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Michael Douglas pays solidarity visit to southern Israel

Jun. 02, 2024 21:37 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Actor Michael Douglas on Sunday paid a solidarity visit to an Israeli kibbutz that was hit hard in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked Israel’s war against the Islamic militant group. Douglas met with members of Kibbutz Be’eri and visited burnt-out homes...

Parade for Israel in NYC focuses on solidarity this year as Gaza war casts a grim shadow

Jun. 02, 2024 20:06 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Marchers chanted for the release of hostages in Gaza on Sunday at a New York City parade for Israel that drew thousands of people under heightened security. The parade was held almost eight months after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in southern Israel that triggered the...

The Israeli army says it investigates itself. Where do those investigations stand?

Jun. 02, 2024 19:43 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Throughout its grinding seven-month war with Hamas, Israel has pledged to investigate a series of deadly events in which its military forces are suspected of wrongdoing. The commitment comes in the face of mounting claims — from human rights groups and the International...

Israel seeks a 'governing alternative' to Hamas in Gaza. It's been tried and failed before

Jun. 02, 2024 16:08 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is looking into an alternative local governing body for Gaza, the defense minister said Sunday, proposing a future beyond Hamas but giving no idea who those challengers might be. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s comments came at a time of new uncertainty in...

Condemnations mount over Israeli proposal to label UN aid agency a terrorist group

Jun. 02, 2024 14:32 PM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Qatar and Saudi Arabia on Sunday condemned an Israeli parliamentary bill that seeks to label UNRWA, the main provider of aid for Palestinians in Gaza, a terrorist group, joining a growing number of nations opposed to the proposal. The bill, which passed a...

Chile joins developing nations rallying behind genocide case against Israel at international court

Jun. 01, 2024 17:42 PM EDT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has joined a group of nations supporting a genocide case against Israel filed last year at the International Court of Justice. President Gabriel Boric said in a speech to lawmakers Saturday that he was appalled by the humanitarian devastation in Gaza,...

Israeli leader Netanyahu faces growing pressure at home after Biden's Gaza proposal

Jun. 01, 2024 17:38 PM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister faced growing pressure Saturday after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a proposed agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, with many Israelis urging Benjamin Netanyahu to embrace the deal but far-right allies threatening to collapse his government...

Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war

May. 31, 2024 18:15 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding, nearly 8-month-old Mideast war. Biden added that Hamas is “no...

Congressional leaders invite Israel's Netanyahu to deliver an address at the Capitol

May. 31, 2024 16:50 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address a the Capitol, a show of wartime support for the longtime ally despite mounting political divisions over Israel's military assault on Gaza. The invitation from House...

The Latest | Biden says Israel offers Hamas a cease-fire and hostage release deal

May. 31, 2024 16:05 PM EDT

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said Israel has offered Hamas a cease-fire and hostage release deal that would unfold over three phases, declaring it was time to end the fighting in Gaza and that Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel. ...