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The heads of the CIA and MI6 issue a joint call for a cease-fire in Gaza
The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies say Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could change the narrative of the grinding war. Richard Moore, the head of MI6, said Kyiv’s surprise move in August to seize territory in Russia’s Kursk region was “typically audacious and bold on the part of the Ukrainians.” He...
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Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause
Gaza’s Health Ministry says it has begun a three-day campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus.
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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 12 after knife attack in Tel Aviv leaves 2 dead
Tensions have soared following nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the killing of two senior militants in separate strikes in Lebanon and Iran last week.
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Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation agreement in China
This is far from the first time the rival groups have signed reconciliation pacts, only to return to hostilities due to persistent disagreements.
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US military pier used to deliver aid to Gaza will be dismantled, officials say
Planned as a temporary fix to get aid to starving Palestinians, the project was panned from the start by aid groups that condemned it as a waste of time and money.
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Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, officials say
Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians outside Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50, according to the territory’s health officials and emergency workers.
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Some students walk out of University of Chicago graduation as 4 diplomas withheld over protests
Hundreds of students at the University of Chicago graduated with their diplomas in hand on Saturday, but that wasn’t the case for four students who are involved in ongoing disciplinary proceedings stemming from a pro-Palestinian protest on campus.
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‘All Eyes on Rafah' image shared by millions on Instagram following Israeli airstrike
The image, which appears to be AI-generated, was shared more than 29 million times in less than 24 hours.
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DC activist says World Central Kitchen worker killed in airstrike was ‘a warrior for humanity'
Bryan Weaver, Adams Morgan-based activist and former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, spoke with News4 about his friend Zomi Frankcom, one of the World Central Kitchen workers killed in an Israeli airstrike.
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Friends remember Zomi Frankcom, World Central Kitchen worker killed in Israeli airstrike
The loss of seven workers from World Central Kitchen has hit the nonprofit community hard. One of the women killed had made and kept friends around the world — including in Adams Morgan.
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Residents call for Alexandria to pass Gaza ceasefire resolution
Demonstrators held a vigil for Gazans in Alexandria, Virginia, and they want the city to pass a resolution demanding an end to the war. But, that’s not something the city council is currently considering. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Gaza cease-fire protester rushes DC mayor
Security had to block a protester who rushed D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser as she spoke at an event Friday morning. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation
U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening stage of an emergency humanitarian assistance authorized by President Joe Biden after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops.
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Israel's Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza, rebuffing Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza and that “this is contrary to a Palestinian state.”
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Palestinians are using donated eSIM cards to stay in touch with the outside world
Palestinians have faced numerous internet and phone blackouts throughout the months-long war.
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Desperate families in Gaza cling to a routine for survival
Palestinians seeking refuge in southern Gaza say every day has become a desperate struggle to find food, water, medicine and working bathrooms.
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Americans beg for help getting family out of Gaza. ‘I just want to see my mother again,' a son says
The State Department says some 300 U.S. citizens, green-card holders or close family members are trapped in Gaza by the fighting between Israel and Hamas militants.
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Protesters for ceasefire in Gaza arrested in Capitol Rotunda
As senate negotiations continued for aid to Israel, a group of demonstrators from across the country demanded an end to military aid to Israel, and were arrested during a protest in the Rotunda.
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‘She was a very sweet girl:' Palestinian restaurant owner in Falls Church grieves family killed in Gaza
Khalid Mekki, a restaurant owner in Falls Church, knows firsthand what the heartbreak of watching the Israel-Hamas War feels like. He recently found out his niece and her three daughters had been killed by a bomb.
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Massachusetts family with 1-year-old pleads US for help as they try to escape Gaza
A Palestinian-American family from Medway, Massachusetts, is among those fleeing northern Gaza.