Oct 26 Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war after Israeli troops briefly enter Gaza By Associated Press Israeli airstrikes have devastated parts of the Gaza Strip, leaving neighborhoods in rubble and hospitals struggling to treat masses of wounded with diminishing resources. Continue reading
Oct 26 At least 27 people are dead and 4 are missing after Hurricane Otis, Mexican authorities report By Mark Stevenson, María Verza, Associated Press Hurricane Otis roared ashore in Acapulco early Wednesday, unleashing massive floods and setting off looting, the resort city of nearly 1 million descended into chaos, leaving residents without electricity or internet service. Continue reading
Oct 26 Israeli military says troops carried out hourslong ground raid into Gaza before an expected wider incursion By Najib Jobain, Kareem Chehayeb, Amy Teibel, Associated Press The raid came after the U.N. warned that it is on the verge of running out of fuel in the Gaza Strip, forcing it to sharply curtail relief efforts in the territory, which has also been under a complete siege… Continue reading
Oct 25 Al Jazeera says family of Gaza correspondent killed in an Israeli airstrike By Jack Jeffrey, Associated Press According to Al Jazeera, Dahdouh's family members were killed by an Israeli airstrike that hit Nuseirat Refugee Camp, located in an area of Gaza where the military had encouraged people to go to stay safe. Continue reading
Oct 25 Amazon rolls out independent cloud for Europe to address stricter privacy standards By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Amazon Web Services said Wednesday that its AWS European Sovereign Cloud, which will be located in and operate out of Europe, will have the same security, availability, and performance as existing AWS Regions but will be separate from them. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 2:44 Israel may delay Gaza ground invasion for hostage negotiations and aid for Palestinians By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart It's day 19 of the Israel-Hamas war and Israeli forces continued a heavy air assault on Gaza as rockets were fired back into Israel. But there are new signs that an Israeli ground invasion may not be imminent after all. Continue watching
Oct 25 Security tensions running high in Belgium on the eve of an EU summit By Associated Press Security tensions are running high ahead of a European Union summit in Brussels, with police launching a search for a man they wanted to question over reports of unspecified threats. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 5:01 Family of man held by Hamas asks Israel to make safe return of hostages a priority By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev Chaim Peri is among the 220 hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7 attack. The 79-year-old father of five and grandfather of 13 has lived in the Nir Oz kibbutz for 61 years. One of his children, Noam Peri,… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 5:05 Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews volunteer for Israeli military By Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor Historically, few ultra-Orthodox Jews have served in the Israeli army, a fact that has sparked resentment and contributed to recent anti-government protests. But in the two weeks since the Hamas attack on civilians in southern Israel, more than 2,000 young… Continue watching
Oct 25 China calls the U.S. a ‘disruptor’ of peace in response to Pentagon report on China’s military buildup By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The annual report that is required by Congress is one way the Pentagon measures the military capabilities of China, which the U.S. government sees as its key threat in the Asia-Pacific region and America's primary long-term security challenge. Continue reading