Sacramento protestors call for a ceasefire in Gaza as war enters month two
Protestors in Sacramento are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as the Israel-Hamas War enters its second month.
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Protestors in Sacramento are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as the Israel-Hamas War enters its second month.
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.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken also reiterated Washington's long-standing support for the eventual recognition of a Palestinian state.
Protesters demanding a cease-fire in the Israeli war in Gaza blocked a U.S. military supply ship leaving the Port of Oakland for hours Friday by locking themselves to the vessel.
Israel says its forces faced fierce resistance from Hamas militants at Gaza City as hundreds of Americans looked set to depart Gaza and cross the border into Egypt.
The president is under growing pressure from those who say Israel's bombardment of Gaza is collective punishment.
Foreign nationals continued to cross over the Rafah border crossing into Egypt for the first time since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
Despite growing outcry over the huge civilian death toll in Gaza, Israel is pressing ahead with the "next stage" of its war on Hamas.
German-Israeli Shani Louk, 22, was among those killed by Hamas militants after they stormed a trance music festival on Oct. 7, her family has learned.
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.
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.
"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.
Humanitarian agencies are warning that the lack of fuel in the Gaza Strip is causing its health system to break down amid the Israeli siege.
For decades, Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank have had 2 main political options: Hamas or Fatah. Can either be viable after this war?
U.S. officials said no evidence has emerged that Israeli munitions were the source of the blast.
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.
Minnesota chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) said 30 members of the same extended family were killed.
Palestinian officials said an Israeli airstrike was responsible for the blast, while Israel said Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza launched a rocket that hit the site.
President Biden is asking Congress for $100 billion in supplemental funding, including aid for Israel and Ukraine.
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.
Gaza has been under siege by Israel for more than a week, in response to the deadly incursion by Hamas.
Most threats have been deemed not credible by the agency
Medics in Gaza are warning that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people run desperately low on fuel and basic supplies.
