Itay Chen, 19, was thought to be taken hostage by Hamas, but Israeli authorities announced Tuesday he was killed in the attack and his body was being held in Gaza.
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Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz strongly criticized the Security Council’s failure in over 40 meetings since Oct. 7 to condemn Hamas’ actions.
The investigation was launched March 5 after protesters violently shut down an event organized independently by Jewish student groups in February.
The food, collected by celebrity chef José Andrés’ nonprofit, is part of an effort to open a sea corridor for aid to reach the Gaza Strip.
The Houthis did not immediately claim the attack, though it typically takes the terrorists several hours to acknowledge their strikes.
Demonstrators outside a London mosque blew on the long, curling horns and chanted “bring them home” to mark the 155 days that hostages have been held in captivity.
The United States, Qatar and Egypt had hoped to broker a cease-fire ahead of Ramadan, but the talks have stalled.
Before President Biden announced in his State of the Union address the plans for providing aid to Gaza by sea, the Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade and other units were scrambling to pull equipment together.
Indiana lawmakers came to a compromise Friday to pass a bill defining antisemitism in state education code.
Another top donor to the U.N. agency aiding Palestinians said Saturday that it would resume funding, weeks after several countries halted support in response to Israeli allegations against the organization.
The European Union and partners including the U.S. are set to launch a maritime aid corridor to Gaza as soon as this weekend.
A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi terrorists on Friday set off explosions ahead of a vessel in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said.
Hamas said its delegation had left Cairo, where talks were being held. The outline for the cease-fire would have including a wide infusion of aid into Gaza.
The lawsuit mirrors similar legal actions filed since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, including at Columbia University, New York University, Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania.
President Joe Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address Thursday for the U.S. military to help establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast.