Israel-Hamas war

90 percent of Gaza residents have been displaced by Israel's evacuation orders, UN says

By Associated Press

The top United Nations humanitarian official for the Palestinian territory said in the statement Thursday that "the way forward is as clear as it is urgent: Protect civilians, release the hostages, facilitate humanitarian access, agree on a cease-fire.”…

Pro-Palestinian Democrats say their request for a speaker at DNC rejected after weeks of negotiations

By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

Some elected Democratic officials have supported the movement's call for a speaker on the last day of the convention. This divide in the party stands out from a convention that has mostly united around Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign.

WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks continue

By Associated Press

The United States, Qatar and Egypt have spent months trying to broker a cease-fire deal and hostage release but major gaps remain.

Parents of American held by Hamas appeal for hostages' release during Democratic convention

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Wednesday pleaded for the release of the dozens of people who continue to be held captive in Gaza.

WATCH: Parents of Hamas hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin speak at 2024 Democratic National Convention

By Joshua Barajas

Rachel told a hushed crowd inside United Center that Hersh’s left forearm was blown off by a grenade in the attack before Hamas loaded him onto a pick-up truck, “stolen from his life – and me and Jon – in…

Hardliners violently expel Palestinians to expand Israeli settlements in West Bank

By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrián Aranda

While Gaza endures a devastating war, an increasingly brutal battle is being fought over land in another Palestinian territory: the West Bank. Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinians there more frequently and ferociously than ever before and forcing them to flee…

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56 protesters arrested after clashes with police outside Israeli Consulate in Chicago during DNC

By Sophia Tareen, Jake Offenhartz, Joey Cappelletti, Lea Skene, Associated Press

The arrests took place as Democrats met about 2 miles away at the United Center for a second night of speeches.

WATCH: 'Uncommitted' Democrats demand Palestinian-American speaker at DNC

By News Desk

At Wednesday’s rally, they reiterated longstanding calls for Democratic leaders to do more to end the war in Gaza. They questioned how many more Palestinian civilians have to die before U.S. leaders impose an arms embargo on Israel and demand…

As more details emerge, key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about Gaza cease-fire proposal

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The challenges around the so-called bridging proposal appear to undermine the optimism for an imminent agreement that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken carried into his latest Mideast visit this week.