Israel tightens encirclement of Gaza as Blinken urges more civilian protection
Secretary of State Antony Blinken also reiterated Washington's long-standing support for the eventual recognition of a Palestinian state.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken also reiterated Washington's long-standing support for the eventual recognition of a Palestinian state.
Hundreds of people rallied inside and outside Philadelphia's 30th Street Station to call for a cease-fire amid the war between Israel and Hamas on Thursday.
Foreign nationals continued to cross over the Rafah border crossing into Egypt for the first time since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
Officials in England are also now requiring all players in the country wear neck guards after the 29-year-old's death.
Avi Lurie, 27, is fighting against Hamas as a commander of Israeli paratroopers. He was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Bryn Mawr.
Hurricane Otis plowed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a deadly Category 5. Just 12 hours earlier, it was a tropical storm.
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.
In a video posted on Instagram Wednesday, the Grevin Museum's managing director said that after seeing The Rock's wax figure under display lights, "we got a big surprise."
In just a matter of hours, Otis strengthened into a major hurricane, threatening "catastrophic damage" along Mexico's Pacific coast before weakening.
Johnson wrote on Instagram Sunday that his team was reaching out to the Grevin Museum in Paris, France, "so we can work at 'updating' my wax figure."
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.
The two-week old war with Hamas is threatening to spiral into a broader conflict.
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.
Yehuda Beinin said his daughter Liat and son-in-law Aviv went missing from their kibbutz during the attack.
The freed U.S. hostages are Judith and Natalie Shoshana Raanan from suburban Chicago, officials announced.
