Michigan couple credits Rashida Tlaib, Arab American Civil Rights League for Gaza escape
Zakaria and Laila Alarayshi landed at Detroit Metro Airport Tuesday afternoon.
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Zakaria and Laila Alarayshi landed at Detroit Metro Airport Tuesday afternoon.
Zakaria Alarayashi and his wife, Laila, from Livonia, Michigan, were visiting family in Gaza City last month when they got caught in the conflict.
U.N. says 70% of Gaza's population has been displaced a month into the Israel-Hamas war, as Gaza officials say more than 10,300 are dead, almost half of them children.
Hamas officials say the death toll is over 10,000 as Israel ignores rising calls for a cease-fire and Israeli troops surround the Gaza Strip's largest city.
"We believe that there are still a number of Americans inside Gaza," deputy national security adviser Jon Finer said Sunday.
As the first wave of Americans trapped in Gaza are finally leaving the war zone and crossing into Egypt, one Metro Detroit family has a plea to the Biden administration to ensure their loved ones make it back home safe.
The conflict in the Middle East is being felt throughout Michigan.
The president is under growing pressure from those who say Israel's bombardment of Gaza is collective punishment.
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.
The Iran-backed Palestinian faction Hamas knew its unprecedented terror attack on Israel would draw a devastating response, so why did it strike?
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.
The two-week old war with Hamas is threatening to spiral into a broader conflict.
President Biden spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu on Sunday, a day after the first convoy of humanitarian aid was allowed into Gaza to address the unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
President Biden is asking Congress for $100 billion in supplemental funding, including aid for Israel and Ukraine.
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, is facing censure for her response to the Hamas attack on Israel.
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and U.S. Rep Rashida Tlaib are criticizing the Biden Administration following the hospital explosion in Gaza City.
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.
Over the weekend, 41-year-old David Mintz was arrested and charged with the threat of terrorism after stating online that he would hunt down and kill Palestinians.
As war between Israel and Hamas continues, President Biden said he does not believe the two-state solution is dead.
Florine Mark, the former president of the Weight Watchers Group, has three generations of family in Israel. She says she worries about them every day.
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.
Oak Park is stepping up its security and increasing patrols around synagogues and throughout the Jewish community in light of the Hamas terror attack on Israel.
Abbey Onn's relatives were taken on Saturday during Hamas' attack on Israel, but she said she is hoping for a diplomatic solution.
Israel says it's "taking more time" than expected to fend off an unprecedented attack by Hamas, as it locks down Gaza and more rockets fly from the Palestinian enclave.
