World Dec 22 At least 22 people killed by Israeli airstrikes as Vatican envoy visits Gaza for pre-Christmas Mass Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said, while Gaza's small Christian community celebrated a pre-Christmas Mass. By Wafaa Shurafa, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press
World Dec 21 Watch 7:03 Ravages of war in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria leave millions of children in dire need As the humanitarian crisis affecting children in Gaza continues to deepen, UNICEF says there’s also a great need in Lebanon and Syria. John Yang speaks with UNICEF spokesman James Elder about what he saw on a recent trip to the… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery
World Dec 21 Rocket from Yemen injures 16 in Tel Aviv, while Gazans mourn 12 children killed by Israeli strikes A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people injured by shattered glass, the Israeli military said Saturday, while mourners in Gaza held funerals for 19 people — 12 of them children — killed… By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press
World Dec 18 As hopes rise for a ceasefire in Gaza, families of hostages endure uncertainty A released hostage in Gaza is fighting to save her boyfriend, who remains in captivity. Ilana Gritzewsky fears time is running out for her partner, Matan Zangauker, even as talks for a ceasefire deal progress. In the deal under discussion,… By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press
Dec 17 Palestinian lawsuit accuses State Department of giving Israel a pass on military aid and human rights By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken has denied that his agency has a double standard when it comes to Israel and enforcing a 1997 law barring military support in cases of gross human rights abuses. Continue reading
Dec 16 Gaza death toll tops 45,000 from Israel-Hamas war, health officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Efforts to reach a cease-fire have picked up in recent weeks after repeatedly faltering. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Displaced Gazans struggle to escape fighting between Israel and Hamas In our news wrap Sunday, dozens of people were killed in Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, Israel said it wants to double the population of Israeli settlers in the Golan Heights along the border with… Continue watching
Dec 15 Israel decides to close its embassy in Ireland as tensions rise over Gaza war By Wafaa Shurafa, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Israel said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials said new Israeli airstrikes killed over 30 people including several children. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 2:27 News Wrap: Israeli airstrikes kill 10 people in central Gaza as ceasefire talks continue In our news wrap Saturday, medical teams in Gaza say an Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people at a market, South Korean lawmakers voted to impeach their president, Pelosi underwent hip replacement surgery after a fall in Luxembourg, ABC… Continue watching