Metro Detroit couple trapped in Gaza plead for help
"Get our citizens out of Gaza as you have done in Israel; an Israeli American life is not more valuable than a Palestinian American," said Nasser Beydoun, Former Chairman of the Arab American Civil Rights League.
'Hundreds of thousands' evacuated from Gaza as aid groups warn of untold human suffering
The evacuation directive covers an area of 1.1 million residents, or about half the territory’s population.
Bay Area residents stuck in Israel begin returning home
Americans previously stuck in Israel are starting to return to the U.S. after flights were grounded there due to terrorist attacks about a week ago. Americans are being evacuated out of Israel to Germany and Greece, and then flown to American soil, the State Department said.
Palestinians flee within Gaza after Israel orders mass evacuation and stages brief ground incursions
Palestinians scrambled to flee northern Gaza on Saturday after Israel ordered nearly half the population to flee south and carried out limited ground forays ahead of an expected land offensive , as the war appeared set to escalate a week after Hamas' bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel.
'We’re gonna love harder than all the haters out there': SF congregants gather for Sabbath
One wick at a time, a small group of faithful gathered to light candles at the Congregation Chevra Thilim in San Francisco, as Jewish people around the world do each Friday before sundown to usher in the Sabbath.
Competing rallies in San Francisco over Israel-Hamas war
Organizers of a rally in the city's South of Market neighborhood by self-proclaimed anti-Zionist Jews who say they are opposed to Israeli air strikes and bombings in Gaza.
Some Hebrew schools close, others stay open with police nearby amid 'Day of Jihad' threat
In the wake of a reported "Day of Jihad" threat by a former Hamas leader, less than a week after a surprise attack in Israel, there was a wide range of responses by Bay Area Hebrew schools.
Stanford students unhappy with Israel-Gaza discourse on campus
Stanford University is supposed to be a safe place for discourse. But students say when it comes to Israel and Gaza, it's anything but.
George Santos screaming tirade on Capitol Hill ends with man in handcuffs
Amidst the efforts on Capitol Hill to nominate a new speaker of the House, embattled Rep. George Santos attracted attention with a profanity-laced tirade directed at a man he called a "terrorist sympathizer" who was later arrested.
NYC councilwoman Inna Vernikov arrested for carrying gun on hip at pro-Palestinian rally
Vernikov was seen in several photos with the end of a firearm sticking out from her pants. After she left the rally, police contacted Vernikov and told her to turn herself in.
Stanford lecturer on leave for reportedly targeting Jewish students
Stanford University has placed an instructor on leave after reports surfaced that the person separated Jewish students from the class and called at least one a “colonizer."
Police step up security from California to NY; fear grows after Hamas leader calls for 'day of jihad'
Police from San Jose, Calif., to New York City say they are increasing patrols at Jewish schools and places of worship on Friday, the day a Hamas leader described as "Day of Jihad," when he asked his followers to take to the streets and deliver a message of anger.
Israel-Hamas war: Israeli military orders over 1 million people to evacuate as possible ground attack looms
The latest Israel-Hamas war has claimed at least 2,800 lives on both sides since Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Oct. 7.
UC Berkeley scholars, one Israeli and one Palestinian discuss Israel-Hamas war
The human toll of the Israel-Hamas war is heartbreaking for people on both sides of the conflict.
Bay Area religious leaders express security concerns amid renewed Middle East conflict
Security concerns are growing over a threat from Hamas encouraging a 'Day of Jihad' around the world.
US State Dept. to charter flights for Americans stranded in Israel
The US State Department announced plans to begin chartering flights on Friday for Americans stranded in Israel.
Israel orders the evacuation of 1.1 million people from northern part of Gaza ahead of feared ground offensive
The militant Hamas group in Gaza calls on Palestinians to stay in their homes after Israel orders mass evacuation.
Blinken vows US support for Israel ahead of a potential ground operation as airstrikes pound Gaza
The Israel military pulverized the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with airstrikes, prepared for a possible ground invasion and said Thursday its complete siege on the territory would remain in place until Hamas militants freed some 150 hostages taken during a grisly weekend attack.
Israel-Hamas war: At least 25 US citizens killed, vital aid blocked ahead of possible ground invasion
The Israeli military is pulverizing the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with airstrikes and has halted deliveries of food, water, fuel and electricity as Palestinians try to stock up for a possible ground invasion.
San Francisco woman on church pilgrimage stranded in Jerusalem
A San Francisco woman is among a church group that is now trying to find their way back home to the United States from Jerusalem.