Biden OKs US air-drop aid into Gaza after Palestinians killed by Israeli troops
President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. will begin air-dropping humanitarian assistance into Gaza, a day after dozens of Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops.
115 Palestinians killed after Israeli forces open fire at Gaza aid site
At least 100 people were killed and hundreds more were wounded when Palestinians rushing toward trucks loaded with humanitarian aid encountered fire in Gaza City early Thursday, according to local media reports.
Israel-Hamas cease-fire, hostage deal could happen by next Monday, Biden says
President Joe Biden said that he hopes a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, which would pause any more warfare and allow remaining hostages to be released, could happen as early as next Monday.
US again vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate cease-fire in Gaza
An Arab-backed United Nations resolution, demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, was vetoed by the United States on Tuesday.
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.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators gather in Westwood to protest against Israeli strikes in Rafah
A group of protestors supporting Palestinians gathered in Westwood to speak out against the Israeli military's recent attacks in Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
Biden says Israel shouldn't press into Rafah without 'credible' plan to protect civilians
The White House states that President Biden warned Prime Minister Netanyahu against proceeding with a military operation in Gaza's Rafah without a credible plan to protect civilians.
Protesters demand Gaza ceasefire during California Senate debate
Protesters gathered outside the first debate between California's candidates for U.S. Senate, demanding them to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Local Israelis speak out against IDF, conflict in Gaza
Etay Levy served for over three years in the Israel Defense Forces. He now lives in LA with an Israeli roommate who was able to get out of service. Both are now speaking out about the conflict 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 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.
LAX protest: Pro-Palestine protesters block traffic near airport entrance
A group of pro-Palestine protesters blocked traffic outside LAX on Wednesday morning. Officials said some protesters were cited and released for rioting, while others were arrested for assault on a peace officer.
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.
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.
Gad Haggai, US-Israeli man believed kidnapped by Hamas, declared dead
Gad Haggai, an Israeli American, had been thought to be among the more than 100 Israeli hostages still alive in Gaza.
Israel finds large tunnel adjacent to Gaza border
The Israeli military said that the tunnel facilitated the transit of vehicles, militants and supplies, which raises more questions about how its surveillance could have missed such preparations for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack.
Israeli airstrike killed a USAID contractor in Gaza, colleagues say
This is a rare report of the killing of someone with U.S.-government ties in the more than two-month war between Israel and Hamas.