State Department rushes to respond to internal outcry over Israel-Hamas war
Secretary Anthony Blinken has met personally with authors of a cable submitted to the Department's Dissent Channel
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Secretary Anthony Blinken has met personally with authors of a cable submitted to the Department's Dissent Channel
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.
President Joe Biden says he thinks there should be a humanitarian "pause" in the Israel-Hamas war.
Despite growing outcry over the huge civilian death toll in Gaza, Israel is pressing ahead with the "next stage" of its war on Hamas.
Photographs of hostages held by Hamas were ripped down outside of a Jewish student center at the University of Minnesota.
The U.S. State Department says the last planned charter flight for Americans trying to get out of Israel will leave Tuesday.
A fight between two groups turned deadly in Tampa when a shooting during Halloween festivities resulted in two deaths and 18 people hurt.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation that Israel has opened a "new phase" in the war by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from the ground, air and sea.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby called the "barbaric" tactics "a symptom of how poorly Russia's military leaders know they're doing."
"We have to show the world what happened here," an Israel Defense Forces spokesman said, explaining the decision to show reporters disturbing video of the Hamas attacks.
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.
The Hamas militant group's coordinated terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7 was the deadliest assault in the region in decades, and prompted Israel to declare war.
Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told reporters Saturday that "We are going to increase the attacks, from today."
However, no U.S. citizens or other foreign nationals who have been stranded in Gaza since the war began were allowed to cross into Egypt.
The Minnesota Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations gathered, calling for a cease-fire. Jason Rantala spoke with those at the rally about the progress they’re seeing, and their hopes for the future.
As Israel bombs Hamas in Gaza and aid remains locked out, Iran's other allies in the region appear to test the water, fueling fear of a wider regional war.
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.
Aswar Rahman sought out stranded Americans to give them information about an escape option he helped set up through his humanitarian organization, The American Service.
While fighting rages on in the Middle East, Jewish and Muslim leaders in Minnesota are calling for a cease-fire to stop the loss of life on both sides.
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.
Here in Minnesota, a different kind of diplomacy, on the basketball court. Our David Schuman was there as the Timberwolves hosted a team from Israel.
Gaza's Health Ministry says hundreds taking shelter at a Gaza City hospital were killed in an Israeli airstrike Tuesday. Tina Kraus reports from Tel Aviv.
The death toll in Gaza approached 2,700. Palestinians say the humanitarian crisis is dire. CBS News correspondent Bradley Blackburn reports from New York.
