Jun 10 Watch 3:34 Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to accept UN-endorsed cease-fire, hostage release agreement By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Mekhi Hill Secretary of State Blinken returned to the Middle East on Monday. He's pressing leaders to accept an Israeli proposal for a hostage and Gaza cease-fire deal that received a vote of confidence today in the United Nations Security Council. It… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 7:52 Parents of U.S.-Israeli citizen held by Hamas describe 8 months of hoping for his release By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn While the rescue of four Israeli hostages is great news for some, there are still about 120 captives remaining in Gaza. One of them is Omer Neutra, a 22-year-old American and Israeli citizen who was serving as an IDF tank… Continue watching
Jun 10 As UN pauses Gaza aid distribution from pier, U.S. plans to stockpile it on secure beach By Ellen Knickmeyer, Edith M. Lederer, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. military said Monday that it plans to stockpile aid shipments on a secure beach in Gaza during a U.N. pause on distributing food from the American-built pier after one of the deadliest days of the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Jun 10 Blinken urges Hamas to accept cease-fire proposal, meets with Netanyahu in Israel By Matthew Lee, Associated Press “If you want a cease-fire, press Hamas to say ‘yes,’” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters before leaving Cairo on the trip that also will take him to Jordan and Qatar. Continue reading
Jun 10 The Hajj pilgrimage and why it’s significant for Muslims By Mariam Fam, Associated Press Once a year, Muslim pilgrims flowing into Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. Continue reading
Jun 10 More than 10 million have fled their homes in Sudan as war continues, UN says By Associated Press Sudan’s conflict between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began last year. More than 14,000 people have been killed and the surviving population is near famine. Continue reading
Jun 10 Ukraine may store some F-16 warplanes in other countries to protect them from Russian attacks By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukraine's air force may keep some of the F-16 fighter jets it’s set to receive from its Western allies at foreign bases to protect them from Russian strikes. Continue reading
Jun 10 Soldiers searching for missing Malawi military plane carrying vice president and 9 others By Gregory Gondwe, Gerald Imray, Associated Press The plane carrying 51-year-old Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others left the southern African nation’s capital, Lilongwe, at 9.17 a.m. and was expected to land 45 minutes later at Mzuzu International Airport. Continue reading
Jun 10 UN Security Council votes to adopt resolution for Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The resolution, which the council voted 14-0 in favor, with Russia abstaining, urges Israel and Hamas “to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.”… Continue reading
Jun 10 Israel rescued 4 hostages, killing hundreds of Palestinians. What will that mean for a peace deal? By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israel and Hamas are weighing an American-backed proposal for a cease-fire and the release of the remaining captives. Continue reading