Oct 16 Houthi rebels’ military chief of staff dies from wounds suffered in Israel’s August airstrike By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The Houthis have acknowledged the killing of Maj. Gen. Muhammad Abdul Karim al-Ghamari, who had been sanctioned by the United Nations over his role in the country's decadelong war. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 8:18 Palestinians return to ruins where homes once stood as Israel awaits remains of hostages By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev, Janine AlHadidi The process of returning dead hostages continues as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds. Israel accuses Hamas of stalling the return of remains as promised in the deal. Hamas and the Red Cross say Israel’s destruction in Gaza… Continue watching
Oct 15 A look at the hostages left in Gaza, by the numbers By Associated Press Israelis celebrated the return of the last 20 living hostages who were held in Gaza under the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Continue reading
Oct 15 Israel frees some Gaza workers detained during hospital raids, but prominent chief remains imprisoned By Samy Magdy, Lee Keath, Associated Press Israel freed dozens of doctors, nurses and other medical workers as part of this week's release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees under the Gaza ceasefire deal. Continue reading
Oct 15 Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage By Sam Metz, Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The confusion added to tensions over the fragile truce that has paused the two-year war. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 6:52 Freed Israeli hostages face long road to physical and mental recovery By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev The fragile Israel–Hamas ceasefire faces new tension. All 20 living hostages were released on Monday and were supposed to be accompanied by the bodies of 28 deceased hostages. But as of Tuesday evening, only eight have been handed over. As… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 4:51 Finding remains of hostages in Gaza will be ‘immense challenge,’ Mideast analyst says By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn As the Israel–Hamas ceasefire faces tensions, Amna Nawaz discussed the latest developments with Yousef Munayyer. He’s the head of the Palestine/Israel Program and senior fellow at Arab Center Washington DC, a non-profit research group. Continue watching
Oct 14 As fragile Gaza ceasefire holds, Israelis lament incomplete return of dead hostages By Sam Mednick, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press While Israeli officials understood there could be some delay in the recovery effort, the families of hostages and their supporters expressed dismay that only four of the 28 bodies were returned on Monday. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 8:36 Israeli hostages freed and Palestinian detainees released after 2 years of brutal war By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev After two years of brutal war, 20 Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners were swapped as the American-led ceasefire in Gaza held. It was a day of hope and relief for many, tinged with apprehension of what… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 8:18 Experienced Mideast negotiators break down how Gaza peace deal came together By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn To discuss the peace agreement and the release of hostages and detainees, Amna Nawaz spoke with two people with extensive experience trying to negotiate peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Dennis Ross had roles in the peace process for both… Continue watching