Hamas says 8,300 killed in Gaza as Israel sends in more ground forces
Despite growing outcry over the huge civilian death toll in Gaza, Israel is pressing ahead with the "next stage" of its war on Hamas.
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Despite growing outcry over the huge civilian death toll in Gaza, Israel is pressing ahead with the "next stage" of its war on Hamas.
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.
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?
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.
"We are concerned at the possibility of Iranian proxies, escalating their attacks against our own personnel," Blinken said on "Face the Nation."
The moves come as U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria have seen an increase in attacks by Iran-backed Shia militia groups in recent days.
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.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby says that "the regime was never going to see a dime of that money."
The death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel stands at 900, while Palestinian officials say retaliatory strikes on Gaza have killed over 700.
Israel says it's "taking more time" than expected to fend off an unprecedented attack by Hamas, as it locks down Gaza and more rockets fly from the Palestinian enclave.
Defense Secretary Austin said Sunday that he has ordered American military ships to move closer to Israel after Hamas' unprecedented attack.
President Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and "pledged his full support" to the Israeli government, the White House said.
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The prisoner swap included the transfer of $6 billion in unfrozen Iranian oil assets and the release of five Iranians facing charges in the U.S.
President Biden in August signed off on a politically charged agreement that secured the freedom of five Americans who were detained in Iran.
Thousands turned out at the capitol in Sacramento for Masha Day. A year ago, the 22-year-old died in custody of morality police because she wasn't wearing a hijab. Thousands have been arrested and thousands killed without due process in subsequent demonstrations.
Four Americans held in a notorious prison in Iran have been freed and placed on house arrest, an attorney for one of the prisoners said Thursday.
Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage.
After the U.S. conducted retaliatory "precision airstrikes" on facilities used by Iran-linked groups, there were a series of new attacks on U.S. bases Friday.
The CIA chief said that U.S. intelligence shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not serious about peace talks.
His public hanging, less than a month the alleged fatal stabbings of two security officials, shows the speed at which Iran now carries out death sentences handed down for those detained in the demonstrations the government hopes to put down.
The U.S. allegations are part of a deliberate effort by the U.S. to drive global isolation of Russia.
Protests have swept Iran since Mahsa Amini died three days after her arrest by the morality police, and there's no indication this move, if confirmed, will stop the unrest.
The U.S. men's national soccer team defeated Iran 1-0 in a must-win game.
The U.S. Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic.
