Palestinian Americans stuck in Gaza, including Peninsula grandmother, sue US State Department
The Arab American Civil Rights League and a San Francisco lawyer filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. State Department and the Department of Defense on behalf of Palestinian Americans who are stuck in war-torn Gaza.
Gaza crossing opens for foreign passport holders, wounded as Israeli strikes pound refugee camp
After more than three weeks of siege, the first Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza. Meanwhile, Al-Jazeera television aired footage of devastation in the Jabaliya refugee camp.
SF Jewish-owned ice cream shop vandalized, fights back with 'three scoops of love'
The owner of Smitten, an ice cream shop based in San Francisco's Mission District, spoke out this week after vandalism forced her to close.
FBI head warns of increased threats to Americans, says US in 'dangerous period'
“It is a time to be concerned. We are in a dangerous period," FBI Director Christopher Wray said this week. “We shouldn’t stop going out, but we should be vigilant."
UCSF medical professionals describe 'horrors' happening in Gaza, call for ceasefire, aid
On Wednesday, medical professionals at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center held a press conference calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
Oakland teachers union creates massive rift over statement regarding Israel and Palestine
The Oakland teachers union ignited a controversy in its ranks by putting out a message that condemns the Israeli military's occupation of Palestine.
Israel-Hamas war: 5 hostages freed, offering hope to families of more than 200 still captive
Five hostages of Hamas are free, offering some hope to the families of more than 200 others snatched in southern Israel during the militants' deadly rampage on Oct. 7.
San Francisco pro-Israel rally calls for hostage release
Organizers tell KTVU more than 1,700 people gathered at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco Sunday to call on Hamas to stand down.
Thousands protest on SF freeway calling for ceasefire in Gaza
Thousands have taken over a freeway in San Francisco Saturday afternoon, demanding a ceasefire be implemented in Gaza.
Israel expands Gaza ground operation as war enters 'next stage'
The bombardment, described by Gaza residents as the most intense of the war, also knocked out most communications in Gaza.
Misinformation is another weapon in Israel-Hamas war, experts say
As the Israel-Hamas war is being waged on the ground and in the air, another battle is raging online and on social media.
Israel steps up air and ground attacks in Gaza, cuts off territory's communications
The Israeli army says its ground forces are “expanding their activity” in the Gaza Strip, as it moves closer to a full-on ground invasion of the besieged territory.
Ceasefire resolution pulled from SF Democratic party committee's agenda
The San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee is turning heads after a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was pulled from their agenda.
Israeli troops conduct brief raid in Gaza to 'prepare' for expected full-scale incursion
The war, sparked by Hamas' bloody incursion into southern Israel on Oct. 7, is already the deadliest of five fought between Israel and Hamas in the last 15 years.
Bay Area groups feeling Islamophobia, antisemitism as tensions run high
Tensions are high between Jewish and Muslim groups in the Bay Area, illustrated by an emotionally charged City Council meeting in Richmond on Tuesday evening and a student walk-out on UC Berkeley’s campus.
Bay Area restaurants raising money to support children in Gaza amid war between Israel, Hamas
A dozen Bay Area restaurants are raising money to support children in Gaza by donating a portion of proceeds from their sales.
Richmond City Council passes pro-Palestinian resolution accusing Israel of 'ethnic cleansing'
After more than seven hours of emotionally charged debate over what's going on in the Middle East, the Richmond City Council voted 5-1 Wednesday morning to approve a resolution that recognizes the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing.
Israel launches 400 strikes across Gaza, where health officials say hundreds of Palestinians killed
The Health Ministry in Gaza says hundreds of people were killed in the past day as a result of Israeli airstrikes. Israel has been striking Gaza since Hamas militants attacked southern Israeli towns on Oct. 7.
Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the 'hell' of harrowing Hamas assault, frightening capture
Yocheved Lifschitz spoke a day after Hamas released her and another hostage. Lifschitz's husband remains a hostage in Gaza. She was among the more than 200 Israelis and foreigners taken hostage on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants.
San Francisco's Arab Film Festival is postponed because of war
San Francisco's Arab Film and Media Institute is postponing its festival this year because of the Israel-Hamas war.