The Latest Breaking News from Richard Hecht

IDF spokesperson says military ‘powerfully deployed’ north of Gaza and civilians still urged to move south

When Wolf Blitzer pressed the IDF official to focus on the civilians who lost their lives as a result of the bombing, he replied, ‘This is the tragedy of war, Wolf.’

Progressive lawmakers and human rights organizations amped up calls for a ceasefire after the bombing

IAF strikes against Hamas leaders escalate as terror organization launches long-range rockets

US officials warn that a ground assault could risk a two-front war as Netanyahu and Gallant promise Israeli troops victory

While the US president wants to show support for Israel, the humanitarian situation in Gaza will loom large

Israeli forces are planning a widespread offensive, but didn't say when the assault would happen. The announcement came as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians scrambled to leave northern Gaza.

Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah who was killed in Israeli shelling of southern Lebanon, was laid to rest in his hometown in a funeral procession attended by hundreds of people

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas in Gaza targeted by Israeli bombardments after Israel warned residents in the north to evacuate ahead of an expected ground offensive. Israeli air strikes on Gaza have killed at least 324 people over the past 24 hours, the territory’s…

Now that most of the Hamas attackers are reported dead, troops and festival goers are retrieving belongings scattered in the atrocity

International aid groups warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis after Israel halted deliveries of food, water, fuel and electricity to Gaza’s 2.3 million people and prevented entry of supplies from Egypt. The war has claimed at least 2,700 lives on both sides.