Jun 11 UN says Israeli forces, Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in deadly raid By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press “It was catastrophic, the way that this was carried out in that civilians — again — were caught smack bang in the middle of this,” spokesman Jeremy Laurence said. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 3:34 Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to accept UN-endorsed cease-fire, hostage release agreement By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Mekhi Hill Secretary of State Blinken returned to the Middle East on Monday. He's pressing leaders to accept an Israeli proposal for a hostage and Gaza cease-fire deal that received a vote of confidence today in the United Nations Security Council. It… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 7:52 Parents of U.S.-Israeli citizen held by Hamas describe 8 months of hoping for his release By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn While the rescue of four Israeli hostages is great news for some, there are still about 120 captives remaining in Gaza. One of them is Omer Neutra, a 22-year-old American and Israeli citizen who was serving as an IDF tank… Continue watching
Jun 10 As UN pauses Gaza aid distribution from pier, U.S. plans to stockpile it on secure beach By Ellen Knickmeyer, Edith M. Lederer, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. military said Monday that it plans to stockpile aid shipments on a secure beach in Gaza during a U.N. pause on distributing food from the American-built pier after one of the deadliest days of the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Jun 10 Blinken urges Hamas to accept cease-fire proposal, meets with Netanyahu in Israel By Matthew Lee, Associated Press “If you want a cease-fire, press Hamas to say ‘yes,’” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters before leaving Cairo on the trip that also will take him to Jordan and Qatar. Continue reading
Jun 10 UN Security Council votes to adopt resolution for Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The resolution, which the council voted 14-0 in favor, with Russia abstaining, urges Israel and Hamas “to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.”… Continue reading
Jun 10 Israel rescued 4 hostages, killing hundreds of Palestinians. What will that mean for a peace deal? By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israel and Hamas are weighing an American-backed proposal for a cease-fire and the release of the remaining captives. Continue reading
Jun 10 Blinken returns to the Middle East as cease-fire deal hangs in the balance By Matthew Lee, Associated Press With no firm response yet from Hamas to the proposal they received 10 days ago, Blinken on Monday started his eighth urgent diplomatic mission to the region since the conflict began in October. Continue reading
Jun 09 Centrist Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz resigns over lack of postwar Gaza plans By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, announced his resignation on Sunday. Gantz had previously said he would leave the government by June 8 if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not formulate a new plan for postwar Gaza. Continue reading
Jun 09 Health Ministry in Gaza says 274 Palestinians died in Israel’s raid that rescued 4 hostages By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press At least 274 Palestinians, including dozens of children, were killed in the Israeli raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday. The Israeli military said its forces came under heavy fire during the complex daytime operation deep in central… Continue reading