Hamas suggested Wednesday that it was open to a ceasefire agreement with Israel, but stopped short of accepting a U.S.-backed proposal announced by President Donald Trump hours earlier, insisting ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington Monday to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, who has been pushing ...

A man held hostage by Hamas for more than 500 days in Gaza spoke out at an event in suburban Highland Park on Wednesday night.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- CBS 2 wanted to know how people felt about the pause in fighting, those closely connected to the war. So CBS 2 contacted two people in Israel with Chicago ties as well as a ...

The parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin were raised in Chicago. Of the 12 U.S. citizens seized by Hamas, five have Illinois connections — more than previously known.

Chicago-area Jewish, Palestinian groups welcome news of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal Any agreement still needs to be approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet, but is ...

Chicago-area Jewish and Palestinian organizations are gearing up for memorials and demonstrations around the one-year anniversary of militant group Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked ...

Hamas said Thursday it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.. Hamas had threatened to delay ...

Crime Chicago hate crime shooting suspect researched Jewish targets, had pro-Hamas material on his phone: prosecutor The Mauritanian national is facing more than a dozen charges including ...

Jewish residents pray for Chicago area hostages taken by Hamas 01:46. WHEELING, Ill. (CBS) – In the Northwest suburbs, hundreds of people gathered for a prayer vigil on Monday for Jews held ...

At least 150 hostages were taken by Hamas in its invasion of Israel, and many of them, including those attending a music festival, have no link to land disputes between Palestinians and Israelis.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The images we have been seeing from Israel and Gaza since the surprise attacks by Hamas can be very difficult to watch. Airstrikes, kidnappings and the death toll continuing to rise.