Biden’s comments come as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has sought to put greater focus on the sexual violence it says Hamas committed during the Oct. 7 attack.
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In testimony before a House committee, the university leaders said there was a fine line between protecting free speech and allowing protests, while also combatting antisemitism.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama had been under pressure from members of both sides of the political aisle to end his holds.
“A temporary pause to get them out” would be considered, Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy told the Jerusalem Press Club.
Israel says its forces are “in the heart” of Khan Younis and engaged in the “most intense day” of battles since the ground offensive began.
A Georgia House resolution to condemn Hamas passed 129-2 after an hourlong debate, with dozens of Democrats abstaining from the vote.
Israel has vowed to eliminate Gaza’s Hamas rulers, whose Oct. 7 surprise terrorist attack triggered the deadliest Israeli-Palestinian violence in decades.
In the aftermath of the the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in southern Israel, Rabbi Lonnie Kleinman was arrested at the U.S. Capitol as she called for a cease-fire in Gaza.
Three commercial ships in the Red Sea were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen on Sunday and a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault, the U.S. military said. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran.
The deal also includes $900 million in Hawaiian debt, which the airlines said brings the acquisition’s total value to $1.9 billion.
On Sunday, Israel’s military widened evacuation orders in and around Khan Younis, telling residents of at least five more areas to leave.
Actors Susan Sarandon and Julianna Margulies are both backpedaling on statements they made about the Israel-Hamas war.
Two graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin were dismissed from teaching assistant roles after sending a message titled “mental health and violence in Gaza.”
Dozens of people are still unaccounted for after Hamas infiltrated Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages.
Young survivors of the Tribe of Nova music festival have tried to come to terms with traumas of that horror-filled day during a five-day retreat at Secret Forest.