May 28 Watch 9:09 Israeli tanks reach central Rafah amid outrage following deadly strike on refugee camp By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn Israel kept up its operations in Rafah despite global outrage over an airstrike on Sunday that killed displaced Gazans sheltering in tents. Nick Schifrin reports on Israel’s initial investigation into that incident and speaks with Amb. David Satterfield, a senior… Continue watching
May 28 Israeli strikes on tent camp kills additional 37 Palestinians after Sunday strike killed 45 By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The overnight and on Tuesday pummeled the same area where strikes had triggered a deadly fire that swept through a camp for displaced Palestinian. Continue reading
May 28 'We have nothing.' As Israel attacks Rafah, Palestinians live in tents and search for food and water By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Lee Keath, Associated Press The amount of humanitarian aid arrivals are plummeting, and Palestinians have largely been on their own to resettle their families and find the basics of life. Continue reading
May 28 WATCH: Pentagon says pier will be removed from Gaza and repaired after damage from rough seas By Tara Copp, Associated Press The U.S.-built temporary pier taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired after getting damaged in rough seas and weather, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Continue reading
May 28 Aid deliveries suspended after rough seas damage U.S.-built pier in Gaza, 3 U.S. officials say By Tara Copp, Associated Press The setback is the latest for the pier, which has already had three U.S. service member injuries and had four if its vessels beached due to heavy sea states. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 3:08 Israeli airstrike on Rafah tent camp kills 45, triggers new wave of condemnation By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Global outcry continued Monday after an Israeli airstrike on a tent camp in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed dozens of Palestinians. Israel said it was targeting two Hamas leaders. The strike comes just days after the International Court… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 8:25 Netanyahu says Rafah camp strike was a 'tragic mistake.' Experts weigh in on what happened By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi Israel's airstrike on a tent camp in Rafah killed scores of civilians and led to more global outcry. To discuss how it happened and its wider significance, Amna Nawaz spoke with Noura Erakat, an associate professor at Rutgers University and… Continue watching
May 27 Netanyahu acknowledges 'tragic mistake' after Rafah strike kills at least 45 Palestinians By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The mistake only added to the surging international criticism Israel has faced over its war with Hamas. Israel insists it adheres to international law even as it faces scrutiny in the world's top courts, one of which last week demanded… Continue reading
May 22 Spain, Norway and Ireland will recognize a Palestinian state By Joseph Wilson, Melanie Lidman, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Those nations said Wednesday they would recognize a Palestinian state, a historic but largely symbolic move that further deepens Israel’s isolation more than seven months into its grinding war against Hamas in Gaza. Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: Aid for Gaza will soon flow from pier project just finished by U.S. military, Pentagon says By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The Pentagon says that humanitarian aid will soon begin flowing onto the Gaza shore through the new pier that was anchored to the beach overnight and will reach those in need almost immediately. Continue reading