Keller @ Large: Looking at the Israel/Hamas war from a local perspective
In this week's Keller @ Large, Jon Keller is talking with Ambassador Meron Reuben, the Consul General of Israel to New England.
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In this week's Keller @ Large, Jon Keller is talking with Ambassador Meron Reuben, the Consul General of Israel to New England.
The U.S. secretary of state held firm to the U.S. position that a cease-fire would harm Israel's right and obligation to defend its citizens after the surprise attack by Hamas militants on Oct. 7.
The flag raising participants say the U.S. should leverage its influence to push for a ceasefire.
Hundreds of people trapped in war-torn Gaza were allowed to leave Wednesday and cross the border into Egypt, but a family from Massachusetts was not among them.
A small group of Harvard University students are going out of their way to get intellectually uncomfortable, so they can engage in some important dialogue about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict taking place right now.
The Israeli military said Monday it had struck more than 600 targets in Gaza over the previous 24 hours as it stepped up its bombardments.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation that Israel has opened a "new phase" in the war by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from the ground, air and sea.
Calls for help from a Medway family trapped in Gaza are growing more desperate by the day.
Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, says she "went through hell" being taken hostage by Hamas, but after 2 weeks in captivity, she shook one of the militants' hands.
Deadly, ongoing Israeli airstrikes are fueling anger across the region and fear for 222 Hamas hostages in Gaza as the U.S. tries to delay an invasion.
Comedian Dave Chappelle's comments about the war between Israel and Hamas triggered a walkout of his Boston comedy show late last week.
Hundreds of demonstrators protested in Boston Sunday, calling for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas as a family from Medway stuck in Gaza pleads for help to get home.
WBZ TV's Laura Haefeli reports.
The two-week old war with Hamas is threatening to spiral into a broader conflict.
However, no U.S. citizens or other foreign nationals who have been stranded in Gaza since the war began were allowed to cross into Egypt.
The freed U.S. hostages are Judith and Natalie Shoshana Raanan from suburban Chicago, officials announced.
A local rower will be taking on the Head of the Charles race with a competitor's uniform from Israel on her shoulders.
Ilana Zieff will be wearing the uniform she received from a member of the Israeli national team. WBZ-TV's Mike Sullivan reports.
A Plymouth family is desperate to return home to Massachusetts as they struggle to escape war-torn Gaza.
WBZ TV's Tiffany Chan reports.
WBZ TV's Anna Meiler reports.
They were relatives of a Needham resident who says five of his family members were kidnapped.
No humanitarian aid yet, but more Israeli airstrikes in Gaza as anger spreads across the region over a hospital blast the U.S. and Israel blame on Palestinian militants.
U.S. citizens overseas have been advised to "exercise increased caution" due to "the potential for terrorist attacks" and violence amid the Israel-Hamas war.
President Biden is asking Congress for $100 billion in supplemental funding, including aid for Israel and Ukraine.
