Nov 11 Watch 6:49 Humanitarian chief Jan Egeland says Israel 'deliberately starving' people in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi An independent famine review committee affiliated with the United Nations declared that across northern Gaza, starvation, malnutrition and excess mortality, are “rapidly increasing” and “famine thresholds may have already been crossed or else will be in the near future.” Nick… Continue watching
Oct 30 Israel's UNRWA ban will lead to more suffering for Palestinians, aid agency chief says By Baraa Anwer, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further instability in Gaza and the West Bank. Continue reading
Oct 30 New push to end Middle East wars faces familiar challenges By Bassem Mroue, Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The United States and other mediators are ramping up efforts to halt the wars in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. They are circulating new proposals to wind down the regional conflict during the Biden administration’s final months. Continue reading
Oct 30 Poll finds Democrats and Republicans split on Israel's responsibility for war's escalation By Linley Sanders, Associated Press Many American voters are concerned that the ongoing situation in the Middle East will escalate into an even broader conflict. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 5:35 Israel bans U.N. agency helping Palestinians as northern Gaza healthcare system collapses By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev In northern Gaza, it was another day of mass death with Israeli airstrikes killing at least 88 people. Hundreds of thousands remain trapped and no substantial food or aid has been allowed into the besieged area for weeks. It comes… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 8:39 Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha processes the war in Gaza through his art By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins Palestinian poet, teacher and writer Mosab Abu Toha was born in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. That’s where many of the pieces in his new collection, "Forest of Noise," were written, tapped out on his phone amidst the… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 6:12 Northern Gaza faces medical crisis as remaining hospitals are overwhelmed amid war By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Israeli airstrikes killed at least 38 Palestinians, including 13 children, in Khan Younis. In northern Gaza, the UN said Israeli soldiers raided the final working hospital. As Nick Schifrin reports, the raid and limited humanitarian aid have created a medical… Continue watching
Oct 09 Israel warns attack on Iran would be 'lethal' and 'surprising' By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel’s defense minister says his country’s retaliation for a recent Iranian missile attack will be “lethal” and “surprising.”… Continue reading
Oct 07 U.S. military aid for Israel tops $17.9 billion since last Oct. 7 By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the Middle East. Continue reading
Oct 06 One year after the Oct. 7 attacks, what has changed? Experts assess the impact on 4 fronts By Elliott Abrams, Linda Robinson, Ray Takeyh, Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Relations The turbulent year since Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel draws to a close, marked by a sharp escalation in conflict between Israel and Iran and its proxies. Four experts assess the changes since the attacks. Continue reading