Jul 09 Watch 7:36 Gaza family documents their desperate search for food in a barren landscape By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi A senior Israeli official predicts Israel and Hamas will come to a ceasefire in the "next week or two," a longer timeframe than previously expected. Until a ceasefire can be reached, fighting goes on and Israel continues its airstrikes. Nick… Continue watching
Jul 09 WATCH: 'Trump and I have a common goal,' Netanyahu says before meeting senators By Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he and President Donald Trump agree on how to secure the release of Israeli hostages and end Hamas’ rule in Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 08 Israeli strikes kill 51 Palestinians as militants kill 5 Israeli soldiers in Gaza By Tia Goldenberg, Fatma Khaled, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The bloodshed came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting the White House for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump about a ceasefire plan to pause the Gaza fighting. Continue reading
Jul 08 Yemen's Houthi rebels attack Red Sea ship, killing 3, after claiming they sank another By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press On Tuesday, authorities reported an ongoing assault on the Liberian-flagged ship Eternity C. A European Union naval force later said three mariners were killed and two injured. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 4:56 A look at the latest Gaza ceasefire proposals as Netanyahu visits White House By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with President Trump in his third visit to the White House this year. The two are meeting as Israel and Hamas are negotiating a ceasefire and the U.S. is lifting a terrorism designation… Continue watching
Jul 07 How will a new ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas look? By Associated Press The U.S.-backed proposal aims to pause the 21-month war, release hostages and increase humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged territory. Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: Trump's top Middle East priority is ending war in Gaza, White House says By Tia Goldenberg, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could give new urgency to a U.S. ceasefire proposal being discussed by Israel and Hamas, but whether it leads to a deal that ends the war is unclear. Continue reading
Jul 07 Israel launches strikes against Houthi rebels after attack on a Liberian bulk carrier in the Red Sea By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The ship attack comes at a sensitive moment in the Middle East, as a possible ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war hangs in the balance, and as Iran weighs whether to restart negotiations over its nuclear program following American airstrikes targeting… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 6:13 What to expect from Netanyahu and Trump's high-stakes White House meeting By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House Monday. Netanyahu left Israel Sunday for the two leaders’ first in-person meeting since last month’s joint U.S.-Israeli assault on Iranian nuclear facilities. John… Continue watching
Jul 06 New details on Gaza ceasefire proposal emerge a day before Trump and Netanyahu meet By Wafaa Shurafa, Samya Kullab, Associated Press A person familiar with the negotiations shared with The Associated Press a copy of the latest ceasefire proposal submitted by mediators to Hamas. The document outlines plans for a 60-day ceasefire during which Hamas would hand over 10 living and… Continue reading