Israel-Hamas war fuels debate and nationalist sentiment on Chinese social media
Israel's war with Palestinian militant group Hamas has sparked a fierce debate on China's tightly controlled social media, driving a wedge between those who support Israel's right to retaliate and a variety of pro-Palestinian voices -- including a surge in antisemitic views.
2023-10-20 11:48
READ: Biden's remarks on wars in Ukraine and Israel
President Joe Biden made the case for continued US aid to Ukraine and Israel in a primetime address from the Oval Office Thursday.
2023-10-20 11:29
Israel Gaza: Community frozen as Hamas atrocities continue to emerge
Israeli communities are struggling as bodies continue to be found after Hamas attacked on 7 October.
2023-10-20 10:57
Senate passes bipartisan resolution affirming support for Israel
The Senate passed a resolution affirming their support for Israel, its right to self-defense and condemning Hamas's attacks on civilians. The final vote count was 97-0.
2023-10-20 09:47
Polls show Americans agree with Biden on US foreign policy on Israel
President Joe Biden, back from his trip to Israel, will appeal to Americans to continue funding its ally in the country's war against Hamas in a primetime speech on Thursday night.
2023-10-20 07:23
Israel Gaza: The world is losing its humanity, UNRWA chief says
Gaza's war could spread and the region is on the "edge of an abyss", Philippe Lazzarini tells the BBC.
2023-10-20 05:56
Moody's warns it could downgrade Israel's credit rating because of war with Hamas
Moody's Investors Service warned Thursday it could downgrade Israel's credit rating due to the severity of the military conflict with Hamas.
2023-10-20 05:55
Musk's X cashes in on 'superspreaders' of Israel-Hamas misinformation, new report finds
Some of the biggest peddlers of misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war on Elon Musk's X platform are premium, so-called "verified" accounts that pay the social media company formerly known as Twitter to promote their posts to boost visibility, a report released Thursday found.
2023-10-20 05:19
What do we know about the Hamas hostages?
Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas took at least 200 hostages and killed about 1,400 people during an
2023-10-20 03:29
New York City rally planned to demand release of Hamas hostages
By Jonathan Allen and Gabriella Borter NEW YORK Protesters demanding the release of hostages taken by Hamas planned
2023-10-20 02:47
US Treasury's financial crimes unit proposes cracking down on cryptocurrency mixers
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Thursday proposed increasing transparency around cryptocurrency "mixers" to
2023-10-20 02:28
They are tasked with viewing 'the worst imaginable images' of the Israel-Hamas war. It's taking a heavy toll
Journalists reporting on the Israel-Hamas war from outside the immediate region are also being confronted each day with graphic imagery that they cannot look away from as they work to verify reports on the expanding conflict online and deliver the facts to the public.
2023-10-20 01:29