San Francisco supervisors approve Gaza cease-fire resolution after heated meeting
Jose Martinez reports on the passage of Gaza cease-fire resolution by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors following tense public comment.
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Jose Martinez reports on the passage of Gaza cease-fire resolution by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors following tense public comment.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will take up a resolution Tuesday calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, a day after demonstrators staged a protest inside City Hall. Shawn Chitnis reports.
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.
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.
The worst fighting in Israel's north in nearly 20 years risks a new war, as the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired more than 60 rockets across the border Saturday in response to the assassination of a top Hamas commander in Beirut earlier this week. Israel also responded with airstrikes on southern Lebanon. Ian Lee reports from Tel Aviv.
The U.S. military killed a high-ranking Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad Thursday with a drone strike in the central part of the city. The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the bombing. CBS News White House reporter Willie J. Inman has more.
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's Supreme Court struck down part of Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial judicial overhaul, dealing him a political blow as he tries to manage the war with Hamas.
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.
For the second time this month, the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve a weapons sale to Israel.
The Fairfield Police Department announced 14 arrests related to a Gaza ceasefire protest that blocked the entrance of Travis Air Force Base early Thursday morning.
"It was a night of hell. We haven't seen such bombing since the start of the war," one Gaza resident says.
Israel is pressing forward with its offensive in Gaza. Air strikes are shifting to the central part of the territory -- while hospitals overflow with patients. Michael George reports. (12/26/23)
Latest strikes could mean Israel is set to expand its ground offensive into a third section of Gaza, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to insist Hamas must be destroyed before the war can end.
Jared Hill reports on rising tensions in the Middle East, including a drone strike on military base in Iraq by an Iran-affiliated terrorist group (12-26-2023)
Pro-Palestinian protesters took over Union Square in San Francisco on Saturday. Betty Yu reports. (12-23-23)
Rescuers and hospital officials say Israeli strikes flattened two Gaza homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family.
The U.N. Security Council voted Friday to speed up the process of delivering aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza and demand that all the hostages held by Hamas be released immediately and without conditions. The U.S. abstained on the measure, allowing the resolution to pass, after days of negotiations on the terms. reports.
The U.N. Security Council voted to speed up the process of delivering aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza and demand that all hostages held by Hamas be released immediately.
The word came as the U.N. reported more than half a million people in Gaza - a quarter of the population - are starving.
More than 20 vessels have come under attack in the Red Sea since mid-November, forcing shippers to bypass one of the world's busiest trade routes.
Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza rages, with the death toll reportedly nearing 20,000, amid hopes for new cease-fire negotiations.
