Oct 23 Trump suggests he could ask Israel to free imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump is suggesting he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader. Continue reading
Oct 23 Vance criticizes Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says the move was an 'insult' By Renata Brito, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Hard-liners in the Israeli parliament had narrowly passed a symbolic preliminary vote in support of annexing the West Bank — an apparent attempt to embarrass Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while Vice President JD Vance was still in the country. Continue reading
Oct 22 Israel 'not a protectorate' of the U.S., Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press He made these remarks as he prepared to discuss Gaza's ceasefire with U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Netanyahu's comments seem aimed at easing concerns about an international security force in Gaza. Continue reading
Oct 22 WATCH: Israel must allow U.N. workers to provide humanitarian assistance in Gaza, ICJ finds By Molly Quell, Associated Press The World Court's president said Wednesday that Israel "is under the obligation to agree to and facilitate relief schemes provided by the United Nations and its entities, including UNRWA."… Continue reading
Oct 21 WATCH: Vance says Gaza ceasefire going better than expected but there's 'very hard' work ahead By Renata Brito, Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday acknowledged during an Israel visit the challenges that remain, from disarming Hamas to rebuilding a land devastated by two years of war. Continue reading
Oct 20 Israeli soccer game abandoned after rioting rival fans throw flares and smoke grenades By Sam Mednick, Associated Press In a statement early Monday, a police spokesman said a handful of fans had attended the game on Sunday and fired dozens of flares and smoke grenades onto the field. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 5:14 Ceasefire violations in Gaza strain fragile truce between Israel and Hamas By Leila Molana-Allen, John Yang On Sunday, there were major strains on the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which has only been in place for a little more than a week. Israel said it carried out strikes across Gaza in response to Hamas attacks… Continue watching
Oct 19 Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire, saying Hamas attacked troops By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel on Sunday struck targets in southern Gaza after saying its troops came under fire from Hamas militants, in the first major test of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire meant to halt more than two years of war. Health officials said at least nine Palestinians… Continue reading
Oct 18 Israel says Rafah crossing will stay closed 'until further notice' as it pushes Hamas for hostages' remains By Toqa Ezzidin, Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel said Hamas handed over “two coffins of deceased hostages ” from Gaza late Saturday, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu increased pressure on the militant group to share the rest more quickly under their ceasefire. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 6:18 War leaves Gaza's children with deep physical wounds and lasting trauma By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev, Janine AlHadidi The Gaza health ministry says nearly 70,000 Palestinians have been killed over the last two years of fighting. The scale of the death has been staggering, and the war's toll on children is overwhelming. Tens of thousands have been killed… Continue watching