The bipartisan vote to continue funding the federal government survived a revolt by House Speaker Mike Johnson’s right flank.
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The captain of Israel’s soccer team on Tuesday displayed the shoe of a young boy he said was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists during their deadly Oct. 7 raids.
Vivian Silver was a dominant figure in several groups that promoted peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Images from government agencies and social media accounts, including those of Benjamin Netanyahu, show the extent of the Hamas terrorist attack.
Workers at an Israeli military base received special rabbinical approval to continue identifying Hamas attack victims during the Sabbath.
Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie had flown to Israel to celebrate a relative’s birthday but have not been heard from since Hamas launched its surprise attack.
Many synagogues faced tight security at Shabbat services as rabbis urged their congregations to support Israel.
Hundreds of terrorists attacked the Tribe of Nova festival, killing at least 260 people and taking a number of hostages.
Iran’s foreign minister called on Israel to stop its counterattack on Hamas terrorists, warning that the war might expand to other parts of the Middle East.
The United States is providing weapons and some personnel to Israel, and it has moved two Navy carrier groups to the Eastern Mediterranean.
Ada Sagi’s son says the woman was getting ready to travel to London to celebrate her 75th birthday when she was kidnapped.
The pilot, a reservist with the Israel Defense Forces, was part of the early response to last week’s incursion by Hamas.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reached out across the Middle East and to China.
The United Auto Workers union went on strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis simultaneously for the first time in its 88-year history.
The agency is hoping to blunt any surge in COVID-19 cases or hospitalizations as part of a shift to treating the vaccine like getting a yearly flu shot.
