Protesters gather in Chicago to call for end to new Israeli strikes in Gaza
The group Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine organized the "Hands off Gaza" event.
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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.
More than 400 Palestinians in Gaza are dead, after devastating Israeli airstrikes reignited a war that had been put on pause since a ceasefire took effect in January. Israel promised to wield "increasing military force" after talks on further hostage releases stalled, according to officials on both sides of the war.
Hamas said it accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals, but Israel cast doubt on the offer.
Human Rights Watch says there are only enough fuel reserves to continue operating water facilities for one week.
Hamas called cutting off aid to Gaza "cheap extortion, a war crime, and a blatant attack on the agreement." Both sides stopped short of saying the ceasefire had ended.
An anonymous Israeli source says talks began yesterday in Cairo.
An 8-year-old boy from Gaza who was seriously injured in an airstrike last year is able to walk again, after receiving a prosthetic leg at a hospital in Chicago.
Hamas gave Israel the bodies of four hostages before hundreds of Palestinian prisoners were released.
A mother and two young sons were laid to rest in Israel, more than a year after video of their abduction made them a symbol of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified in a Tel Aviv court on Wednesday as part of his corruption trial. He's accused of giving out regulatory favors to millionaire friends who got him favorable news coverage.
Israel is delaying a planned release of hundreds Palestinian prisoners in protest over “humiliating ceremonies” held at handovers of Israeli captives in Gaza. The announcement came as Hamas released six more hostages on Saturday, five of them escorted by masked militants and paraded in front of crowds.
On Saturday two hostages were handed over to the Red Cross in southern Gaza. Officials say one man is a 40-year-old who was taken during the Oct. 7 attack. The other is a 39-year-old who has been held since crossing into Gaza on his own years ago.
Hamas released four bodies, including the youngest captive taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, Kfir Bibas, and his brother.
Hamas says the remains are of Shiri Babas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, who was 9 months old when they were taken. His brother was 4 years old.
Hamas says it will not only release more Israeli hostages than expected this week, but the terrorist group will also hand over the bodies of 4 slain captives.
The administration is pushing forward on two very big foreign policy plans to end the war in Ukraine and stabilize a peace deal between Israel and Hamas.
This comes after President Trump lifted a block the Biden administration put on those weapons last month.
Israel celebrated the return of three hostages by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. During an emotional reunion with his wife, Israeli-American Segui Dekel-Chen learned the name of his daughter, who was born just two months after he was kidnapped.
Hamas released dual U.S.-Israeli national Sagui Dekel-Chen along with two other hostages as the Gaza ceasefire remained on track after a tense week.
Hamas had threatened to delay today's hostage release due to allegations of Israeli violations of the ceasefire. After talks with mediators, both sides agreed to proceed with today's release as scheduled.
The president met Tuesday with allies from the Middle East on his plans for Gaza. Erica Brown reports from Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu has ordered the army to beef up troops around Gaza, as President Trump delivered a new ultimatum for Hamas, calling for all remaining Israeli hostages to be released by noon on Saturday.
In a news conferrence with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump said the U.S. would "take over the Gaza Strip" and "own it."
