Israel-Hamas at war
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Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at Amsterdam university

Police have arrested about 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam
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In this image taken from video Police arrests some 125 activists as they broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration camp at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread into Europe. (AP Photo InterVision)
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Gaza cease-fire talks at 'critical stage,' US says, after Hamas response

White House spokesman John Kirby said President Biden had been briefed.
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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
May 2, 2024 at 12:16 AM

Blinken visits Israel to press for a cease-fire deal in Israel-Hamas war

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 12:16 AM
VIDEO: Blinken visits Israel to press for a cease-fire deal in Israel-Hamas war
May 1, 2024 at 10:31 PM

UCLA cancels classes after campus protests turn violent

College campuses across the nation are trying to manage as tensions escalate.
May 1, 2024 at 10:31 PM
VIDEO: UCLA cancels classes after campus protests turn violent
May 1, 2024 at 6:33 PM

4 police officers injured as University of Wisconsin-Madison empties encampment

Three of the four officers sustained injuries "directly related to the physical resistance," according to the university.
May 1, 2024 at 6:33 PM
VIDEO: 4 police officers injured as University of Wisconsin-Madison empties encampment
May 1, 2024 at 6:31 PM

Anticipation builds for Hamas response to latest hostage deal

Hamas is expected to submit a response to Israel's current hostage and cease-fire deal proposal "within hours," a senior Egyptian official told ABC News.
May 1, 2024 at 6:31 PM
VIDEO: Anticipation builds for Hamas response to latest hostage deal
May 1, 2024 at 5:34 PM

Northwestern University's deal with student protesters offers example of successful negotiations

An agreement between anti-war protesters and Northwestern University has largely ended demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war on the suburban Chicago campus
May 1, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Tents, flags and other supplies remain at Deering Meadow on Northwestern University's campus in Evanston, Ill. on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, a day after the university and protest organizers announced an agreement which largely ended anti-war demonstrations that have lasted days. (AP Photo/Melissa Perez Winder)
May 1, 2024 at 4:18 PM

Antony Blinken meets with Benjamin Netanyahu

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is doubling down on efforts to stop Israel from invading Rafah, meeting with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv.
May 1, 2024 at 4:18 PM
VIDEO: Antony Blinken meets with Benjamin Netanyahu
May 1, 2024 at 12:43 AM

Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protest escalates as school building occupied

Columbia threatened student protesters with "clear consequences," including expulsion, after protesters occupied a building overnight.
May 1, 2024 at 12:43 AM
VIDEO: Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protest escalates as school building occupied
April 30, 2024 at 10:45 PM

Columbia students barricaded inside campus building at risk of expulsion

Dozens of pro-Palestine protestors stormed Columbia University's historic Hamilton Hall.
April 30, 2024 at 10:45 PM
VIDEO: Columbia students barricaded inside campus building at risk of expulsion
April 30, 2024 at 8:52 PM

Netanyahu again vows operation in Rafah, as WH hopes for cease-fire in 'coming days'

As Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Israel would proceed with an operation in Rafah, the Biden administration appears to be holding out hope for a cease-fire agreement.
April 30, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel, speaks in Jerusalem, on April 17, 2024
April 30, 2024 at 6:58 PM

Netanyahu said the Rafah operation will proceed regardless of hostage deal

"We will enter Rafah because we have no other choice," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video message.
April 30, 2024 at 6:58 PM
VIDEO: Netanyahu said the Rafah operation will proceed regardless of hostage deal
April 30, 2024 at 2:03 PM

Hostage families pressure Israeli government to get deal done

ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports as negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of more hostages, reach a critical point.
April 30, 2024 at 2:03 PM
VIDEO: Hostage families pressure Israeli government to get deal done
April 30, 2024 at 12:24 AM

Push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire grows

Hamas and Israeli officials are participating in hostage negotiations as more world leaders call for a cease-fire.
April 30, 2024 at 12:24 AM
VIDEO: Push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire grows
April 30, 2024 at 12:11 AM

Columbia protesters continue encampment despite ultimatum

School officials and the protesters said negotiations to end the encampment broke down.
April 30, 2024 at 12:11 AM
VIDEO: Columbia protesters continue encampment despite ultimatum
April 29, 2024 at 11:25 PM

Protests rage on college campuses nationwide

Moshe Lavi, whose brother-in law Omri Miran has been held in captivity for more than 200 days, joins the show. Also, renewed hostage and cease-fire negotiations take place in Cairo Monday.
April 29, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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