Jul 15 Watch Hopes for Mideast cease-fire dashed as Israel resumes airstrikes on Gaza By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Former U.S. special envoy on why Israel and the Palestinians have to abandon the 'status quo' By PBS News Hour Martin Indyk, former U.S. special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, joins chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss what it will take to end the current conflict between Israel and Hamas, the potential for a ground invasion and why both… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Israel shoots down Hamas drone amid continued violence By PBS News Hour Hamas launched a drone aircraft over Israel’s southern coastline today, claiming that the launch demonstrates the group’s growing power. Meanwhile, three Israeli Jews, including two minors, confessed to abducting and burning a Palestinian boy alive — an apparent revenge for… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch Residents flee northern Gaza as Israel warns of more strikes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Is a ground offensive next in the fighting between Israel and Hamas? By PBS News Hour Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington puts the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas in a broader context. Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch Death toll mounts as Israeli bombs hit Gaza strip By PBS News Hour The latest round of violence triggered by the kidnapping and murder of three Jewish teenagers escalated Saturday when Israeli bombs destroyed a mosque on the Gaza strip. At least 125 Palestinians have been killed during recent fighting. For more, Josef… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch UN human rights chief questions legality of Israel's air campaign By PBS News Hour As the Palestinian death toll climbed past 100, the United Nations human rights office voiced concern that Israel’s air campaign may violate international law. The Israeli military defended its air strikes on Gaza and Israel’s prime minister said the offensive… Continue watching
Jul 11 Netanyahu: Israel won't back down on military offensive in Gaza By Geoffrey Lou Guray Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that government forces will press on with their days-long military offensive in the Gaza Strip, insisting that his country will not back down even as world leaders call for a halt in hostilities. Continue reading
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