GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Thursday announced a cease-fire to halt an 11-day military operation against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. A statement said his Security Cabinet unilaterally approved the Egyptian-mediated proposal. The two sides were still negotiating exactly when it would take...
EXPLAINER: How Did Hamas Grow Its Arsenal to Strike Israel?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In this fourth war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the Islamic militant group has fired more than 4,000 rockets at Israel, some hitting deeper in Israeli territory and with greater accuracy than ever before. The unprecedented barrages reaching as far north as the seaside...
Israel Unleashes Strikes as Expectations for Truce Rise
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel unleashed another wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding several, and Hamas fired more rockets, even as expectations rose that a cease-fire could be reached. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back against calls from...
Israeli Flag Burns at Fresno Palestinian Protest
Hundreds of protesters supporting Palestine gathered Tuesday night in north Fresno. Carrying flags and chanting slogans, the demonstrators called for an end to latest Israel-Palestine fighting in the Gaza strip. The event was organized by Reza Nekumanesh, executive director of the Islamic Culture Center of Fresno, along with the Fresno...
Israel’s Netanyahu ‘Determined’ to Continue Gaza Operation
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed to press ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back against calls from U.S. President Joe Biden to wind down the operation that has left hundreds dead. Netanyahu's tough comments marked the first...
Palestinians Go on Strike as Israel-Hamas Fighting Rages
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians across Israel and the occupied territories went on strike in a rare collective protest Tuesday as Israeli missiles toppled a building in Gaza and militants in the Hamas-ruled territory fired dozens of rockets that killed two people. The demonstrations and ongoing violence came as...
US Reaches out to Arab Leaders on Israel, Gaza Fighting
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his envoy reached out to Palestinian and regional Arab leaders on Tuesday as attacks between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers raged on, maintaining what the Biden administration is calling its quiet diplomacy while still declining to press for an immediate cease-fire. Blinken, speaking during...
Rocket From Gaza Kills 2 as Israel Topples 6-Story Building
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A rocket launched from Gaza killed two Thai workers in southern Israel on Tuesday, police said, hours after Israeli airstrikes toppled a six-story building in the Palestinian territory that housed bookstores and educational centers. With the war showing no sign of abating, Palestinians across the...
Islamic Group Wants Hate Crime Probe. Fresno PD Unsure.
A leading Islamic-rights group is calling for a hate crime investigation after a Fresno man was arrested for allegedly pepper-spraying three pro-Palestinian protesters. But police say they are unsure if it was a hate crime. Police arrested Brian Turner, 62 of Fresno, for the alleged incident while driving on westbound...
Israeli Strikes Hit Gaza Tunnels as Diplomats Work for Truce
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Monday, saying it destroyed 15 kilometers (9 miles) of militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders, as international diplomats worked to end the weeklong war that has killed hundreds...