Oct 12 Israel says it expects hostages, Palestinian detainees to be released on Monday By Samy Magdy, Sarah El Deeb, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press While both Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza welcomed the initial halt to the fighting and plans to release the hostages and prisoners, the longer-term fate of the ceasefire remains murky. Key questions about governance of Gaza and the post-war fate… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 6:05 Displaced Gazans begin returning to shattered communities as ceasefire takes effect By Geoff Bennett, Nick Schifrin, Solveig Rennan For the first time in more than six months, the guns have gone silent in Gaza. Palestinians and Israelis are saying tonight they hope this ceasefire will prove to be the end of the war. Palestinians used the respite from… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 7:36 Gazans and Israelis celebrate ceasefire deal with hopes for lasting peace By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Karl Bostic, Solveig Rennan Israel and Hamas signed the agreement President Trump proposed to pause their devastating two-year war in Gaza. Under the terms, Hamas will release all 20 living hostages in the coming days in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, while the Israeli military… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 7:48 'Hamas cannot remain' in Gaza for this plan to work, Israeli ambassador to U.S. says By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn As Israel and Hamas work to implement the first phase of the ceasefire deal, Geoff Bennett spoke with Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, about what changed to make this agreement acceptable today when it wasn’t previously. Continue watching
Oct 09 Palestinians in Gaza express relief and caution as ceasefire deal raises hopes of ending the war By Wafaa Shurafa, Mariam Fam, Associated Press Many Palestinians express happiness and eagerness for the killings and destruction in Gaza to end but also feel the weight of their losses and uncertainty about the future. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 8:34 Palestinians in Gaza share stories of loss and suffering after 2 years of war By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Janine AlHadidi, Shams Odeh Two years after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Palestinian health authorities say more than 67,000 people have been killed in the war in Gaza. More than 40,000 children have lost one or both parents. With the help of… Continue watching
Oct 07 Protesters call for end to war in Gaza on 2-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Protests are being held in several countries protesting the war in Gaza and calling for its end as Israelis mark two years since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Continue reading
Oct 07 How 2 years of war have devastated Palestinian lives in Gaza By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Oct 07 Thousands in Gaza are missing 2 years into the war. Tormented families search for clues By Wafaa Shurafa, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The Gaza Health Ministry says some 6,000 people have been reported by relatives to still be buried under rubble and that the true figure is likely higher. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 7:14 'Tomorrow is Yesterday' explores why Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts have fallen short By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn For decades, the U.S. has tried to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Those efforts, despite the deep passion among the mediators and the endless work with both sides, ultimately failed. Robert Malley participated in peace talks at Camp David 25 years… Continue watching