Israel-Hamas
Mahmoud Issa/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — A second straight day of talks aimed at negotiating a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel concluded in Egypt on Tuesday with no breakthrough, a Hamas official told ABC News. Israel did not send a delegation to Cairo for the latest round of negotiations and has declined to comment […]
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Colleges and universities across the United States are struggling to handle the ongoing debate over the Israel-Hamas war with pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests erupting on campuses and federal agencies launching investigations into possible discrimination at several institutions. In recent years, schools, which are often seen as hotbeds for political […]
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (LONDON) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a temporary cease-fire in the war-torn Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages. Here’s what we know about the deal. The agreement between the Israeli government and Gaza’s militant rulers, Hamas, was mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States. The Qatari Ministry […]
Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has led to scarce access to food, water, sanitation and medical supplies in overcrowded shelters and facilities that are housing hundreds of thousands of displaced people, many women and children, according to multiple humanitarian organizations. Current conditions put these people at high […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah was standing near the Lebanon-Israeli border on Oct. 13, a Friday afternoon six days into the current conflict in Israel, doing what he did best: cover war zones from the Middle East to Ukraine. On this day, he was providing a live signal for a […]
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Joe Biden said he was “deeply saddened and outraged” by the deadly hospital strike in Gaza, and seemed to determine that Israel was not to blame, saying it was “done by the other team.” The comments came shortly after […]
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a week after Hamas terrorists rained thousands of rockets down on Israel and infiltrated the country by air, sea and land in an unprecedented surprise attack, the region stands on the brink of war — with fears of a wider conflict and thousands dead on both sides of […]
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As war broke out in recent days with a Hamas attack and an Israeli response that has left an estimated more than 4,100 people dead in Israel and Gaza, gruesome images and disinformation spread widely on major social media platforms. From repurposed video game footage masquerading as videos showing military […]
Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, stories of devastation have emerged including injuries, disablement, destruction of buildings and loss of life. However, experts say war is not just an international relations crisis but also a public health crisis that can result in long-term consequences. Israelis and Palestinians — as well […]
Momen Faiz/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Oil prices have climbed over fears the Israel-Hamas war could embroil the wider petroleum-producing Gulf region and threaten global output. The global Brent oil benchmark rose nearly 5% in trading on Monday, reversing some of a major decline in recent weeks that had cheered many market onlookers and […]
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