Nov 24 Hezbollah fires hundreds of rockets, projectiles into Israel in retaliation for Beirut strikes By Kareem Chehayeb, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the militant group's heaviest barrages in months, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Israel continues deadly airstrikes in Gaza and Lebanon In our news wrap Saturday, a flurry of new nominees is rounding out Trump’s next administration, Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people in southern Gaza and central Beirut, and the CDC is investigating the country’s first case of bird flu… Continue watching
Nov 23 At least 20 killed by surprise Israeli strikes in central Beirut as diplomats push for cease-fire By Abby Sewell, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 20 people, officials said, as the once-rare attacks on the heart of Lebanon's capital continued without warning while diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire. Continue reading
Nov 22 Hungary's Orbán vows to disregard international arrest warrant for Netanyahu By Justin Spike, Associated Press In comments to state radio on Friday, Orbán, a close Netanyahu ally, accused the court of “interfering in an ongoing conflict for political purposes,” saying the decision to issue the warrant for Netanyahu over his conduct of the war in… Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 5:11 War crimes court issues warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli defense minister By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev The world’s top war crimes court issued warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The court said they committed crimes against humanity for intentionally depriving Gazans of food and directing attacks against civilians. Israel… Continue watching
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