Politics Jan 26 Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to let in Palestinian refugees from Gaza. Here’s why the idea is rejected By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press
World Feb 09 Watch 5:08 Netanyahu orders Israeli military to plan for evacuation of Rafah ahead of ground assault Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to develop plans to evacuate Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza. Its population before Oct. 7 was 100,000. Now, more than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have fled to the… By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Ethan Dodd
World Feb 09 Watch 6:27 Father of Palestinian American teen killed in West Bank discusses son’s death The New Orleans community is mourning the loss of a 17-year-old Palestinian American killed last month. Tawfic Abdel Jabbar is one of the 94 children, and 370 Palestinians total, killed in the West Bank since Oct. 7. In late January,… By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev
World Dec 06 Senior UN official denounces ‘blatant disregard’ in Israel-Hamas war after many refugee sites are hit The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says there's no safe haven in Gaza for civilians — not even U.N. shelters and "safe zones" designated by Israel. By Abby Sewell, Associated Press
World Nov 19 Analysis: How bad is the humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war? Calls for a cease-fire are rising worldwide as the war between Israel and Hamas further exacerbates the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza. By Christina Bouri, Diana Roy, Council on Foreign Relations
Oct 11 Watch 12:36 Gaza cut off from food, water and fuel as Israel’s punishing bombardment continues By Leila Molana-Allen, Jorgen Samso, Jonah Anderson, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Death tolls soared on the fifth day of heavy fighting between Israel and Hamas. More than 1,200 Israelis and 1,100 Palestinians are now dead with many still missing. In Gaza, the last power station has run out of fuel, there… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 11:32 Israeli and Palestinian leaders discuss historic escalation of violence and what’s next By John Yang, Dan Sagalyn Israel had never seen anything like the brutal attack by Hamas and is now poised for a military operation in Gaza that Prime Minister Netanyahu has vowed will exact a price that its enemies will remember for decades to come. Continue watching
Sep 11 Cease-fire declared after days of fighting in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp By Fadi Tawil, Associated Press The fighting broke out Thursday night after nearly a month of calm in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the port city of Sidon between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah group and militant Islamist groups. Continue reading
May 24 After another war, displaced in Gaza face familiar plight By Fares Akram, Associated Press It took Ramez al-Masri three years to rebuild his home after it was destroyed in a 2014 Israeli offensive. When fighting returned to the area last week, it took just a few seconds for the house to be flattened again… Continue reading
Jan 16 U.S. withholds $65 million from Palestinian aid programs, official says By Matthew Lee, Associated Press A U.S. official says the Trump administration is cutting tens of millions of dollars in funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, slashing this year's first contribution by more than half. Continue reading