Oct 31 War raging around Israel's farmlands puts agricultural future at risk By Julia Frankel, Moshe Edri, Associated Press The Israel-Hamas war has plunged Israel’s agricultural heartlands, located around the Gaza Strip and in the north near the Lebanese and Syrian borders, into crisis. Continue reading
Oct 31 Israel continues attack on northern Gaza as 800,000 have fled south By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press There has been no central electricity in Gaza for weeks, and Israel has barred the entry of fuel needed to power emergency generators for hospitals and homes. Continue reading
Oct 31 Live updates: What's happening in the Israel-Hamas war as Israeli ground forces attack northern Gaza By Associated Press More than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians have fled their homes, with hundreds of thousands sheltering in packed U.N.-run schools-turned-shelters or in hospitals alongside thousands of wounded patients. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 9:51 More Israeli tanks roll into Gaza as Netanyahu says ceasefire 'will not happen' By Leila Molana-Allen, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Solveig Rennan It is now the fourth week of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and as Israel's air campaign continues, the death toll mounts. The IDF is now fighting Hamas on the ground in Gaza. Its troops are moving in… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 9:08 Military experts weigh in on Israel's tactics in Gaza airstrikes and ground invasion By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi Israel is now operating in the Gaza Strip, but a U.S. official says IDF ground invasion plans changed to use more “methodical” tactics compared to original plans. But still, Israel’s air campaign has been relentless, turning parts of Gaza into… Continue watching
Oct 30 Venezuela's high court suspends the opposition's primary election process, including its result By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The court on Monday ruled the opposition's Oct. 22 contest may be in violation of the law. It was not immediately clear whether the suspension would effectively result in the nullification of the contest. Continue reading
Oct 30 Death toll from Hurricane Otis hits 48 with 36 missing as search and recovery continues By Megan Janetsky, Felix Marquez, Associated Press Mexican authorities have raised the toll to 48 dead from Hurricane Otis, days after the fierce Category 5 storm struck the country’s southern Pacific coast and the tourist city of Acapulco. Continue reading
Oct 30 Live updates: What's happening in the Israel-Hamas war as Israel deepens military assault in Gaza By Associated Press The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has reached 8,306, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, more than 110 Palestinians have been killed in violence and Israeli raids. Continue reading
Oct 30 Fears increase over airstrikes near crowded hospitals as Israel expands ground assault into Gaza By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Lee Keath, Associated Press Israeli troops and tanks are pushing deeper into Gaza, advancing on two sides of the territory's main city. Meanwhile, the U.N. and medical staff warned that airstrikes have hit closer to hospitals where tens of thousands of Palestinians have sought… Continue reading
Oct 30 Putin calls security meeting following storming of Dagestan airport, claims it was staged from Ukraine By Associated Press Hundreds of angry men, some carrying banners with antisemitic slogans, rushed onto the tarmac of the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region, looking for Israeli passengers on the flight from Tel Aviv. Continue reading