Apr 10 Watch 5:12 How Muslims in Jerusalem observed Ramadan and Eid amid 6 months of war in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Karl Bostic The Muslim holy month of Ramadan has ended, and with it comes Eid al-Fitr, the holiday of breaking the fast. But in Jerusalem and the West Bank, the mood is subdued as fellow Palestinians struggle in Gaza with hunger, even… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 5:14 Israeli forces withdraw from southern Gaza as cease-fire talks resume By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Shams Odeh Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he set a date for the invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, where 1.4 million people have sought shelter. This comes as hostage and ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas again appear to… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 6:24 President Biden warns Israel of thinning patience amid humanitarian situation in Gaza By Saher Khan President Biden and other U.S. officials have warned Israel’s government that they are nearly out of patience with how it’s conducting the war in Gaza. Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, one of the president’s closest allies in the senate, joins us… Continue watching
Apr 04 WATCH: Pentagon says plan to build a pier to bring aid to Palestinians is still on schedule By Associated Press The U.S. military is on schedule to build a pier off the Gaza coast to expand humanitarian aid deliveries, the Defense Department said Thursday, even as other agencies have pulled back after Israel killed several aid workers. Continue reading
Apr 01 Israeli strike kills 4 foreign aid workers, Palestinian driver after delivering food, Gaza medical officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Footage showed the bodies of the five dead at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah. Several of them wore protective gear with the charity's logo. Continue reading
Apr 01 Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered outside the parliament building in Jerusalem in the largest anti-government demonstration since the country went to war in October. Continue reading
Mar 29 In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday celebrations By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Hundreds of Christians have joined the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Mar 28 International team of doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press An international team of doctors was prepared for the worst before visiting a hospital in central Gaza. The doctors were nevertheless stunned by the gruesome impact that Israel's war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 4:46 Rift between U.S. and Israel widens over U.N. Gaza cease-fire resolution By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda There is a public break between the United States and Israel after the U.S. refused to veto a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a cease-fire in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the U.S. of changing its policy… Continue watching
Mar 21 Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah By Associated Press Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to the hundreds of thousands of civilians sheltering there. Continue reading