Dec 18 As hopes rise for a ceasefire in Gaza, families of hostages endure uncertainty By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press A released hostage in Gaza is fighting to save her boyfriend, who remains in captivity. Ilana Gritzewsky fears time is running out for her partner, Matan Zangauker, even as talks for a ceasefire deal progress. In the deal under discussion,… Continue reading
Dec 17 Palestinian lawsuit accuses State Department of giving Israel a pass on military aid and human rights By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken has denied that his agency has a double standard when it comes to Israel and enforcing a 1997 law barring military support in cases of gross human rights abuses. Continue reading
Dec 17 Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in buffer zone inside Syria By Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border “until another arrangement is found that will ensure Israel’s security.”… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Displaced Gazans struggle to escape fighting between Israel and Hamas In our news wrap Sunday, dozens of people were killed in Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, Israel said it wants to double the population of Israeli settlers in the Golan Heights along the border with… Continue watching
Dec 15 Israel decides to close its embassy in Ireland as tensions rise over Gaza war By Wafaa Shurafa, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Israel said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials said new Israeli airstrikes killed over 30 people including several children. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 2:27 News Wrap: Israeli airstrikes kill 10 people in central Gaza as ceasefire talks continue In our news wrap Saturday, medical teams in Gaza say an Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people at a market, South Korean lawmakers voted to impeach their president, Pelosi underwent hip replacement surgery after a fall in Luxembourg, ABC… Continue watching
Dec 12 UN General Assembly approves resolutions demanding Gaza ceasefire, more aid to Palestinian refugees By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. Continue reading
Dec 12 Israeli strikes kill 28 in Gaza hours after UN resolution demanding ceasefire, Palestinian medical officials say By Associated Press Palestinian medical officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 28 people in the Gaza Strip, including seven children and a woman. Continue reading
Dec 11 Palestinians search for family members who vanished after encounters with Israeli troops in Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Sarah El Deeb, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Dozens of Palestinians are receiving help from an Israeli legal group in their search for family members who went missing after being separated by Israeli soldiers during raids and arrests in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Dec 11 Trump and Biden teams insist they’re finding common ground to navigate foreign crises By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Trump and Biden national security teams have come to an understanding that they have no choice but to work together as conflicts in Gaza, Syria and Ukraine have left a significant swath of the world on a knife’s edge. Continue reading