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
May 16 House to vote on requiring delivery of bombs to Israel in Republican rebuke of Biden policies By Stephen Groves, Associated Press They are voting Thursday on a bill that has practically no chance of being enacted but puts pressure on Democrats as it mandates delivery of the weapons. Continue reading
May 16 PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the war in Gaza, gathers for annual gala By Hillel Italie, Associated Press The literary and human rights organization has faced ongoing criticism over its response to the Israel-Hamas War, with hundreds of writers alleging that PEN showed limited concern over the suffering of Gaza residents and the deaths of Palestinian writers. Continue reading
May 15 Palestinians mark the Nakba, the original 'catastrophe' of mass expulsion By Joseph Krauss, Abby Sewell, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Nakba, Arabic for catastrophe, refers to the 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were driven out of what is today Israel before and during the war surrounding its creation in 1948. Continue reading
May 14 Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as yet another catastrophe unfolds in Gaza By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel. It's an event that is at the core of their national struggle, but in many ways pales in comparison to the calamity now… Continue reading
May 14 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as U.S. wraps up building a pier to bring aid to Gaza by sea By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press In the coming days, the U.S. military in the eastern Mediterranean is expected to jab one end of a hulking metal dock — the length of five U.S. football fields — into a beach in northern Gaza. Continue reading
May 13 Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scale down during graduations By Associated Press Some demonstrations extended into weekend graduation celebrations, although they were muted in comparison to the encampments and rallies that have roiled campuses. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 5:09 Israel likely violated international humanitarian law in Gaza war, U.S. report says By Nick Schifrin A highly anticipated report from the State Department concludes that the U.S. may continue to send weapons to Israel despite apparent Israeli violations of international humanitarian law. The long-awaited report comes just two days after the president said he would… Continue watching
May 10 South Africa again requests emergency measures from world court to restrain Israel's assault on Gaza By Molly Quell, Associated Press The request Friday is the fourth for additional measures by South Africa, which filed a genocide case against Israel late last year at the International Court of Justice. Continue reading
May 10 U.S. says Israel's use of U.S. arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete By Ellen Knickmeyer, Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration says Israel's use of U.S-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law. But the administration says wartime conditions in the Palestinian territory prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes. Continue reading