Jul 17 U.S. military’s Gaza pier, built to carry humanitarian aid, will be dismantled after weather and security problems By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Critics call the pier a $230 million boondoggle. The military argues it got close to 20 million pounds of supplies to Gaza. The steel pier segments were shipped to the region from an Army base in Virginia. Continue reading
Jul 16 Israeli military warns it will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men, move that could split government By Josef Federman, Associated Press Under long-standing political arrangements, ultra-Orthodox men had been exempt from the draft, which is compulsory for most Jewish men. Continue reading
Jul 16 Israeli strikes in southern, central Gaza kill more than 60 Palestinians, including in ‘safe zone’ By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The day's deadliest strike came Tuesday afternoon, hitting near a gas station outside the southern city of Khan Younis in Muwasi. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 1:13 News Wrap: Israeli strikes on Gaza City kill at least 15 Palestinians In our news wrap Sunday, shelling killed at least 15 people in Gaza City as Israeli military operations moved forward, leaders around the world condemned Saturday’s assassination attempt on Trump, and two familiar Hollywood figures — actress Shannen Doherty and… Continue watching
Jul 14 UK’s foreign secretary calls for immediate cease-fire in Gaza as he visits Israel and West Bank By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press David Lammy said the ongoing war in Gaza is “intolerable” and stressed in meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leadership that Britain wants to assist with diplomatic efforts “securing a cease-fire deal and creating the space for a credible and irreversible… Continue reading
Jul 14 Hamas claims its military chief survived Israeli strike, says Gaza cease-fire talks still ongoing By Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children. Continue reading
Jul 13 Israeli strike targeting Hamas’ military commander kills at least 90 in southern Gaza, officials say By Mohamed Jahjouh, Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 90 people including children, according to local health officials. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as military announces end of pier meant to bring aid to Gaza By Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House and the Defense Department say the pier will cease operations "soon" but will not specify timing… Continue reading
Jul 12 Emergency crews recover bodies in Gaza City as negotiations continue in Egypt By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Dozens of bodies collected throughout Gaza City's Tel al-Hawa neighborhood arrived at Al-Ahli Hospital on Friday morning while civil defense workers said they continued to unearth the dead from destroyed streets and buildings. Continue reading
Jul 11 Israel admits string of errors on Oct. 7, says tank strike on home did not kill Israelis By Josef Federman, Associated Press The Israeli military says hostages held in a home struck by tank fire on Oct. 7 were likely killed by Hamas militants, not Israeli shelling. Continue reading