Oct 24 WATCH: U.S. developing plans to evacuate Americans from Middle East if Israel-Hamas war spreads By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The White House is developing “prudent contingency planning” to evacuate Americans from the Middle East in case the Israel-Hamas war spreads into a broad regional conflict. Continue reading
Oct 23 Pentagon rushes advisers to Middle East as Israel's ground invasion of Gaza looms By Tara Copp, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The Pentagon has sent advisers, including a Marine Corps general versed in urban warfare, to Israel to assist in its plans to conduct a ground assault in Gaza. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 9:35 How Biden's trip to Israel and U.S. response to war is resonating in Middle East By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow President Biden's trip to Israel was meant to reassure the Israeli government and people, but how is the visit being viewed in the region? Amna Nawaz got two views on Biden's trip with Marwan Muasher, a former Jordanian diplomat and… Continue watching
Oct 18 Destruction of Gaza hospital spreads anger across Middle East, threatening to widen conflict By Samy Magdy, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The fighting in Gaza is spreading anger across the region, alarming U.S. allies and threatening wider unrest. Continue reading
Oct 18 WATCH: 'You are not alone' Biden tells Israel during visit in aftermath of Oct. 7 Hamas attack By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden says Israel has agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to begin flowing into Gaza from Egypt with the understanding that inspections must be allowed and that the aid should go to civilians and not Hamas. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 8:43 Diplomatic efforts intensify in Middle East as Israel-Hamas war threatens to expand By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The Hamas terrorist attack on Israel shook the Middle East and threatens to expand far beyond Gaza. Secretary of State Blinken has visited seven countries across the region hoping to prevent the war from expanding, gain release for American hostages… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 15:22 Fears of bigger war grow as Israel-Hamas fighting continues after surprise attack By Leila Molana-Allen, Laura Barrón-López, Eliot Barnhart, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Ali Schmitz Fighting between Israelis and Palestinians continues as airstrikes and artillery pound Gaza after the Hamas attack on Israel. Among the dead are 14 Americans killed by Hamas and an unknown number are being held hostage by militants. Special Correspondent Leila… Continue watching
Aug 18 Iranian and Saudi dignitaries meet, a sign of easing tensions between longtime rivals By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Saudi state television aired images of Prince Mohammed sitting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. Continue reading
Aug 17 Iran's foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia for first time in 8 years By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's foreign minister has traveled to Saudi Arabia, the first by Tehran's top diplomat in years after the two nations reached a détente earlier this year. Continue reading
Aug 03 Palestinian foreign minister says Biden's inaction amid Middle East violence surges is 'weak' By Isabel Debre, Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden had initially won plaudits from the Palestinians when he rejected the Trump administration's unabashedly pro-Israel stance. Continue reading