Israel-Hamas at war
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US pauses weapons shipment to Israel amid concerns over Rafah incursion

The decision marks the first time the U.S. has denied Israel access to military aid in an attempt to influence the war.
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VIDEO: U.S. pauses weapons shipment to Israel amid concerns of Rafah incursion
May 8, 2024 at 6:48 PM

UN warns total famine is just 6 weeks away in Gaza

UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram reports on latest humanitarian efforts in Gaza as Israel begins military operations in Rafah.
May 8, 2024 at 6:48 PM
VIDEO:  UN warns total famine is just 6 weeks away in Gaza
May 8, 2024 at 6:11 PM

US withheld bomb shipment to Israel out of fears it could be used in Rafah

The Biden administration delayed the shipment of some 3,500 bombs to Israel that U.S. officials worried could be used in Rafah, an official tells ABC News.
May 8, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Smoke rises following Israeli air strikes on Al-Jeneina and Al-Salam neighbourhoods in Rafah, on May 8, 2024.
May 8, 2024 at 3:37 PM

Israel and Hamas face international pressure to reach a cease-fire agreement

Emergency workers said at least 30 people are dead in Rafah as the Israeli military continues to bomb the southern Gaza town.
May 8, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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May 8, 2024 at 3:18 PM

Education Secretary Cardona condemns antisemitism at House hearing

Republicans accuse the Biden administration for not doing enough to stop it.
May 8, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona testifies during a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing on Capitol Hill, May 7, 2024.
May 8, 2024 at 3:11 PM

Biden withheld bomb shipment to Israel out of fear it could be used in Rafah: Source

The Biden administration delayed the shipment of some 3,500 bombs to Israel that U.S. officials worried could be used in Rafah, an official tells ABC.
May 8, 2024 at 3:11 PM
The Biden administration delayed the shipment of some 3,500 bombs to Israel that U.S. officials worried could be used in Rafah, an official tells ABC.
May 8, 2024 at 4:54 AM

Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at Amsterdam university

Campus protests by pro-Palestinian activists have spread across Europe as some call for a break in academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza
May 8, 2024 at 4:54 AM
Participants are seen during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group "Student Coalition Berlin" in the theater courtyard of the 'Freie Universität Berlin' university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a courtyard of the Free University in Berlin on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
May 7, 2024 at 11:52 PM

4 Palestinian children arrive to US from Gaza for medical treatment

Nearly 15,000 children in Gaza have been killed and thousands more have been injured since Oct. 7, 2023, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health.
May 7, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Nearly 15,000 children in Gaza have been killed and thousands more have been injured since Oct. 7, 2023, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health.
May 7, 2024 at 11:46 PM

Israeli forces seize Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza

The Israeli military says soldiers have seized control of the Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza, shutting down the flow of humanitarian aid, as intense cease-fire negotiations continue in Cairo.
May 7, 2024 at 11:46 PM
VIDEO: Israeli forces seize Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza
May 7, 2024 at 11:39 PM

Tensions grow in Middle East as Israel undertakes 'precise operations' in Rafah

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, joins the conversation.
May 7, 2024 at 11:39 PM
VIDEO: Tensions grow in Middle East as Israel undertakes 'precise operations' in Rafah
May 7, 2024 at 9:24 PM

4 children injured in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war arrive in US for medical treatment

Four children injured or who fell ill in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war have arrived in the U.S. to receive medical treatment.
May 7, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Rakan Aldardasawi, age 9, who was injured in Gaza, arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on May 5, 2024.
May 7, 2024 at 6:18 PM

Biden administration delaying ammunition deliveries to Israel

The administration has been trying to pressure Israel to hold off on a full-scale invasion of Rafah until it has a plan to protect the 1.5 million civilians now living there.
May 7, 2024 at 6:18 PM
VIDEO: Biden administration delaying ammunition deliveries to Israel
May 7, 2024 at 6:01 PM

Israel issues evacuation orders in east Rafah

ABC News foreign correspondent Marcus Moore discusses the latest on the Israel-Hamas war as Israel issues evacuation orders in east Rafah.
May 7, 2024 at 6:01 PM
VIDEO: Israel issues evacuation orders in east Rafah
May 7, 2024 at 4:32 PM

Netanyahu vows to go into Rafah despite opposition from Biden

The Israeli military says it’s taken control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing even after Hamas announced it had agreed to a cease-fire proposal.
May 7, 2024 at 4:32 PM
VIDEO: Netanyahu vows to go into Rafah despite opposition from Biden
May 7, 2024 at 3:12 PM

Hamas says it has agreed to cease-fire deal

ABC News' Marcus Moore reports as Hamas has announced that it has agreed to a cease-fire proposal, but Israel says there is no deal yet and has ramped up attacks on Rafah.
May 7, 2024 at 3:12 PM
VIDEO: Hamas says it has agreed to cease-fire deal
May 7, 2024 at 9:44 AM

Gaza cease-fire talks at 'critical stage,' US says, after Hamas response

White House spokesman John Kirby said President Biden had been briefed.
May 7, 2024 at 9:44 AM
White House national security communications adviser John Kirby speaks during a news conference with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on May 6, 2024 in Washington, DC.
May 7, 2024 at 2:16 AM

White House says Hamas cease-fire negotiations hit 'critical stage'

Hamas announced they have accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but it's not the same deal Israel had proposed.
May 7, 2024 at 2:16 AM
VIDEO: White House says Hamas cease-fire negotiations hit 'critical stage'
May 6, 2024 at 11:44 PM

Will Biden's handling of Gaza impact the 2024 election?

In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, we dig into how campus protests over the war in Gaza could shape Americans' votes this fall.
May 6, 2024 at 11:44 PM
VIDEO: Will Biden's handling of Gaza impact the 2024 election?
May 6, 2024 at 11:40 PM

Youth polling shows Israel-Hamas war is not a top issue for 2024 election

538 Senior Elections Analyst Geoffrey Skelley breaks down which issues are most important to America’s youth.
May 6, 2024 at 11:40 PM
VIDEO: Youth polling shows Israel-Hamas war is not a top issue for 2024 election
May 6, 2024 at 11:08 PM

Possible cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas

A cease-fire proposal between Hamas and Israel is on the table. ABC News contributor Mick Mulroy joins The Big Story to discuss the terms being negotiated.
May 6, 2024 at 11:08 PM
VIDEO: Possible cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas
May 6, 2024 at 10:54 PM

New hope for cease-fire in Gaza

Citizens are celebrating in the streets after Hamas accepted a proposal for a cease-fire. Mick Mulroy joins as we learn more about the deal's terms and the status of the hostages and prisoners.
May 6, 2024 at 10:54 PM
VIDEO: New hope for cease-fire in Gaza
May 6, 2024 at 8:21 PM

Biden 'reiterated his clear position on Rafah' in call with Netanyahu, WH says

President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday and "reiterated his clear position on Rafah."
May 6, 2024 at 8:21 PM
President Joe Biden, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
May 6, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Celebrations in Israel and Rafah as Hamas agrees to a cease-fire proposal

Hamas said it had agreed to a cease-fire proposal, prompting celebrations on both sides, but Israel said the deal was not the one it had put forth and was studying the parameters.
May 6, 2024 at 8:01 PM
VIDEO: Celebrations in Israel and Rafah as Hamas agrees to a cease-fire proposal
May 6, 2024 at 7:31 PM

NSC coordinator says negotiations are still ongoing

The top National Security Council spokesman discussed the phone call between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid news of Hamas' agreements to a cease-fire proposal.
May 6, 2024 at 7:31 PM
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May 6, 2024 at 7:16 PM

Northern Gaza experiencing 'full-blown famine', UN official warns

World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain said Sunday that northern Gaza is experiencing "full-blown famine" and that it could spread to the south.
May 6, 2024 at 7:16 PM
People gather with jerrycans and other containers to collect water from a tanker cistern in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Apr. 30, 2024.
May 6, 2024 at 7:12 PM

Hamas says it accepted cease-fire agreement; Israel yet to confirm

Hamas officials say they have accepted terms for a cease-fire proposal, however, Israel has yet to confirm any agreement.
May 6, 2024 at 7:12 PM
VIDEO: Hamas says it accepted cease-fire agreement; Israel yet to confirm
May 6, 2024 at 7:01 PM

Israel receives response from Hamas on a cease-fire proposal

The proposal that Hamas accepted is not the same one as had been under discussion, according to an Israeli official, adding that the proposal will now be studied.
May 6, 2024 at 7:01 PM
VIDEO: Israel receives response from Hamas on a cease-fire proposal
May 6, 2024 at 5:46 PM

Hamas says it has accepted proposal regarding cease-fire agreement

Hamas officials say they agreed to a deal with Qatari and Egyptian representatives, but Israel has yet to make any comments on a proposed agreement.
May 6, 2024 at 5:46 PM
VIDEO: Hamas says they have accepted a proposal regarding a ceasefire agreement
May 6, 2024 at 5:37 PM

Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off pressure against Gaza offensive

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected international pressure to halt the war in Gaza in a fiery speech marking the country’s annual Holocaust memorial day
May 6, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Israeli students watch a virtual tour of the concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau at the Testimony House, a Holocaust museum in Nir Galim, Israel, on the eve of Israel's annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Israel holds the day of remembrance each year to remember the six million Jewish victims of the Nazi genocide during World War II. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
May 6, 2024 at 4:40 PM

Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Rafah invasion looms

President Joe Biden reiterated to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to show restraint when it comes to an invasion Rafah, where 1 million Gaza refugees are staying.
May 6, 2024 at 4:40 PM
VIDEO: Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Rafah invasion looms
May 6, 2024 at 2:52 PM

Latest cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas end with no agreement

Israeli military officials are urging Palestinians to evacuate Rafah in Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive.
May 6, 2024 at 2:52 PM
VIDEO: Latest cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas end with no agreement
May 6, 2024 at 2:27 PM

Activists in Bangladesh march through universities to demand end to Israel-Hamas war

Thousands of activists in Bangladesh backed by the ruling party's student wing have demonstrated in the nation's capital and elsewhere to demand an end to the Israel-Hamas war and the establishment of an independent Palestine state
May 6, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Bangladeshi students wave Palestinian flags, as they march during a pro- Palestinian demonstration at the Dhaka University area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, May 6, 2024. (AP Photo/ Mahmud Hossain Opu )
May 6, 2024 at 1:33 AM

Tensions escalate in Gaza as hopes for cease-fire fade

Israel's defense minister signaled an operation in Rafah will begin soon. The Israeli military says projectiles were fired by Hamas at the area near Rafah where aid was being allowed to enter Gaza.
May 6, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Tensions escalate in Gaza as hopes for cease-fire fade
May 5, 2024 at 10:46 PM

Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment

Israel has ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close
May 5, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Al Jazeera cameraman Zaid Aqrat works at his network's office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Sunday, May 5, 2024. Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar's Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
May 5, 2024 at 2:05 PM

CIA director in Cairo as hostage, cease-fire talks reach critical point

Negotiation talks in Egypt intensify as Hamas insists that any cease-fire or hostage deal must include a commitment from Israel for a long-term cease-fire and an end to the war.
May 5, 2024 at 2:05 PM
VIDEO: CIA director in Cairo as hostage, cease-fire talks reach critical point
May 5, 2024 at 2:07 AM

Talks continue for cease-fire agreement to end war in Gaza

Negotiators in Cairo are hoping to push forward a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel to end the monthslong war and hasten the return of Israeli hostages.
May 5, 2024 at 2:07 AM
VIDEO: Talks continue for cease-fire agreement to end war in Gaza
May 4, 2024 at 11:08 PM

Progress reported in Gaza truce talks, but Israel hasn’t sent a delegation

A Hamas delegation is in Cairo and Egyptian state media say there has been “noticeable progress” in cease-fire talks for Gaza
May 4, 2024 at 11:08 PM
A Palestinian woman is walking past a destroyed building in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, on April 21, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
May 4, 2024 at 1:55 PM

High-stakes hostage and ceasefire talks in Egypt

Hamas delegation has arrived in Cairo for talks aimed at reaching a possible truce in Gaza.
May 4, 2024 at 1:55 PM
VIDEO: High-stakes hostage and ceasefire talks in Egypt
May 3, 2024 at 11:59 PM

Americans divided over US involvement in Israel-Hamas war

Hope Hicks, former top aide testifies in Donald Trump’s hush money trial.
May 3, 2024 at 11:59 PM
VIDEO: Americans divided over US involvement in Israel-Hamas war
May 3, 2024 at 11:58 PM

38% of Americans disagree with US policy in Israel-Hamas war

The new ABC News Ipsos poll reveals how Americans feel about U.S. policy toward Israel.
May 3, 2024 at 11:58 PM
VIDEO: 38% of Americans disagree with US policy in Israel-Hamas war
May 3, 2024 at 7:11 PM

Potential agreement for cease-fire in Gaza hangs in balance

The proposed truce would free some of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a pause in the fighting and Palestinian prisoners are also expected to be released as part of the deal.
May 3, 2024 at 7:11 PM
VIDEO: Potential agreement for cease-fire in Gaza hangs in balance
May 3, 2024 at 4:16 PM

Americans divided over US policy toward the Israel-Hamas war

A new ABC News and IPSOS poll shows an uptick in Americans saying the U.S. is doing too much to support Israel, compared to January.
May 3, 2024 at 4:16 PM
VIDEO: Americans divided over US policy toward the Israel-Hamas war
May 3, 2024 at 2:20 PM

Americans' view on US policy toward Israel shifting: Poll

An ABC News/IPSOS poll finds that four in 10 Americans believe that the U.S. is doing too much to support Israel while a third of Americans say the U.S. is not doing enough to protect Palestinians.
May 3, 2024 at 2:20 PM
VIDEO: Americans' view on US policy toward Israel shifting: Poll
May 3, 2024 at 1:59 PM

As Columbia University protests on Israel-Hamas war come to a head, what to know

Columbia University has been thrust into turmoil after a congressional antisemitism hearing with President Nemat Shafik and a rise in Israel-Gaza war protests on campus.
May 3, 2024 at 1:59 PM
A pro-Israeli counter protestor holds up a sign as demonstrators gather outside of Columbia University to demand a ceasefire and the end of Israeli attacks on Gaza, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, during a protest in New York, April 20, 2024.
May 3, 2024 at 1:18 PM

Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment

Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce it will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its military campaign in Gaza
May 3, 2024 at 1:18 PM
FILE - Supporters wave Palestinian flags during a protest against the Israel-Hamas war, outside the Israel Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 24, 2023. Israel said in October that it would halt security exports to Colombia after President Gustavo Petro refused to condemn Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that triggered the war and compared Israel’s actions in Gaza to those of Nazi Germany. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)
May 3, 2024 at 11:33 AM

Americans' views divided on US policy toward Israel-Hamas war: POLL

More Americans trust former President Donald Trump than President Joe Biden to handle the Israel-Hamas war, though few call it critical in their choice of a candidate.
May 3, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Palestinians walk between damaged buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, May 2, 2024.
May 3, 2024 at 8:46 AM

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up encampments at universities in Australia

Pro-Palestinian protesters are camped on university campuses across Australia, with some scuffling with pro-Israel protesters in Sydney, mirroring similar events in the United States
May 3, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Protesting students occupy an area of the quadrangle at the University of Sydney in Sydney, Friday, May 3, 2024. Encampments have sprung up at colleges in major Australian cities as participants protest over the Israel-Hamas war in solidarity with student demonstrators in the United States. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
May 2, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Hamas to send delegation to Cairo to continue cease-fire talks

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been urging Hamas to accept the terms of the cease-fire deal.
May 2, 2024 at 6:03 PM
VIDEO: Hamas to send delegation to Cairo to continue cease-fire talks
May 2, 2024 at 2:06 PM

New developments in Israel-Hamas cease-fire negotiations

Israel has offered a six-week pause in fighting and the release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 33 Hamas-held hostages.
May 2, 2024 at 2:06 PM
VIDEO: New developments in Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations
May 2, 2024 at 1:52 AM

170 protesters arrested at Columbia, City College receive summonses

U.S. Secretary Antony Blinken visited Israel to push for a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war. He warned that Hamas would be blamed if an agreement to end the conflict in Gaza is not reached.
May 2, 2024 at 1:52 AM
VIDEO: 170 protesters arrested at Columbia, City College receive summonses