Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians, including women and children, according to the territory's Health Ministry. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened... Read More

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a "last-minute crisis" with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ceasefire that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages. Israeli airstrikes,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Families of American victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack against Israel and its ongoing war in Gaza are suing Iran for allegedly supporting the violence. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., Sunday also... Read More

WASHINGTON — As the world’s attention focuses on wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a State Department official warned Congress Wednesday against overlooking risks for the United States in the Indo-Pacific region. China is expanding its military, economic and political influence... Read More

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., police cleared out Israel-Hamas War protesters from George Washington University in the early hours of Wednesday but only after enduring congressional criticism for the delay. Thirty-three protesters were arrested at an encampment only blocks from the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Jordan’s King Abdullah II told President Joe Biden on Monday that a just-launched Israeli offensive in Rafah threatens to cause a “new massacre” in Gaza and could even cause “a regional spillover of the conflict.” The warning from... Read More

WASHINGTON — The House handily advanced legislation on Friday that would send military and other aid to Ukraine, Israel, Gaza and the Indo-Pacific, despite rumblings among some Republicans that such a move would spell curtains for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to swiftly implement new steps to protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza or face the curtailment of U.S. support for Israel’s ongoing war effort against Hamas.... Read More

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, strongly criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for becoming an obstacle to peace in the region. Speaking for roughly 40 minutes on the Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. military personnel will build a port in Gaza to help speed humanitarian aid to Palestinians caught in the war zone there, senior administration and Department of Defense officials announced Thursday. The mission, which officials said would not... Read More

WASHINGTON — A congressional panel on Wednesday examined whether the Biden administration should do more to stop the flow of money Iran secretly uses to support terrorists. Top of the list was the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas against unsuspecting... Read More

WASHINGTON — A large group protesting the ongoing war in Gaza entered the House Cannon Office Building Wednesday afternoon and were arrested after they refused to stop demonstrating inside the Cannon Rotunda. Demonstrations are not allowed inside congressional buildings, and... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday he hasn't yet seen any evidence supporting Israel's claim that Hamas operated in a Gaza building housing The Associated Press and other media outlets that was destroyed by an Israeli... Read More