Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The secretary of state also claimed the U.S. cares about protecting Palestinian civilians, but just bypassed Congress to approve more arms sales to Israel.
The president made a plea to avoid giving Hamas âwhat they seekâ in a message from his personal X account.
The CNN hostâs interview with Rachel Goldberg, whose son was kidnapped by Hamas, took a briefly humorous turn.
A truce between Israel and Hamas has entered its fifth day, with the militant group promising to release more civilian hostages.
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The halt in fighting promised some relief for Gazaâs 2.3 million people, who have endured weeks of Israeli bombardment.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs national security adviser says a planned hostage-for-prisoner swap with Hamas has been delayed until at least Friday.
Merkley is the second U.S. senator to join calls for a cease-fire amid rising Palestinian casualties and worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza.
The newborns from Shifa Hospital were receiving urgent care in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
The tentative deal would call for Israel and Hamas to freeze their combat operations for five days while a small group of hostages are released each day.