Oct 29 Watch 10:03 Palestinians say bodies and detainees returned by Israel show signs of torture and abuse By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev, Zeba Warsi, Karl Bostic, Janine AlHadidi, Shams Odeh As part of the latest ceasefire deal, Israel has released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees and the bodies of nearly 200. Many of the dead show what Palestinian officials and relatives say are signs of torture and abuse. Special… Continue watching
Oct 23 Trump suggests he could ask Israel to free imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump is suggesting he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader. Continue reading
Oct 22 Israel ‘not a protectorate’ of the U.S., Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press He made these remarks as he prepared to discuss Gaza's ceasefire with U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Netanyahu's comments seem aimed at easing concerns about an international security force in Gaza. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 8:12 Marwan Barghouti’s son on the quest for Palestinian statehood and who will lead them By Leila Molana-Allen, Dan Sagalyn, Suha Hussein, Janine AlHadidi As the Israeli Hamas ceasefire appears to be holding, Palestinians are grappling with what comes next in their quest for statehood and who will lead them. A popular pick is 66-year-old Marwan Barghouti, who led Palestinians during the first and… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 8:18 Palestinians return to ruins where homes once stood as Israel awaits remains of hostages By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev, Janine AlHadidi The process of returning dead hostages continues as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds. Israel accuses Hamas of stalling the return of remains as promised in the deal. Hamas and the Red Cross say Israel’s destruction in Gaza… Continue watching
Oct 12 Israel says it expects hostages, Palestinian detainees to be released on Monday By Samy Magdy, Sarah El Deeb, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press While both Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza welcomed the initial halt to the fighting and plans to release the hostages and prisoners, the longer-term fate of the ceasefire remains murky. Key questions about governance of Gaza and the post-war fate… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 6:05 Displaced Gazans begin returning to shattered communities as ceasefire takes effect By Geoff Bennett, Nick Schifrin, Solveig Rennan For the first time in more than six months, the guns have gone silent in Gaza. Palestinians and Israelis are saying tonight they hope this ceasefire will prove to be the end of the war. Palestinians used the respite from… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 7:36 Gazans and Israelis celebrate ceasefire deal with hopes for lasting peace By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Karl Bostic, Solveig Rennan Israel and Hamas signed the agreement President Trump proposed to pause their devastating two-year war in Gaza. Under the terms, Hamas will release all 20 living hostages in the coming days in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, while the Israeli military… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 7:48 ‘Hamas cannot remain’ in Gaza for this plan to work, Israeli ambassador to U.S. says By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn As Israel and Hamas work to implement the first phase of the ceasefire deal, Geoff Bennett spoke with Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, about what changed to make this agreement acceptable today when it wasn’t previously. Continue watching
Oct 09 Palestinians in Gaza express relief and caution as ceasefire deal raises hopes of ending the war By Wafaa Shurafa, Mariam Fam, Associated Press Many Palestinians express happiness and eagerness for the killings and destruction in Gaza to end but also feel the weight of their losses and uncertainty about the future. Continue reading