With infants at risk, Biden says Gaza hospitals "must be protected"
Biden calls for Gaza hospitals to be protected as Israeli troops surround the biggest medical facility, and infants' lives are caught in the middle of the war with Hamas.
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Biden calls for Gaza hospitals to be protected as Israeli troops surround the biggest medical facility, and infants' lives are caught in the middle of the war with Hamas.
Hundreds of protesters occupied the federal building in Oakland calling on the US government and President Biden to call for a cease-fire in Gaza.
"Aluminum foil is kept around the babies to protect them from the cold weather," says the director general of Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.
Activists protesting corporate profits, environmental abuses, poor working conditions and the Israel-Hamas war marched in downtown San Francisco on Sunday.
A cease-fire would be possible only if the more than 200 hostages held by militants in Gaza are released, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address.
Thousands of people who were sheltering in a Gaza hospital are evacuating as attacks against the hospital have "dramatically intensified," according to Doctors Without Borders. The Israeli military said its forces have encircled three hospitals in the territory, and have repeatedly said that Hamas hides forces and supplies within civilian infrastructure. Ramy Inocencio has more from Tel Aviv.
An Israeli air strike Friday hit Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest, leaving several people dead, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Israel insists Hamas is using Gaza hospitals to coordinate attacks and hide its commanders. Debora Patta has more.
The top U.S. diplomat spoke after Israel agreed to daily humanitarian pauses in the fighting in northern Gaza. Meanwhile, Hamas claims an Israeli strike on Gaza's largest hospital killed at least 13.
Harrowing new video shows what the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claims are conditions inside Al-Shifa hospital as Israeli forces pummel northern Gaza in what the IDF says is an effort to wipe out the Islamist militant group.
Jewish parents, teachers and community leaders sounded off on Friday over a resolution passed by the Oakland Education Association calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing Gaza conflict.
The possible cease-fire deal is being brokered by the United States, Egypt and Qatar, a Persian Gulf country that mediates with Hamas, according to the Associated Press.
Aid agencies say thousands of Palestinians in northern Gaza are trapped and facing the risk of "death by starvation" amid Israel's war with Hamas.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been one of the most vocal critics of Israel in Congress, but her latest comments went too far for some of her colleagues.
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.
Pro-Palestinian protesters chanted "shame on you," as guests arrived for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces gala in San Carlos Sunday.
As Israel faces criticism for its military offensive, many supporters are drawing a hard line about who is a friend or a foe.
As Israel faces criticism for its military offensive, many supporters are drawing a line about who is a friend or a foe. John Ramos reports. (11-5-23)
On Friday an Arab Muslim student at Stanford University was injured in a hit-and-run on campus in what is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol as a hate crime.
"We believe that there are still a number of Americans inside Gaza," deputy national security adviser Jon Finer said Sunday.
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied Saturday at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco.
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied Saturday at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco. John Ramos reports. (11-4-23)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken remains in the Middle East, meeting with leaders from Egypt and Jordan. This comes as Israel Defense Forces have escalated attacks inside Gaza. A warning that some of the images in this video are disturbing. Cristian Benavides reports for CBS New York. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/40qp4nS
Secretary of State Antony Blinken also reiterated Washington's long-standing support for the eventual recognition of a Palestinian state.
The MV Cape Orlando set sail after a nearly 10-hour delay Friday at the Port of Oakland due to demonstrators protesting America's role in supporting Israel's bombing of Gaza. Da Lin reports. (11-3-23)
