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
Dec 11 Palestinian medics say Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 33 By Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press One of the strikes hit a home where displaced people were sheltering in the isolated north, killing 19. That strike occurred in the northern town of Beit Lahiya near the border with Israel, according to the nearby Kamal Adwan Hospital,… Continue reading
Dec 10 Netanyahu testifies in his corruption trial, latest in a long series of scandals By Associated Press Netanyahu has denied wrongdoing, and assailed investigations into his conduct or that of his family as witch hunts. Continue reading
Dec 09 Netanyahu to take witness stand for the first time in his corruption trial in Israel By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press At home, Netanyahu is on trial for accusations of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate affairs. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 2:46 News Wrap: Hamas releases new video of young Israeli hostage In our news wrap Saturday, Hamas released a video of Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, Syrian opposition fighters reached the suburbs of Damascus, lawmakers in South Korea’s ruling party boycotted a vote in parliament to impeach President Yoon, and veterans and… Continue watching
Dec 05 Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The human rights group said in a report released Thursday in the Middle East that such actions could not be justified by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack into Israel, which ignited the war, or the presence of militants in civilian… Continue reading
Dec 04 Israeli strikes kill at least 21 people in Gaza humanitarian zone, hospital says By Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The strikes were the latest deadly assault in the war-wracked Gaza Strip, where Israel's offensive against Hamas is nearly 14 months old and showing no end in sight, despite international efforts to revive negotiations toward a ceasefire. Continue reading