Biden says he hopes for Israel-Hamas cease-fire by Monday
President Biden has said the U.S. was working to negotiate a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas that would pause fighting in Gaza for at least six weeks.
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President Biden has said the U.S. was working to negotiate a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas that would pause fighting in Gaza for at least six weeks.
The United States has vetoed an Arab-backed and widely supported U.N. resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel has vowed to press ahead with a ground offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1.5 million people, many of them displaced because of the war, are now living. Holly Williams has the latest.
The Israeli military announced that it had rescued two hostages who were held by Hamas since October. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden and King Abdullah II of Jordan met at the White House as they work towards a deal to free the rest of the hostages. Skyler Henry reports. (2/12/24)
A day after President Biden called Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip "over the top," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it clear that the war was likely to escalate.
The U.S. has reported several attempted Houthi strikes in the Red Sea over the past day. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the details.
The International Court of Justice says Israel's actions in Gaza are sufficient to warrant the court hearing a genocide case brought by South Africa.
Hundreds demonstrated outside a federal courthouse in Oakland where a lawsuit seeking to stop U.S. aid to Israel was being heard. Anne Makovec reports. (1-26-24)
Israel has its deadliest day since launching its ground war against Hamas as 24 soldiers are killed in Gaza.
Israel pounds Gaza with artillery, terrifying civilians sheltering in a hospital, as Netanyahu rejects calls for a 2-state solution.
More than 25,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.
Pakistan has condemned Iran for a "blatant violation" of its airspace over deadly missile strikes that show the risk of the Israel-Hamas war sparking a much wider conflict.
Oakland's 10th annual "Reclaim MLK's Radical Legacy" rally and march celebrated the more revolutionary side of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his final years before being assassinated in
Officials say more than 30 Palestinians, including young children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
Israel has asked the U.N.'s top court to dismiss a case brought by South Africa accusing it of genocide in Gaza. Here's a look at the case, the court, and the crime of genocide.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed a resolution calling for a sustained cease-fire in Gaza after a heated period of public comment.
As Antony Blinken arrived to seek a "way forward," Israel continued its bombardment of Gaza and there was fresh violence along the country's northern border with Lebanon.
Police in El Cerrito have released photos of man suspected of a hate crime after they said a woman carrying an Israeli flag was attacked during a weekend protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Hundreds of people attended the rules committee meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Monday.
Lawmakers have banned public displays of the Nazi salute, swastika and other hate symbols as Australia tries to get to grips with a spike in antisemitism.
A discussion about the Israel-Hamas War and a letter written by the city's mayor kept the debate going late into Tuesday night and Wednesday morning ending in a tie vote that failed to get a motion passed in support of a ceasefire in the conflict.
The Alameda City Council debated and heard public comment on a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Shawn Chitnis reports.
Saleh al-Arouri was one of the founders of Hamas' military wing and headed the group's presence in the West Bank.
Israel has begun withdrawing thousands of troops from Gaza after a monthslong campaign that has killed over 20,000 in the territory, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. But as the bombardment of Gaza continues, Israeli officials warn its offensive in Gaza will go on for months. Ian Lee has the latest.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel needs more time to achieve the war's objectives.
