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Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in separate strikes
An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three others on Friday, Lebanon’s military said, just hours after Israeli troops fired on the headquarters of United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two peacekeepers for the second time in as many days.
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UN-backed experts say Israel is destroying Gaza's health sector and both sides have tortured people
A U.N. commission has accused Israel of destroying Gaza’s health care system through “relentless and deliberate attacks” in its yearlong war with Hamas. It also said Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages have been tortured and sexually abused.
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Jewish community in Greater Hartford gathers to honor lives lost on Oct. 7
Monday marked one year since the terror attack against Israel and the start of Israel’s war with Hamas.
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Jewish community in Greater Hartford gathers to honor lives lost on Oct. 7
Monday marked one year since the terror attack against Israel and the start of Israel’s war with Hamas. Across the state of Connecticut, memorials and remembrance ceremonies were held to honor the victims. In West Hartford, the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford held a remembrance event at Beth El Temple. The event was sold out and the federation said...
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They were Israel's eyes on the border, but their warnings about Hamas went unheard
They were Israel’s eyes on the border with Gaza, but former soldiers from a military observation unit say their warnings about suspicious Hamas activity ahead of the Oct. 7 terror attacks were repeatedly ignored. A year later, they are still seeking answers.
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Connecticut woman remembers sister, brother-in-law killed in Oct. 7 Hamas attack
One year since the Hamas terror attack on Israel, Andrea Weinstein discussed the pain of losing her sister and her brother-in-law in the deadly assault on Oct. 7, 2023
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One year after Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel, tensions have only heightened
Monday marks a solemn milestone – one year since the October 7th Hamas terror attack attack in Israel when more than 1,200 people were killed and 251 kidnapped. NBC’s Alice Barr reports.
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Group holds walk to call for release of Israeli hostages
Greater Hartford for Israel organized a walk in West Hartford on Sunday to call for the release of Israeli hostages.
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Israelis, battling on multiple fronts, mark a year since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack
Israelis held somber ceremonies Monday to mark a year since the deadliest attack in the country’s history, The Hamas-led raid shattered Israelis’ sense of security and ignited wars on two fronts with no end in sight.
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Jewish community mourns lives lost in Israel-Hamas war
Members of Jewish Voice for Peace New Haven gathered on Sunday.
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Calls continue for hostages to be released one year after Oct. 7 attack
Dekel-Chen said his son, Sagui, was taken hostage during the Hamas terror attack on Israel back on Oct. 7, 2023. A group that has been meeting every week for a year, hoping the hostages will be released, held a walk in West Hartford on Sunday.
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Calls continue for hostages to be released one year after Oct. 7 attack
Monday marks one year since the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. More than 1,000 Israelis were killed and there are still some 100 hostages being held in Gaza, including one with ties to Connecticut. “Time and the world in general can only begin again when my son, Sagui, is free,” Jonathan Dekel-Chen, a Bloomfield native, said. Dekel-Chen said his…
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A displaced family's year of fleeing across the devastated Gaza Strip
The Abu Jarad family lost the stability and comfort of their northern Gaza home when Israel launched its campaign in retaliation for Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.
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A year from Oct 7, tens of thousands dead and fears of a ‘forever war'
One year after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, hopes that it could be a catalyst for peace have shredded.
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A strike on a mosque kills 19 as Israel bombards northern Gaza and Beirut
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a mosque in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 19 people. Israel meanwhile intensified its bombardment of northern Gaza and southern Beirut on Sunday in its widening war on Iran-allied militant groups across the region.
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Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as Oct. 7 anniversary nears
Police have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in European cities and around the globe, calling for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel approached.
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Death toll increases in Lebanon as Israel expands aerial and ground offensive
The Lebanese Health Ministry says that 1,974 people have been killed by Israeli attacks in the country since Oct. 8, 2023.
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Iran's missile attack raises new fears during Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah starts Wednesday night, but people in Connecticut are on edge after Iran fired 200 missiles at Israel one day earlier. The attack resulted in only minor damage, but Jewish people in Connecticut say it brings a somber and stressful tone to what is supposed to be a celebration. They also said it’s a reminder about the…
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Israel confirms ‘limited, localized and targeted' ground incursion into Lebanon
Israel announced Monday that it had begun a ‘limited, localized and targeted’ ground incursion into Lebanon.
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Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military on Tuesday said it had begun a “limited, localized” operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, opening a new front in its war against the Lebanese militant group.