Hamas releases 2 more hostages as war with Israel continues
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.
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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.
While the news of more hostage releases brings a glimmer of hope, the outcry from Sacramento's Jewish community and its allies on Monday evening was clear: release all hostages held by Hamas immediately.
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.
As the Israeli ground invasion into Gaza appears imminent, they're stepping up ground strikes against Hamas. This comes as the first wave of aid trucks rolls into the region. Aid workers say it isn't enough.
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The Israel-Hamas conflict has had wide-reaching effects even here in the Sacramento area, but for some, it hasn't been as easy as unplugging from social media.
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.
Medics in Gaza are warning that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people run desperately low on fuel and basic supplies.
Tensions are rising across the United States over the Israel-Hamas war. We saw rallies here in California, including in Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, where Palestinian and Israeli supporters clashed outside the Israeli consulate. Today, near the State Capitol, there was a march of around 200 people in solidarity with Palestine.
A gift Sacramento sent to its sister city in Israel has saved lives amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The shelters are reinforced concrete that allows people to dash into them if rocket sirens start to sound.
The U.S. Department of State announced a plan to fly Americans out of Israel starting Friday.
Organizers of Pro-Palestinian rallies are calling Thursday a national day of resistance.
More than 1,200 people have been killed in Israel, including 27 Americans, and over 1,500 have been killed in Gaza, according to officials.
The Gaza Strip has been pounded by relentless airstrikes since Hamas militants launched a full-scale assault on southern Israel.
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The death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel stands at 900, while Palestinian officials say retaliatory strikes on Gaza have killed over 700.
People in Sacramento on both sides of the fighting are watching what is happening in Israel closely. The Chabad of Sacramento congregation came together for a service at their temple as fighting erupted in Israel.
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.
Community members in Sacramento are feeling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a very deep way including two prominent community leaders organizing their own as best they can.
Pro basketball player Brad Waldow, a Shingle Springs native, claims to have exhausted nearly every possible way of getting out of the country.
Defense Secretary Austin said Sunday that he has ordered American military ships to move closer to Israel after Hamas' unprecedented attack.
Israel's national emergency services agency says at least 1,500 more have been wounded in the Hamas military incursion.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the strike on a northeast Ukrainian village a "demonstrably brutal Russian crime," and he promised a "powerful" response.
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The invasive golden mussel has now been confirmed in the Port of West Sacramento, marking the species' northernmost detection in California since it was first discovered in Stockton in 2024, wildlife officials announced Saturday.
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The invasive golden mussel has now been confirmed in the Port of West Sacramento, marking the species' northernmost detection in California since it was first discovered in Stockton in 2024, wildlife officials announced Saturday.
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The Sacramento Fire Department said on Thursday that it confirmed a post to its X account claiming a terror attack had occurred at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara was the result of a hack.
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Let the games begin. The debut of the X Games in Sacramento is on Friday at Cal Expo.
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