US aid package: Senate passes $95.3B bill for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
The aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan now faces an uncertain future in the House. Here’s what’s in the legislation.
The Israeli military says it has rescued 2 hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip
The Israeli military said it rescued two hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip early Monday.
Israel-Hamas War: US works to broker ceasefire as concerns of wider conflict grow
Significant changes in the U.S. stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be coming as ceasefire negotiations are once again underway between Israel and Hamas.
Protesters chant 'genocide Joe' at Biden's abortion rights rally in Virginia
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris rallied for abortion rights in Manassas, Virginia on Tuesday as they prepared for a likely rematch with Donald Trump, the former Republican president who paved the way for overturning Roe v. Wade. Biden was interrupted several times by protests over Israel’s war in Gaza, with one shouting “Shame on you!"
American University hit with federal complaint over 'persistent' antisemitism
American University in Washington, D.C., has been hit with a federal complaint alleging that Jewish and Israeli students have experienced "persistent and threatening anti-Semitic rhetoric and conduct" on campus.
Virginia nurse heads to Gaza to help victims wounded in Israel-Hamas War
No longer willing to sit by as lives are lost in the war between Israel and Hamas, a Loudoun County nurse embarked on a journey to Gaza Sunday night, on her first medical mission to help the thousands upon thousands injured as the fighting continues.
130 protestors arrested at Cannon Rotunda on Capitol Hill during illegal Gaza protest
U.S. Capitol Police officers are on the scene of a pro-Palestine protest at the Cannon Rotunda on Capitol Hill.
March on Washington for Gaza takes over Freedom Plaza
People from all parts of the country gathered to attend the March on Washington for Gaza, Saturday afternoon, to call for a ceasefire in the war-torn city.
Demonstrators protest US bombing Yemen outside White House
Demonstrators upset with the United States military's retaliatory airstrikes across Yemen Thursday have gathered outside the White House to protest.
Biden appointee resigns over president's handling of war in Gaza
A policy adviser at the Department of Education who campaigned for President Biden has resigned over the president's handling of the war in Gaza.
Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri killed in explosion in Beirut suburb
Arouri, one of the founders of Hamas’ military wing, had headed the group’s presence in the West Bank.
Israel says it will defend itself against genocide accusations filed by South Africa in world court
South Africa launched the case Friday at the U.N.’s top court, accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks.
Israel pulling thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on main southern city
Israel's military said in a statement Monday that five brigades, or several thousand troops, were being taken out of Gaza in the coming weeks for training and rest.
US forces shoot down ballistic missiles, kill Houthi gunmen in Red Sea
U.S. forces opened fire in the Red Sea Sunday, shooting down two ballistic missiles and killing several armed crews.
South Africa files case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza
South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations’ top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks.
Gaza's growing number of war-wounded face tough decisions of losing limb or risk of death
Health officials say overwhelmed hospitals that now lack vascular surgeons at times had to amputate limbs, which in normal times could have been saved.
Biden orders strike on Iranian-backed group in Iraq after US troops injured in drone attack
The Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, under an umbrella of Iranian-backed militants, claimed credit for the attack.
Pope Francis, in Christmas Day blessing, begs for Israel-Hamas cease-fire
Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, “is a place of sorrow and silence" this year, Pope Francis lamented as he pleaded for a cease-fire in Gaza.
Christmas events canceled in Bethlehem due to Israel-Hamas war
The Israel-Hamas war has forced Christmas celebrations in the biblical birthplace of Jesus to be called off: "This year, without the Christmas tree and without lights, there’s just darkness."
War in Gaza: Palestinian death toll surpasses 20,000 as Israel continues invasion
Health officials in Hamas-run Gaza say the Palestinian death toll there has surpassed 20,000. That figure was released Friday.