-
2 weeks ago | 
m.kuow.org | Jackie Northam |James Hider
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (second right) listens to the director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, as he visits an exhibition of Iran's nuclear achievements in Tehran, Iran, April 9.
-
3 weeks ago | 
wlrn.org | James Hider |Daniel Estrin
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel is arming clans in the Gaza Strip to undermine Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that Israel has been fighting for almost 20 months. Netanyahu issued a video statement acknowledging that Israel had "activated" clans that oppose Hamas, saying the move would help save the lives of Israeli soldiers.
-
1 month ago | 
nhpr.org | Daniel Estrin |Carrie Kahn |James Hider
TEL AVIV, Israel — The new U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, told NPR he is "outraged" at the leaders of Britain, France and Canada for condemning Israel's new military offensive in Gaza. " The prolonged suffering for everybody is on Hamas, and I'm outraged that the U.K., Canada, France, they're blaming the wrong perpetrator," Huckabee, the former Republican governor of Arkansas, said in an interview Wednesday at a U.S. Embassy office in Tel Aviv.
-
2 months ago | 
boisestatepublicradio.org | James Hider |Michele Kelemen
President Trump said that the United States will hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program, starting Saturday. "We have a very big meeting, and we'll see what can happen. And I think everybody agrees that doing a deal would be preferable to doing the obvious," Trump said, as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office. During his first term, Trump withdrew from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran negotiated by then-President Barack Obama.
-
Mar 18, 2025 | 
boisestatepublicradio.org | James Hider
Israel has launched a wave of deadly attacks against Gaza, a move that appears to have put an end to the fragile ceasefire that came into effect almost two months ago and aimed at ending almost 16 months of war. The Gaza Ministry of Health said Tuesday the death toll from the Israeli wave of attacks in Gaza was now at least 300 with more than 1,000 people injured. Khalil Al Daqran, the spokesman of the health ministry, confirmed the numbers to NPR in a brief interview.
-
Jan 17, 2025 | 
kpbs.org | James Hider |Jerome Socolovsky
Updated January 17, 2025 at 18:32 PM ETThe Israeli government has approved a ceasefire and hostage deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, leading to a possible end to 15 months of a devastating war in Gaza that spread to other parts of the Middle East. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's full cabinet voted in favor of the U.S.-backed deal late Friday, according to The Associated Press and Israeli news outlets, following earlier approval by his security cabinet.
-
Jan 17, 2025 | 
wlrn.org | James Hider
Updated January 17, 2025 at 18:32 PM ETThe Israeli government has approved a ceasefire and hostage deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, leading to a possible end to 15 months of a devastating war in Gaza that spread to other parts of the Middle East. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's full cabinet voted in favor of the U.S.-backed deal late Friday, according to The Associated Press and Israeli news outlets, following earlier approval by his security cabinet.
-
Jan 17, 2025 | 
wgbh.org | James Hider
January 17, 2025 Israel’s security cabinet has voted to approve a ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Gaza. The decision came two days after mediators Qatar and the United States an agreement had been reached with Israel and Hamas on Wednesday.
-
Jan 17, 2025 | 
boisestatepublicradio.org | James Hider |Toya Wolfe
Updated January 17, 2025 at 18:32 PM ETThe Israeli government has approved a ceasefire and hostage deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, leading to a possible end to 15 months of a devastating war in Gaza that spread to other parts of the Middle East. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's full cabinet voted in favor of the U.S.-backed deal late Friday, according to The Associated Press and Israeli news outlets, following earlier approval by his security cabinet.
-
Jan 17, 2025 | 
opb.org | James Hider |Jerome Socolovsky
A view of damage at a residential building following an Israeli airstrike on Jabalia after Israel and Gaza reached a ceasefire deal, in the north of Gaza City, on Thursday. Israel’s security cabinet has voted to approve a ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Gaza. The decision came two days after mediators Qatar and the United States announced an agreement had been reached with Israel and Hamas on Wednesday.
