Gaza amid Israel's offensive By Isabel DeBre, Kareem Chehayeb, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The Israeli army is intensifying its bombing campaign while also battling Hamas militants just north of Gaza City. It's the start of what officials expect to be a long and bloody invasion that has already pinned down hundreds of thousands… Continue reading
Nov 03 WATCH: Blinken says U.S. stands 'strongly' with Israel but protecting civilians in Gaza important By Matthew Lee, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Blinken on Friday bluntly called for Israel to pause military operations in the territory to allow for the immediate and increased delivery of assistance. Continue reading
Nov 03 Live updates: What's happening in the Israel-Hamas war as calls for 'pause' in fighting grow By Associated Press The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war reached 9,227, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, more than 140 Palestinians have been killed in violence and Israeli raids. Continue reading
Nov 03 U.S. urges Israel to allow more aid in, better protect Palestinian civilians amid its siege on Gaza By Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue, David Rising, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out a temporary cease-fire in Gaza until some 240 hostages are released. Continue reading