Hamas has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel commits up front to a complete end to the war.
At least 39 people were killed by Israeli strikes across northern Gaza on Saturday.
An explosion in southern Gaza killed eight Israeli soldiers, the military said Saturday, making it the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months.
The United Nations' top court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
President Joe Biden offered his most direct recognition of U.S. students' anguish over the Israel-Hamas war during his commencement speech at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to leave.
The war in Gaza spurred large protests outside a glitzy roast with President Joe Biden, journalists, politicians and celebrities Saturday but went all but unmentioned by participants inside.
Israel's military said Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza.
Before we ring in the New Year when the clock strikes midnight tonight, let's look at some of the most significant news events that impacted our local community this past year.
Senator Rosen joined a bipartisan delegation of Senators who met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and families whose loved ones were killed and taken hostage by Hamas.