Aug 28 Israel launches large-scale military operation in occupied West Bank, killing 10 Palestinian militants By Julia Frankel, Nasser Nasser, Associated Press The ongoing operation was among the largest in the West Bank in months, and a reminder that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict extends far beyond the war in Gaza that began with Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. Continue reading
Aug 27 Jewish settlers rampage in West Bank, killing 1, Palestinian officials say By Associated Press Palestinians and rights groups have long accused Israeli forces of turning a blind eye or openly supporting settler violence in the West Bank. Continue reading
Aug 27 Israel has rescued one of the hostages abducted in Oct. 7 Hamas attack, military says By Associated Press The military said on Tuesday that 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi was rescued "in a complex operation in the southern Gaza Strip."… Continue reading
Aug 26 Can Lebanon's battered economy survive a war between Israel and Hezbollah? By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Lebanon has struggled with years of political and economic crises that left it indebted, without a stable electricity supply, a proper banking system and with rampant poverty. Continue reading
Aug 26 As Israel's economy struggles, leading economists say ending the war in Gaza would help By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Nearly 11 months into the war with Hamas, Israel’s economy is struggling as the country’s leaders grind ahead with an offensive in Gaza that shows no signs of ending and threatens to escalate into a wider conflict. Continue reading
Aug 26 One of Gaza's last functioning hospitals empties out amid fears it may be engulfed in fighting By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Israeli military has not ordered its evacuation, but patients and people sheltering there fear it may be engulfed in fighting or targeted in a raid. Continue reading
Aug 25 Israel and Hezbollah exchange heaviest cross-border fire in months before pulling back By Josef Federman, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah traded heavy fire early Sunday but backed off from sparking a widely feared all-out war, as both sides signaled their most intense exchange in months was over. Continue reading
Aug 24 Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza before high-level cease-fire negotiations in Cairo By Samy Magdy, David Rising, Associated Press Multiple Israeli airstrikes killed at least three dozen Palestinians in southern Gaza, health workers said Saturday, as officials including a Hamas delegation gathered for high-level cease-fire talks in neighboring Egypt. Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Parents of Hamas hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin speak at 2024 Democratic National Convention By Joshua Barajas Rachel told a hushed crowd inside United Center that Hersh’s left forearm was blown off by a grenade in the attack before Hamas loaded him onto a pick-up truck, “stolen from his life – and me and Jon – in… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 6:02 News Wrap: Golan Heights damaged by Hezbollah rocket attack on Israel In our news wrap Wednesday, Hezbollah fired more than 50 rockets toward Israel, Congo health authorities reported more than 1,000 mpox cases in the last week, divers recovered five more bodies from the luxury yacht that sank off Sicily’s coast,… Continue watching