College presidents face tough questions from Congress over antisemitism on campus
Colleges and universities have been criticized for their handling of antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel.
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Colleges and universities have been criticized for their handling of antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel.
U.S. officials said drones and missiles were fired at 3 commercial vessels in the Red Sea on Sunday.
A group of protestors is accused of shouting antisemitic remarks, and stickers with pro-Palestinian slogans were reportedly left on the doors of Goldie in Center City, though when CBS Philadelphia checked back early Monday morning they had been removed.
As Israel expands the war in Gaza, so does the devastation and despair.
A group of protesters gathered outside Michael Solomonov's Philadelphia restaurant Sunday night as a larger demonstration marched through the city calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel's military says it has expanded its ground operations to every part of Gaza in pursuit of Hamas.
The U.S. is stepping up its pressure on Israel to do more to protect civilians.
Israel pounded targets in the southern Gaza Strip, intensifying a renewed offensive after a weeklong truce with Hamas and giving rise to renewed concerns about civilian casualties.
Hamas says at least 60 people killed as Israel resumes military operations in Gaza after accusing the Palestinian group of violating a cease-fire that lasted 7 days.
Israeli airstrikes pummeled Gaza Friday following a week-long cease-fire with Hamas. Both sides accuse each other of breaking the terms of the truce. CBS News Correspondent Bradley Blackburn reports. READ MORE: https://cbsloc.al/3R2XOHv
Six more hostages were released late Thursday, following two released earlier in the day, Israel said, as a short-term truce deal between Israel and Hamas neared its one-week mark.
CBS Philadelphia hears from the father of Liat Beinin as more hostages have been released as the cease-fire extends into the seventh day.
White flags have been underneath a tree in Clark Park since Oct. 28.
Hamas has freed about 100 hostages since the temporary cease-fire took effect and, despite ongoing violence outside Gaza, the truce was extended for at least 1 more day.
The family's stepmother is safe after she was held hostage by Hamas for close to two months.
Amichai Shdaimah's stepmother Diza Heiman was part of the fifth group of hostages released by Hamas on Tuesday.
A memorial in West Philadelphia's Clark Park is causing some controversy. It honors the Palestinian lives lost in the war between Israel and Hamas.
An American mother of three was among the latest group of hostages released by Hamas on Wednesday, President Biden said.
Controversy forces city officials to reevaluate plans to remove memorial in Clark Park honoring lost Palestinian lives. Josh Sanders reports.
Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said the IDF was "examining the reliability of the information."
Over the next two weeks, the documentary "Israelism" is scheduled for screenings at about a dozen colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
UPenn is now the second school to attempt to cancel one of the student-led screening events for "Israelism."
Twelve more hostages who were held in Gaza were released on Tuesday, according to the Red Cross and the IDF, as a temporary cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas continued into a fifth day.
The family of a boy taken hostage after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel celebrated his release while waiting on word about the boy’s father.
Hamas released 84-year-old Ditza Heiman and 12-year-old Eitan Yahalomi as part of the arrangement for two extra days of cease-fire in the war.
