Nov 21 Palestinian officials say 44,000 have died in Gaza during Israel-Hamas war By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press Palestinian health officials say the death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000. Continue reading
Nov 21 WATCH: White House holds daily briefing as war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden's administration was “deeply concerned by the prosecutor’s rush to seek arrest warrants and the troubling process errors that led to this decision.”… Continue reading
Nov 20 Israeli officials say under any cease-fire deal they’ll demand the right to strike Hezbollah By Tia Goldenberg, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israeli officials have demanded freedom to strike Hezbollah in Lebanon as part of any emerging cease-fire deal between the sides, raising a potential complication as a top U.S. envoy was in the region attempting to clinch an agreement. Continue reading
Nov 19 U.S. envoy says truce in Israel-Hezbollah war ‘within our grasp’ as conflict in Gaza continues By Kareem Chehayeb, Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press Amos Hochstein, the Biden administration's point man on Israel and Lebanon, arrived on Tuesday as Hezbollah's allies in the Lebanese government said it had responded positively to the proposal. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 10:35 ‘Kyiv Stands’: Sullivan says U.S. role in defending Ukraine defines Biden’s legacy By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi President Biden is making his final international summit appearance at the G20 in Brazil. It comes as he authorized Ukraine to fire long-range U.S. weapons into Russia. Nick Schifrin sat down with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan for an exclusive… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 6:21 Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Europe heightens tensions and antisemitism fears By Malcolm Brabant, Sonia Kopelev Jewish community leaders in the Netherlands are urging their Muslim counterparts to start discussing ways of reducing tensions caused by the conflict in Gaza. Divisions have deepened in the Netherlands and France following two recent soccer matches involving Israeli teams. Continue watching
Nov 18 Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump say they are concerned about his picks for key positions By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Some Arab Americans are expressing concern over Donald Trump's picks for key positions in his next administration. Continue reading
Nov 18 Israel strikes Beirut area near government headquarters, embassies By Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said two missiles hit the area of Zoqaq al-Blat. The target of the airstrike remains unclear, and the Israeli army did not issue a prior warning. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Biden administration allows Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia In our news wrap Sunday, a senior U.S. official confirmed that Ukraine will be allowed for the first time to fire American-supplied missiles into Russia, an Israeli strike killed a senior Hezbollah official in Lebanon, Ohio’s governor denounced a march… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 6:47 Why American evangelical Christians have deep ties to supporting Israel By William Brangham, Claire Mufson, Kaisha Young Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has long held a strong pro-Israel stance, one that’s deeply rooted in his evangelical Christian faith. Now, as Trump’s pick to serve as ambassador to Israel, he could be integral in shaping U.S. diplomacy in… Continue watching