Nov 30 Netanyahu requests pardon from Israeli president during his ongoing corruption trial By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country’s president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges, seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation. Continue reading
Nov 28 Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in raid on Syrian village, officials and residents say By Abdulrahman Shaheen, Associated Press The Syrian state news agency SANA said Israeli forces entered the village of Beit Jin aiming to seize local men and opened heavy fire after being confronted by residents. Dozens of families fled the area. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 7:51 News Wrap: Death toll rises from massive Hong Kong fire In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll climbs from a massive fire in Hong Kong, a 16-year-old American citizen was released from an Israeli prison after nine months in captivity, two Palestinian men were shot dead as they appeared… Continue watching
Nov 27 Israeli soldiers appear to kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they surrender By Megan Janetsky, Bassem Mroue, Julia Frankel, Associated Press The Israeli military said it was investigating. The killings, captured in a pair of videos shown on two Arab TV stations, came as Israel pressed ahead with its latest offensive in the West Bank, where the army has stepped up… Continue reading
Nov 26 Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The remains of two hostages, one Israeli and a Thai national, remain in Gaza. Continue reading
Nov 25 Israeli military says the Red Cross has received another set of remains from Gaza militants By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Palestinian Islamic Jihad said they found the body in a refugee camp in central Gaza. Continue reading
Nov 24 U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation shutters operations By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Its operations were shrouded in secrecy during, and it never revealed its sources of funding and little about the armed contractors who operated the sites. Continue reading
Nov 23 Israel says it killed Hezbollah's chief of staff in first strike on Beirut in months By Fadi Tawil, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon’s capital for the first time since June, saying it targeted Hezbollah’s chief of staff and warned the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild a year after their latest war. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 9:07 Deadly Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon nearly a year since ceasefire began By Leila Molana-Allen Next week marks one year since the ceasefire that ended the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon. During that time, fighting on the ground has continued. Just this week, Israel launched strikes in southern Lebanon that killed at least a dozen people. Continue watching
Nov 22 Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 24 people killed By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel’s military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said five senior Hamas members were killed. Health officials in Gaza reported at least 24… Continue reading