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The Department of State building in Washington on Nov. 13, 2023.Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it has “credible reports” that the Hamas terrorist group could violate the cease-fire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. If the attack takes place, it “would constitute a direct
The Telegram app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken Sept. 15, 2017. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo A Vermont state senator has resigned following public criticism over his participation in a private Young Republican group chat that contained racist, anti-Semitic, and other offensive remarks, becoming the highest-profile elected official to step down
Hamas returns 2 more hostage bodies; Netanyahu says Rafah crossing into Gaza will remain closed – CBS News Watch CBS News Israel marked one week since a ceasefire in Gaza on Saturday. In Tel Aviv, demonstrators are still waiting for the remains of last hostages to be returned by Hamas. Deborah Patta has the latest.
The Trump administration is awaiting word from the Supreme Court after asking it to allow the immediate deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. A lower court blocked the move. Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports from Portland, Oregon, where tensions are rising over ICE tactics. Original CBS News Link</a
President Trump posted a video of a U.S. military strike on a submersible suspected of smuggling drugs on Saturday. Two people were killed in the Thursday strike but the two survivors were brought to a Navy ship. Mr. Trump says the U.S. will send the them back to their home countries for detention and prosecution.
The terrorist group Hamas may be planning an attack on “Palestinian civilians” in the Gaza Strip, the U.S. State Department announced Saturday. In a statement, the State Department said that it “informed the guarantor nations of the Gaza peace agreement of credible reports indicating an imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas against the people of Gaza.”