Israel’s war cabinet has approved letting in two fuel trucks a day into Gaza to help meet United Nations needs, an Israeli official says. The official, who declined to be identified, said the decision came after a request from the United States government. Allowing in the fuel, the official said, gives Israel extra room to … Read more
Going around Congress, the Biden administration said Saturday it has approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition worth more than $106 million as Israel intensifies its military operations in the southern Gaza Strip. The move comes as President Biden’s request for a nearly $106 billion aid package for Ukraine, … Read more
12/9: CBS Saturday Morning – CBS News Watch CBS News Israel-Hamas war enters third month; British chef and TV presenter Andi Oliver publishes first cookbook, “The Pepperpot Diaries” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original … Read more
Judy Heller never thought she’d pick a pomegranate in her life — but in mid-November, she found herself doing exactly that on a farm in Israel, driven by the desire to help the country after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, she said. The New York-based single mother, 37, said when she found out 1,200 people … Read more
The main hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah received the bodies of 71 people killed in bombings in the area over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Saturday morning. Smoke rises from the Gaza Strip after Israeli strikes on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) RAFAH, Gaza Strip: Israeli warplanes … Read more
For more than 40 years, Adelaide man Mustapha Chahine has yearned for answers over the disappearance of his son Khaled from a Lebanese street. The family suspects he was taken when he was just 16 by Israeli soldiers as the first Lebanon war was about to erupt. It came after Mustapha had already experienced immense … Read more
Hanukkah is one of the most joyous of Jewish holidays but some people in the Calgary Jewish community are feeling conflicted about celebrating this year. Ortal Luzon and Yossi Gruner are high school sweethearts who met and were married in Israel and moved to Calgary four years ago. Luzon was born in Edmonton and moved … Read more
The US vetoed a UNSC resolution on Gaza demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Israel-Hamas War: US Vetoes UN Resolution Calling For Immediate Humanitarian Ceasefire In Gaza New York: Amid the ongoing war, the United States on Friday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza that called for an immediate … Read more
Desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanding ground offensive crowded into an ever-shrinking area of the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war entered its third month Friday. The United Nations warned that its aid operation is “in tatters” because no place in the besieged enclave is safe. Israel’s military assault on Gaza, a tiny, densely populated territory, … Read more
Another 31 Australian citizens, permanent residents and family members have left Gaza and made it to the safety of Egypt. The evacuation took the number of Australians the federal government has helped get out of the conflict-ridden region to 62, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. “They are being supported by our consular staff in Egypt,” … Read more
