Protesters demand hostage release, call for end to war in Tel Aviv
Protesters blocked a highway in Tel Aviv, demanding the release of the hostages and an end to the war.
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Protesters blocked a highway in Tel Aviv, demanding the release of the hostages and an end to the war.
After some confusion, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem says the State Department is "planning for contingencies" to help Americans leave Israel, but some aren't waiting around.
President Trump cut short his trip to Canada for a meeting with world leaders and took off for Washington late Monday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it was due to "what's going on in the Middle East."
A rowdy protest broke out in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, with Israelis calling for an end to the country's war against Hamas, and a return of the remaining hostages.
Firefighting efforts shut down Route 1, the major road connecting the city with Israel's largest city, Tel Aviv.
Israel's military says it intercepted a missile early this morning targeting the country's main international airport in Tel Aviv. The Houthi rebel group that runs most of Yemen claimed responsibility.
It's the second Hanukkah without their loved ones.
A missile fired from Yemen, struck Tel Aviv Saturday morning in a very rare case of Israel's missile-defense systems failing to intercept a projectile fired at the city.
Inside Gaza, mourners held funerals for 19 people, 12 of them children, killed in Israeli strikes.
Israel's military says this is the first time ever that a rocket from Lebanon has reached the country's largest city.
There were demonstrations across five cities, including Tel Aviv.
Thousands of mourners gathered in Israel on Monday to pay respects to one of the six hostages found dead in Gaza on Saturday. Meantime, overwhelming grief turned to anger in Tel Aviv, as protests evolved into a general strike, with organizers blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claiming the hostages would be alive if he hadn’t stalled a ceasefire deal.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris personally spoke to the grieving parents.
After the deaths of six Israeli hostages, including one whose parents are originally from Chicago, protesters say a ceasefire may be their only hope of finding the remaining captives alive.
Thousands of people joined relatives of hostages to gather to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the way he has handled the war against Hamas.
Israeli authorities say the attacker was Palestinian, and he was shot and killed by police.
Family members of hostages and other protesters gathered in Tel Aviv to mark the milestone last night. A sign that says "300" on fire and sent lanterns into the sky.
Delta says it is canceling flights there through Friday due to conflict in the region. United also canceled its daily flight but didn't offer a timeline on when it might resume.
United and Delta are pausing flights to and from Tel Aviv as concerns grow about a possible widening Middle East conflict.
A 50-year-old man was found dead in an apartment near the blast site, and at least four people were hit by shrapnel.
Netanyahu warns there will be no permanent end to the war in Gaza until all the hostages are released.
Delta, United and American airlines have all temporarily suspended flights to and from the Ben Gurion International Airport.
