Oct 09 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Dozens killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Palestinian officials say dozens died after an Israeli airstrike hit a hospital and refugee camp in Gaza, talks between Boeing and striking workers stalled after the company withdrew its latest contract offer and the Nobel… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 5:45 More civilians in Lebanon displaced and in dire need amid Israel’s battle with Hezbollah By Leila Molana-Allen, Morgan Till Thousands upon thousands of Lebanese are fleeing Israeli bombing across southern and central Lebanon as Hezbollah continues its rocket and missile fire into northern Israel. As fears of all-out regional war mount, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen sits down with the… Continue watching
Oct 09 How misinformation about Israel and Gaza has evolved in the yearlong war By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann, PolitiFact How the misleading and false narratives about Israel, Gaza and the war in the Middle East have evolved over the past year. Continue reading
Oct 09 Business titan Ratan Tata, former leader of Indian conglomerate Tata Group, dies at age 86 By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Tata Group is a sprawling collection of nearly 100 companies, including the country’s largest automaker, the largest private steel company and a leading outsourcing firm. Continue reading
Oct 09 Israel warns attack on Iran would be ‘lethal’ and ‘surprising’ By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel’s defense minister says his country’s retaliation for a recent Iranian missile attack will be “lethal” and “surprising.”… Continue reading
Oct 09 Biden and Netanyahu hold first phone conversation in weeks By Zeke Miller, Tia Goldenberg, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press “It was direct, it was productive,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who added that the leaders discussed a long list of issues on the call, including Israel's deliberations on how it will respond to Iran. Continue reading
Oct 09 FBI arrests man for plotting Election Day attack in the U.S. By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City told investigators after his arrest Monday that he had planned his attack to coincide with Election Day next month and that he and a co-conspirator expected to die as martyrs, according to charging… Continue reading
Oct 09 After a gang attack on a small Haitian town, death toll rises to at least 115 By Evens Sanon, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press The attack on residents of Pont-Sondé on Oct. 3 was one of the biggest massacres that Haiti has seen in recent history. The victims included babies, young mothers and the elderly, with the gang approaching via canoes to catch residents… Continue reading
Oct 09 Israeli offensive kills dozens and threatens hospitals in hard-hit northern Gaza By Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The continuing cycle of destruction and death in Gaza, unleashed by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, comes as Israel expands a weeklong ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon and considers a major retaliatory strike on Iran. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 6:23 Released Oct. 7 hostage reflects on traumatic kidnapping and finding her voice By Nick Schifrin, Karl Bostic One year on from the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, the war, pain, anguish and heartbreak continue. The memories of that day are no more acute than for those who survived both the attack and subsequent kidnapping into Gaza. Sapir Cohen… Continue watching