Jul 10 Watch Israel’s ‘iron dome’ against Hamas rockets may help to defer ground assault By PBS News Hour The death toll continued to climb in Gaza as Israel ramped up its barrage of airstrikes. Judy Woodruff talks to Josef Federman of The Associated Press who is in Jerusalem about the potential of an Israeli ground invasion, the origins… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Israel ramps up airstrikes; Palestinians fear possible ground assault By PBS News Hour The death toll and damage in Gaza continued to mount today, as Israel increased its air assault on the Palestinian territory. Meanwhile, Hamas continued to target Israel’s two largest cities with missile strikes, provoking Israeli troops and tanks to prepare… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Israel masses troops at border but signs of Mideast diplomacy emerge By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Hamas sends rockets deeper into Israel as Gaza casualties grow from airstrikes By PBS News Hour The Israeli military said it has hit more than 550 Hamas targets in two days in efforts to stop the group’s barrage of rocket fire into Israel. Hamas vowed retaliation, and continued to shoot rockets deeper than ever before into… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch With no sign of cease-fire, current Mideast conflict could become long campaign By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Israeli forces launch airstrikes at Gaza to counter Hamas rocket attacks By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 08 Messaging app Yo alerts Israelis to rocket attacks By Colleen Shalby Yo, the messaging app whose initial purpose was to send “yo” alerts to your phone in advance of someone’s arrival -- a feat that earned it a whopping $1.2 million in funding -- has a newfound use. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch Mideast tensions escalate in cycle of retribution for teen killings By PBS News Hour Hamas fired dozens of rockets into Israel in revenge for the killing of six of its members in overnight airstrikes. Meanwhile, three Israeli suspects in last week’s killing of a Palestinian teenager confessed. Judy Woodruff gets an update from Josef… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Authorities move forward on investigation into Palestinian teen’s death By PBS News Hour Authorities have arrested six men they believe are responsible for the revenge murder of a Palestinian teenager. The 16-year-old was beaten and burned in an incident apparently sparked by the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers. Josef Federman of… Continue watching
Jul 06 Israeli authorities announce arrests in killing of Arab teen By Elisabeth Ponsot Israeli authorities have arrested a group of suspects in connection to the murder of a Palestinian teenager, whose burned body was found in a forest on Wednesday. Josef Federman of the Associated Press told NewsHour Weekend that officials said six… Continue reading