Aug 07 Watch 9:46 Mideast experts analyze consequences as Israel considers full Gaza occupation By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi The Israeli cabinet is in a marathon session debating whether or not to completely reoccupy the Gaza Strip militarily. For two perspectives, Geoff Bennett spoke with David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Project on Arab-Israeli Relations… Continue watching
Aug 07 Netanyahu to seek approval for expanded Gaza offensive as 37 Palestinians are killed By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press An Israeli official said the Security Cabinet is expected to hold a lengthy debate Thursday evening and approve an expanded military plan to conquer all or parts of Gaza not yet under Israeli control. Continue reading
Aug 06 Survivors of Israel’s pager attack on Hezbollah last year struggle to recover By Bassem Mroue, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The Associated Press explores the human toll of Sept. 17, 2024, when thousands of pagers distributed to the Hezbollah group blew up across Lebanon, remotely detonated by Israel. Over 10 months later, more than 3,000 wounded Lebanese are on a… Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 7:05 Israeli hostage shown in Hamas video is starved, tortured and ‘a broken man,’ cousin says By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi This weekend, Hamas released a haunting video of 24-year-old Evyatar David, an Israeli hostage abducted from the Nova Music Festival during the Oct. 7 attacks. In the video, David appears so emaciated and pale that his father said he didn’t… Continue watching
Aug 05 Palestinian women on hunger strike demand Israel return body of activist killed in West Bank settler clash By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Dozens of Bedouin women are on a hunger strike to call for Israeli authorities to release the body of a beloved community leader killed during a clash with a Jewish settler in the Israeli-occupied West Bank last week. Continue reading
Aug 05 Hezbollah threatens to resume firing missiles at Israel if it intensifies operations in Lebanon By Associated Press The U.S. wants full disarmament of Hezbollah, while the group says the ceasefire only mentions disarmament south of a key river in Lebanon. Continue reading
Aug 05 Netanyahu hints at expanded war in Gaza but former Israeli military and spy chiefs object By Julia Frankel, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The new pressure on Netanyahu came as Gaza's Health Ministry on Tuesday said the war's Palestinian death toll has surpassed 61,000. Continue reading
Aug 04 Dozens killed as Palestinians in Gaza scramble for aid from air and land By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's blockade and military offensive have made it nearly impossible to safely deliver aid. That's contributing to the territory's slide toward famine nearly 22 months into the war with Hamas. Continue reading
Aug 04 Videos of emaciated Israeli hostages in Gaza increase pressure on Netanyahu for a ceasefire By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The videos released late last week by militant groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad show two skeletal hostages pleading for their lives. Continue reading
Aug 03 Israeli minister visits flashpoint holy site as officials say 33 more aid-seekers killed in Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy, Associated Press A far-right Israeli minister visited and prayed at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Sunday, triggering regional condemnation and fears that the provocative move could further escalate tensions. The visit came as hospitals in Gaza said 33 more Palestinians seeking food aid were… Continue reading