Feb 04 WATCH: Trump suggests permanent resettling Palestinians outside of Gaza, sees U.S. 'ownership' of area By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Trump's audacious proposal appears certain to roil the next stage of talks meant to extend the tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and secure the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: Israel's Netanyahu heads to U.S. to meet with Trump In our news wrap Sunday, Netanyahu and Trump are preparing to meet at the White House, new preliminary data shows conflicting altitude readings for the aircraft that collided in D.C. on Wednesday, and top USAID security officials were put on… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 7:57 UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem despite an Israeli ban. The law passed in October forbids UNRWA from operating on Israeli land and from contact with… Continue watching
Jan 31 Excitement and anxiety in Israel over expected release of high-profile male hostages By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The men include Yarden Bibas, who is the father of the youngest captives held in Gaza. He, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon have all become household names in Israel since their abduction. Continue reading
Jan 29 Hamas to release 3 Israelis and 5 Thais this week in hostage deal, Israeli official says By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The official named the Israel women as Arbel Yehoud, 29, Agam Berger, 19, and the man as Gadi Mozes, 80. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 1:47 200,000 displaced Palestinians walk home to northern Gaza after 15 months of war By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson Israel allowed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return to northern Gaza Monday after a two-day delay. Gazans were ordered to move south early in the war, stoking fears they’d never be allowed to return home. Amna Nawaz reports. Continue watching
Jan 27 Trump's idea to have Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinian refugees falls flat with Arab allies By Will Weissert, Associated Press Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza has fallen flat with both countries' governments and perplexed a congressional ally. Continue reading
Jan 27 Hamas list shows 8 hostages to be freed in first phase of ceasefire are dead, Israel says By Associated Press Government spokesman David Mencer told journalists Monday that Hamas said the other 25 are alive. Continue reading
Jan 27 Palestinians return to shattered northern Gaza for first time since Israel-Hamas war's earliest days By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Abdel Kareem Hana, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have streamed into heavily destroyed northern Gaza in their first chance to return since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas. Continue reading
Jan 26 Lebanon, Israel agree to extend troop withdrawal deadline after Israeli forces fired on protestors By Kareem Chehayeb, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement, killing at least 22 and injuring 124, Lebanese health officials reported. Continue reading