U.S. sends warships to eastern Mediterranean after Hamas attack
Defense Secretary Austin said Sunday that he has ordered American military ships to move closer to Israel after Hamas' unprecedented attack.
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Defense Secretary Austin said Sunday that he has ordered American military ships to move closer to Israel after Hamas' unprecedented attack.
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog said he is under the impression that Americans are among those taken hostage by Hamas militants.
As families search for loved ones missing after Hamas' raid on Israel a former Israeli commander says the group has crossed "point of no return."
Israel's national emergency services agency says at least 1,500 more have been wounded in the Hamas military incursion.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he wanted to "levy a heavy price" against Hamas for launching thousands of rockets at Israel — a barrage that also continued Monday.
Israel's armed forces and Palestinian militants exchanged rocket fire on Tuesday as days of fighting centered around one of the holiest sites in the world for Muslims, Jews and Christians snowballed into another deadly flare-up in a decades-long conflict.
As clashes in Gaza continue to escalate, the State Department has issued a warning for Americans to avoid traveling to the region.
Max Steinberg graduated from El Camino Real High School in 2008.
