TOPIC: MIDDLE EAST CRISIS
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire will take effect Wednesday morning, Biden says
A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah will take effect at 4 a.m. local time (9 p.m. ET) on Wednesday, after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday.
Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce, say Lebanese sources
U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a ceasefire in Lebanon between armed group Hezbollah and Israel within 36 hours, four senior Lebanese sources said on Monday.
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'The sea took all of our things': Floodwaters devastate beach encampment in Khan Younis
Heavy winds and rising sea levels flooded and swept away displaced Palestinians along with their belongings overnight, in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Winter conditions are destroying the few remaining items they have after more than a year of ongoing bombardment.
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'The sea took all of our things’: Devastation after floodwaters hit Gaza tent encampment
Hundreds of displaced Palestinian families lost their tents in heavy rains and rising sea levels at an encampment by the sea in Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Monday, according to witnesses
Israelis hit house in northern Gaza, one of multiple strikes leaving at least 33 dead
Israeli forces killed at least 33 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, including a rescue worker, health officials said, as Israeli troops deepened an incursion along the territory's northern edge, bombarding a hospital and blowing up homes.
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Gaza aid groups say not enough food is reaching people in need
Aid groups in Gaza say the food crisis is continually getting worse and the limited supplies aren’t getting to those who need them. Israel says there is enough food and few people are going hungry — despite evidence to the contrary.
Malnutrition cases grow in Gaza, hospitals report, as little aid and food make it through
Hospital officials in the Gaza Strip say they’re dealing with a growing number of malnutrition cases among children in the enclave as little aid is making it through the crossings and the aid that does enter is violently looted.
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Flour shortage, bakery closures exacerbate already dire food situation in Gaza
Dozens stood outside the only operating bakery in Khan Younis in central Gaza Monday morning in hopes of getting their hands on bread to feed their families. Palestinians say despite waiting daily for hours, they are often leaving empty-handed amid a flour shortage and bakery closures that have exacerbated an already dire food situation in the besieged enclave.
Israeli strike kills 5 in Beirut, U.S. envoy expected in Beirut soon
An Israeli airstrike killed five people in central Beirut on Monday, Lebanon's Health Ministry said, the second day in a row Israel has hit a target within the capital as it presses its campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Israeli attack hit 'component' in Iran nuclear program, Netanyahu says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel's air attack on Iran last month hit an element of Tehran's nuclear program while degrading its defence and missile production capabilities.
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One hill at a time: How Israeli settlers take more territory
CBC News senior international correspondent Margaret Evans describes the strategy used by Israeli settlers to take over more land in the West Bank.
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What it's like to live in the shadow of an Israeli settlement
Palestinian activist Mohammad Hureini describes how settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank are treated differently by Israel.
Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to 'problems'
Iran will back any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, signaling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heavy blows to its Lebanese ally Hezbollah.
Israeli military's 'massive' forced displacement in Gaza amounts to war crimes: new report
Human Rights Watch says the "massive" and "deliberate" forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza carried out by Israeli forces equates to war crimes and crimes against humanity, in a new report published Thursday.
Israeli government agency says it has allowed supplies into Gaza, blaming delays on humanitarian groups
An Israeli government agency tasked with co-ordinating aid deliveries to Gaza is rejecting figures reported by international organizations on the number of supply trucks entering the territory, a day after Israel failed to meet the U.S. deadline to allow in more humanitarian assistance.
Palestinian paramedic recounts 'massacre' on school shelter in northern Gaza
As one of the few paramedics left in northern Gaza, Niveen Al-Dwawsa, is often the first on the scene of airstrikes, where she treats as many wounded people as she can. She used her phone to record what she saw while responding to the aftermath of an attack on a school shelter in Jabalia on Oct. 21.
Ottawa principal apologizes for playing Arabic song during Remembrance Day ceremony
An Ottawa high school principal has apologized for playing an Arabic song about peace during a Remembrance Day ceremony after facing swift backlash from critics calling it inappropriate and hurtful to members of the Jewish community.
Israel bans Palestinian relief agency UNRWA from operating in the country
Israel passed a law on Monday banning UNRWA from operating in the country. The legislation could impact the UN Palestinian refugee agency's work in war-torn Gaza.
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Israel signals plans for major annexation in occupied West Bank
A top Israeli cabinet minister has signalled the country is preparing to annex 150 settlements in the occupied West Bank, sparked in part by Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House. But such a move could also hinder any prospective peace process.
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Qatar expected to pull out of Gaza ceasefire talks, official says
Qatar will stop trying to mediate a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal until Hamas and Israel show a "sincere willingness" to return to the negotiating table, an official briefed on the matter told Reuters on Saturday, in the biggest setback to efforts to reach a truce since the war began.
Iran's foreign minister denies U.S. allegation of plot to kill Trump
An Iranian spokesperson said the claim was a "repulsive" plot by Israel and the Iranian opposition outside the country to "complicate matters between America and Iran."
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Father, child mourned at Khan Younis hospital as Israel continues to strike Gaza
A CBC freelance journalist in the Gaza Strip captured the scene at Nasr Hospital in Khan Younis on Thursday, after hospital officials said a child and his father were killed and other family members were injured in an airstrike in the Sheikh Nasser area. Sobhia Omran, a relative, said the house was hit in the middle of the night while the family was sleeping.
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Trump's presidency could change trajectory of Middle East conflict
Many Palestinians fear Donald Trump’s election win makes an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal even more unlikely. Trump, who took an aggressively pro-Israel stance during his first term, has already said Israel should be allowed to ‘go and just finish the job.’
In northern Gaza, 'hell is boiling' for civilians who remain, Palestinian says
Northern Gaza has been cut off from Gaza City to the south, communication has been patchy, supplies of food are dwindling and the price of whatever is available has reached exorbitant levels.
Israel officially ends agreement with UN Palestinian relief agency operating in Gaza
Israel has officially notified the United Nations that it was cancelling the agreement that regulated its relations with the main UN relief organization for Palestinian refugees since 1967, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.