Jul 16 20 Palestinians killed in chaos at Gaza aid distribution site, Israeli-backed aid group says By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Twenty Palestinians were killed Wednesday in the crush of a crowd at a food distribution site run by an Israeli-backed American organization in the Gaza Strip, the group said, the first time it has acknowledged deadly violence at its operations. Continue reading
Jul 13 Israeli strikes kill at least 30 in Gaza as Palestinian death toll tops 58,000 since start of war By Wafaa Shurafa, Imad Isseid, Associated Press Israel and Hamas appeared no closer to a breakthrough in indirect talks meant to pause the war and free some Israeli hostages after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Washington visit last week. Continue reading
Jul 10 UN rapporteur sanctioned by U.S. over investigation into human rights abuses in Palestinian territory By Associated Press An independent investigator is being sanctioned by the United States over her work scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territory. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 7:36 Gaza family documents their desperate search for food in a barren landscape By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi A senior Israeli official predicts Israel and Hamas will come to a ceasefire in the "next week or two," a longer timeframe than previously expected. Until a ceasefire can be reached, fighting goes on and Israel continues its airstrikes. Nick… Continue watching
Jul 08 Israeli strikes kill 51 Palestinians as militants kill 5 Israeli soldiers in Gaza By Tia Goldenberg, Fatma Khaled, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The bloodshed came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting the White House for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump about a ceasefire plan to pause the Gaza fighting. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 5:18 Dozens in Gaza killed by Israeli strikes and gunfire as U.S. makes new push for ceasefire By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes killed more than 60 people, including at a cafe in northern Gaza and outside a food distribution site in southern Gaza. The violence comes as President Trump is making a push this week for a… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 9:37 Mike Huckabee on the Israel-Hamas war and humanitarian situation in Gaza By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi The bodies of two more Israeli hostages were recovered in Gaza. It serves as a grim reminder of the human cost of the war, now 600-plus days into the carnage. How will it end? And what is the future for… Continue watching
Jun 08 Israel vows to block Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg By Associated Press Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israel wouldn't allow anyone to break its naval blockade of the Palestinian territory, which he said was aimed at preventing Hamas from importing arms. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 10:32 Former Israeli PM Olmert explains why he believes his country is committing war crimes By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn One of the strongest condemnations of Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza has come from its own former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, who served from 2006 to 2009. Last week, he wrote a scathing op-ed in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz with… Continue watching
Jun 01 Dozens are killed getting food aid in Gaza. Multiple witnesses say it was Israeli troops, but Israel denies responsibility By Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds around a kilometer (1,000 yards) from an aid site run by an Israeli-backed foundation. Israel's military said in a statement its forces did not fire at civilians near or within the site. Continue reading