Jan 22 Families of hostages held in Gaza storm Israel’s parliament demanding deal for release By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Dozens of family members of hostages held by Hamas stormed a committee meeting in Israel's parliament, demanding a deal to win their loved ones' release. Continue reading
Jan 20 Rebuffing Biden, Netanyahu rejects idea of Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Saturday that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza, rejecting President Biden’s suggestion that creative solutions could bridge wide gaps between the leaders' views on Palestinian statehood. Continue reading
Jan 20 Who is in charge of Gaza and the West Bank? By Kali Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations Power in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the so-called Palestinian territories, has been divided among three entities: a governing body called the Palestinian Authority, the militant group Hamas, and the state of Israel. Continue reading
Jan 20 UN report: Women and children are main victims of Israel-Hamas war, with 16,000 killed By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Women and children are the main victims in the Israel-Hamas war, with some 16,000 killed and an estimated two mothers losing their lives every hour since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, the United Nations agency promoting gender equality said Friday. Continue reading
Jan 19 African leaders criticize Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and call for an immediate cease-fire By Risdel Kasasira, Associated Press The African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat described the war in Gaza as immoral and unacceptable. “We demand an immediate end to this unjust war against Palestinians and implementation of the two-state solution,” he said. Continue reading
Jan 18 Indiana bill defining antisemitism in the state education code advances to Senate By Isabella Volmert, Associated Press Advocates for the bill said instances of antisemitism have increased at college campuses in Indiana since the Oct. 7 attack, when militants stormed into Israel from Gaza, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and capturing around 250 people. Continue reading
Jan 17 How watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread around the world By Anna Furman, Associated Press Over the past three months, on banners and T-shirts and balloons and social media posts, one piece of imagery has emerged around the world in protests against the Israel-Hamas war: the watermelon. Continue reading
Jan 17 Blinken calls a pathway to a Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli security By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Speaking at World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, Blinken said Wednesday that the view of leaders in the Arab and Muslim world have changed on Israel and the creation of a Palestinian state would… Continue reading
Jan 16 Hamas fights in hard-hit areas of Gaza while deal emerges to deliver medicine to hostages By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The fighting showed how far Israel remains from achieving its goals of dismantling Hamas and returning scores of hostages captured in the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Senate debates resolution for human rights report on U.S. aid to Israel for Gaza war By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Some 24,000 people in Gaza, the majority of them women and children, have been killed and the bombings have destroyed most of the housing units, displacing most of its 2.3 million people in a humanitarian catastrophe. Continue reading