Apr 17 Watch 8:36 Israel deepens assault on Gaza, ordering deadly strikes and blocking aid By Sonia Kopelev, Nick Schifrin, Shams Odeh The lead Hamas negotiator for ceasefire talks offered to swap all hostages held in Gaza for an agreed-upon number of Palestinians jailed in Israel. The offer came after Hamas reportedly rejected the latest Israeli proposal. Meantime, airstrikes overnight killed at… Continue watching
Apr 17 Portrait of Palestinian boy who lost both arms is 2025 World Press Photo of the year By Mike Corder, Associated Press A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza was honored Thursday as World Press Photo of the year. Continue reading
Apr 10 10 Palestinians released from Israeli detention say they suffered abuse By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The 10 men, all dressed in grey sweatpants and shirts, were brought by bus to a hospital in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah, where they were welcomed by family members. Continue reading
Apr 08 Court tells government to provide evidence justifying deportation of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil or case is over By Sara Cline, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press At an immigration hearing Tuesday in Louisiana, Judge Jamee Comans gave the federal government until Wednesday to turn over its evidence gathered against Khalil, a 30-year-old legal U.S. resident. Continue reading
Apr 07 Israel now controls 50 percent of Gaza By Sam Mednick, Associated Press The largest contiguous area the army controls is around the Gaza border, where the military has razed Palestinian homes, farmland and infrastructure to the point of uninhabitability, according to rights groups and Israeli soldiers interviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading
Apr 01 West Bank teenager is first Palestinian under 18 to die in Israeli prison, officials say By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Officials say a teenager from the West Bank who was held in an Israeli prison for six months without being charged died after collapsing in unclear circumstances. Continue reading
Mar 20 Month-old girl pulled from rubble in Gaza after airstrike killed her parents By Wafaa Shurafa, Mariam Dagga, Associated Press Rescuers have pulled a 25-day old baby girl alive from the rubble of her home in Gaza's Khan Younis after an airstrike killed her parents and brother. Continue reading
Mar 18 Columbia University student says his detention shows anti-Palestinian racism in U.S. By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press In a letter dictated from a Louisiana immigration lockup and released by his attorney on Tuesday, the student, Mahmoud Khalil, said he is being "targeted" as part of a larger effort to repress Palestinians. Continue reading
Mar 14 AP report: U.S. and Israel look to Africa for permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza By Josef Federman, Matthew Lee, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The contacts with Sudan, Somalia and the breakaway region of Somalia known as Somaliland reflect the determination by the U.S. and Israel to press ahead with a plan that has been widely condemned and raised serious legal and moral issues. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Lawyers for pro-Palestinian activist threatened with deportation hold news briefing By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press One of Khalil’s lawyers, Ramzi Kassem, told the judge that Khalil was “identified, targeted and detained” because of his advocacy for Palestinian rights and his protected speech. He said Khalil has no criminal convictions, but “for some reason, is being… Continue reading