Jun 21 Israeli settlers attack Palestinian town, killing one, in response to fatal shooting By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Hundreds of Israeli settlers have stormed into a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, setting fire to dozens of cars and homes to avenge the deaths of four Israelis killed by a pair of Palestinian gunmen the previous day. Continue reading
Jun 20 2 Palestinian gunmen kill at least 4 at a gas station near Israeli West Bank settlement By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israeli settlers attempted to carry out revenge attacks across the northern West Bank, raising fears of a repeat of a rampage last February that resulted in damage to dozens of Palestinian homes and vehicles and the killing of a Palestinian man. Continue reading
Jun 15 Palestinians say Israeli forces kill man in occupied West Bank in latest spike of violence By Associated Press The Palestinian Health Ministry said the 20-year-old man was shot in the head Thursday in the city of Nablus, a frequent flashpoint for confrontations between the Israeli military and Palestinians. Continue reading
May 14 Egypt-brokered truce between Israel and militants in Gaza appears to hold By Fares Akram, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding on Sunday after a five-day clash that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel. Continue reading
May 13 Watch 2:47 News Wrap: Bangladesh, Myanmar brace for powerful Cyclone Mocha In our news wrap Saturday, a massive tropical cyclone barrels toward Myanmar and Bangladesh, Egypt says it brokered a new cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis, North Carolina’s governor vetoed a state ban… Continue watching
May 13 Israel, Palestinian militants reach tentative cease-fire after 5 days of heavy fighting By Fares Akram, Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Saturday, ending five days of intense fighting that left 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians, dead. Continue reading
May 12 Palestinian militants fire more rockets, as Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza despite cease-fire efforts By Fares Akram, Isabel Debre, Associated Press Palestinian militants have fired rockets toward Jerusalem, further escalating the most violent confrontation in months between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
May 11 Israel kills 2 militant commanders in Gaza despite Egypt’s attempt at ceasefire By Fares Akram, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press It has been the worst bout of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza in months and among the dead were also women and children. Continue reading
May 04 Israeli military says forces have killed 3 Palestinians behind deaths of British-Israelis By Isabel Debre, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press The Israeli military says it has killed three Palestinians wanted in connection with an attack that killed a British-Israeli woman and two of her daughters. Continue reading
May 03 Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill Palestinian as violence appears to ebb By Associated Press Palestinian health officials say that Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed a 58-year-old man and wounded five others. But the latest spasm of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in the enclave appeared to ebb on Wednesday. Continue reading