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
Mar 21 WATCH: Blinken and Egyptian foreign minister hold briefing after talks about Gaza's future By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is huddling with top Arab diplomats in Cairo to discuss post-conflict plans for Gaza as relations between the United States and Israel are souring further over Israel's war against Hamas. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 4:59 Experts warn of 'imminent' famine in Gaza with lack of aid reaching Palestinians By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi More than half of North Gaza’s population is at risk of starvation and in southern Gaza, Rafah is projected to face famine by July. Israel says it places no restrictions on aid and blamed the humanitarian crisis on Hamas, but… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 6:52 What's next for Israel and war in Gaza as rift between Netanyahu and Biden widens By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his determination to send troops into Rafah, in southern Gaza, to rout remaining Hamas units. The drive has led to a rift with the Biden administration as it warns against an Israeli operation before… Continue watching
Mar 18 Israeli military again raids Gaza's main hospital, claiming Hamas is using it as a base By Associated Press Israel raided the medical center in November after claiming that Hamas was concealing a major command and control center within and beneath the compound. Continue reading
Mar 15 The 1st ship using a new sea route delivers aid to Gaza, Israeli military says By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The sea route is intended to bring more assistance to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the enclave five months into the war between Israel and Hamas. Continue reading
Mar 14 U.S. sanctions 3 Israeli West Bank settlers and their outposts for violence against Palestinians By Fatima Hussein, Matthew Lee, Julia Frankel, Associated Press The announcement comes at a time of increasing friction between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose far-right government has reacted angrily to previous sanctions. Continue reading