Aid ship heading toward Gaza catches fire after alleged drone attack
The ship had issued an SOS after the Freedom Flotilla Coalition organizers claim the boat was hit by drones.
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The ship had issued an SOS after the Freedom Flotilla Coalition organizers claim the boat was hit by drones.
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Health officials at the Gaza hospital evacuated patients from the building after one person claimed they got a call from someone identifying himself with Israeli security shortly before the attack.
Before the gunfire, the video clearly shows marked ambulances and fire trucks with lights and sirens activated. It contradicts Israeli military claims of the vehicles approaching without signals.
Israel says the target was a Hamas militant posing as a journalist.
The children, ages 1, 4, 12, and 16, have war-related injuries or conditions that cannot be treated in Gaza.
The 22-year-old man's family says he was killed by Hamas militants after he publicly criticized the terrorist organization.
Max Long and Michael Kaminsky said they were attacked while showing support for Israel outside the DePaul Student Center in Lincoln Park.
Two Jewish students at DePaul University are suing the school for negligence, claiming DePaul failed to protect them when they were attacked in a violent hate crime on campus last November.
Participants say they blame Israel for the suffering they've endured over the past year and a half, but they also blame the terrorist organization that runs their government.
Thousands of Palestinians marched in northern Gaza Wednesday, many chanting against Hamas in a rare display of public anger on the second day of anti-war protests. Israelis also protested against the war outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home.
A humanitarian organization in Gaza said an Israeli airstrike killed eight people, including five children. Israel has not said who it was targeting in the strike.
Israel is reportedly crafting plans for a new ground invasion of Gaza that could involve sending tens of thousands of troops to clear and then occupy large portions of the enclave.
They say it's reducing its presence in Gaza after an Israeli tank strike killed a staff member and injured five others at a U.N. compound last week. Israel denies responsibility.
That includes a 16-year-old boy who was apparently being treated for injuries from a previous strike. It’s the latest in Israel’s renewed attack since the ceasefire ended a week ago.
Israeli forces Friday targeted a hospital that is in the Netzarim Corridor.
More than 100 of those killed since Tuesday are believed to be children. Protesters gathered outside his office on Thursday. They believe he should be doing more to bring home the remaining hostages.
Illinois Rep. Sean Casten spoke with CBS News Chicago about his contentious Wednesday night town hall in Downers Grove, which was eventually ended by police after disruptions by pro-Palestinian protesters.
Police had to shut down a town hall with U.S. Rep. Sean Casten in Downers Grove Wednesday evening after disruptions from pro-Palestinian protesters.
Israel launched more strikes overnight in Gaza, killing at least 85 Palestinians. Israeli officials said the strikes were intended for militant targets.
Police had to shut down a town hall with Rep. Sean Casten in Downers Grove Wednesday evening after persistent disruptions from pro-Palestinian protesters.
The group Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine organized the "Hands off Gaza" event.
The initial protest was held right outside Chicago’s Israeli Consulate on Madison Street, near the Ogilvie Transportation Center.
Israel launched airstrikes across Gaza in the middle of the night, breaking a fragile ceasefire, and killing more than 400 Palestinians, according to health officials in Gaza. In Tel Aviv's Hostage Square, many wonder what the collapsed ceasefire will mean for dozens of hostages still being held. William Asfour, who is from the Chicago area and used to live in Gaza, said one of his relatives in the region was critically wounded.
Human Rights Watch says there are only enough fuel reserves to continue operating water facilities for one week.
