Nov 12 WATCH: U.S. will keep discussing with Israel what steps it needs to take on Gaza aid, White House says By Matthew Lee, Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if… Continue reading
Nov 12 U.S. says it will not limit arms to Israel after seeing some progress in flow of aid to Gaza By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration last month called on Israel to "surge" more food and other emergency aid into Gaza. It set a 30-day deadline that expires Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 6:49 Humanitarian chief Jan Egeland says Israel ‘deliberately starving’ people in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi An independent famine review committee affiliated with the United Nations declared that across northern Gaza, starvation, malnutrition and excess mortality, are “rapidly increasing” and “famine thresholds may have already been crossed or else will be in the near future.” Nick… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 3:02 News Wrap: Israeli strike on house in northern Gaza kills at least 17 people In our news wrap Sunday, Israel hit Lebanon and northern Gaza with more deadly airstrikes, Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks, a magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook Cuba days after Hurricane Rafael pummeled the island, Trump was declared the winner of the… Continue watching
Nov 10 Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and northern Gaza as Netanyahu speaks with Trump By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he has spoken three times with Donald Trump since Tuesday’s election and they “see eye-to-eye regarding the Iranian threat and all of its components.”… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Democrats hold onto U.S. Senate seat in Nevada as vote counting continues In our news wrap Saturday, Democrats held onto one more Senate seat while control of the House remains unknown, Qatar is suspending its efforts to mediate between Israel and Hamas, 26 people died in a train platform bombing in Pakistan,… Continue watching
Nov 09 Officials say Qatar is suspending its Gaza mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Qatar has decided to suspend its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, officials said Saturday, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 2:49 Police investigating what led to violence involving Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson Dutch authorities are investigating what led to a wave of attacks last night on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam. It followed days of tension leading up to the game. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching
Nov 08 5 people hospitalized after attackers assault Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam By Mike Corder, Associated Press Peter Holla, the city’s acting police chief, told a news conference that the fans were “willfully attacked.” He said people on scooters staged “hit-and-run” attacks, making it difficult for police to track them down. Continue reading
Nov 07 A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck down By Julia Frankel, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The law could also be seen as a form of collective punishment and as discriminatory, because it appears to only apply to Arab citizens and residents, and not to family members of Jews convicted under terrorism laws. Continue reading