Jun 19 At least 5 Palestinians dead after fierce fighting erupts in West Bank By Ilan Ben Zion, Majdi Mohammed, Associated Press Israel and the Palestinians have been gripped by months of violence, focused mainly in the West Bank, where some 124 Palestinians have been killed this year. 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 10 Palestinian militants fire rockets from Gaza as ongoing Israel airstrikes kill 19 By Fares Akram, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israeli authorities say Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have launched dozens of rockets into Israel. Continue reading
May 09 Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 3 senior militants, 10 civilians By Fares Akram, Associated Press The attacks set the stage for what is likely to be a new round of heavy fighting. The airstrikes hit the top floor of an apartment building, a house in Gaza City and a third house in the southern town… Continue reading
May 02 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Former officer convicted in final criminal case in death of George Floyd In our news wrap Tuesday, the final criminal case in the death of George Floyd ended with a former Minneapolis police officer convicted, law enforcement agencies across Texas spent a fourth day hunting for a gunman accused of killing five… Continue watching
May 02 Prominent Palestinian prisoner dies in Israeli custody after hunger strike By Ilan Ben Zion, Isabel Debre, Associated Press A high-profile Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli custody on Tuesday after a hunger strike of nearly three months, Israel’s prison service announced. His death set off a barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip and raised fears of a further… Continue reading
Apr 06 Militants in Lebanon fire rockets at Israel, raising tension as Passover begins By Isabel Debre, Sam McNeil, Associated Press Militants have fired a barrage of rockets from Lebanon at Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, forcing people across Israel’s northern frontier into bomb shelters, wounding at least one person and ratcheting up regional tensions as Israelis celebrated the… Continue reading
Mar 20 ‘No such thing’ as Palestinian people, top Israeli minister says By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The remarks came as Israel’s new coalition government, its most hard-line ever, plowed ahead on Monday with a part of its plan to overhaul the judiciary. Continue reading
Mar 19 Attack in West Bank town casts shadow over ongoing Israeli-Palestinian talks By Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press A Palestinian gunman opened fire at an Israeli vehicle in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, wounding two people, Israeli officials said. The attack cast a shadow over Egyptian-mediated efforts to lower tensions ahead of a sensitive holiday period beginning… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 6:05 Renewed wave of violence between Palestinians and Israelis breaks out in West Bank By Amna Nawaz, Alexis Cox, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The renewed wave of violence and vengeance between Israelis and Palestinians continued Monday as a Palestinian gunman killed a motorist near the city of Jericho on the occupied West Bank. The U.S. ambassador to Israel said the victim was an… Continue watching