Demonstrators rally in support of Palestine in Chicago Loop
Many could be heard should "free free Palestine" as they called for a ceasefire in the war with Israel.
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Many could be heard should "free free Palestine" as they called for a ceasefire in the war with Israel.
Ahead of a likely ground invasion the fighting that started when Hamas fighters killed hundreds of Israeli citizens. CBS News correspondent Debra Patta reports, that UN officials inside Gaza said they are about to run out of fuel.
Israel Defense Forces said they've killed Hamas militants and destroyed some of their tunnels and command centers. CBS News correspondent Tina Kraus reports from Tel Aviv.
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.
Two more hostages taken by Hamas during the deadly Oct. 7 attack, identified by Israeli officials as Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, have been released.
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.
Dozens of people were singing and linking arms in a downtown Chicago march. They said they are Chicago Jews and allies demanding a cease-fire in Gaza.
Israel has launched airstrikes in Gaza, Syria and the West Bank as the country prepares for a likely ground assault.
Relief for the family of two North Shore women held hostage by Hamas. Natalie and Judith Raanan were finally free after being released by their hostage takers on Friday.
Uri Raanan, the father of Natalie Raanan, the teenager who was taken hostage along with her mother by Hamas in Israel and released on Friday, spoke at a news conference about the latest developments.
Recent Deerfield High School graduate Natalie Shoshana Raanan was freed by Hamas after several days in captivity in Gaza. It came as a huge relief to her former high school community.
President Biden is asking Congress to approve $105 billion in emergency spending, including around $14 billion in aid to Israel.
Recent Deerfield High School graduate Natalie Shoshana Raanan was freed by Hamas after several days in captivity in Gaza. It came as a huge relief to her former high school community.
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.
Doctors at the second-largest hospital are using cellphones and flashlights to illuminate procedures, as fuel shortage prompts energy conversation.
Public health doctor and World Health Organization spokesperson Margaret Harris joined the stream to talk about the deadly hospital blast and the desperate need for humanitarian aid to be let into Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war.
According to the Gaza Health Ministry, 3,785 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave since this war began, most of them women, children, and older adults.
President Biden is traveling to Israel to show support for a key U.S. ally as Israel and Hamas trade accusations over a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital.
"The incident in Plainfield is both continuation and intensification of anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab racist acts that have been invisibilized most people don't know these incidents are going on every day in Chicagoland."
CBS 2's Ian Lee has more on the devastation hitting the most innocent involved.
CBS news correspondent Ian Lee reports the U.S. State Department said it would be chartering flights beginning Friday.
Analysts said it could mean a ground invasion is coming soon. CBS 2's Natalie Brand reports it's all leading to even more chaos.
More than 1,200 people have been killed in Israel, including 27 Americans, and over 1,500 have been killed in Gaza, according to officials.
The U.S. State Department is working to get Americans out of the war zone. CBS 2's Ian Lee has more.
The death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel stands at 900, while Palestinian officials say retaliatory strikes on Gaza have killed over 700.
