The nonprofit organization Human Rights Watch on Friday contended the U.S. could be "complicity with war crimes" as it continues to provide weapons and support for Israel as civilian deaths rise in the Gaza Strip.
The United States has offered strong support to Israel in its war against the Hamas militant group that rules the Gaza Strip. But the allies are increasingly at odds over what will happen to Gaza once the war winds down.
Speaking at the lighting ceremony of a massive menorah in front of the White House to mark the first night of Hanukkah, Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, said Thursday that American Jews are "feeling alone" and "in pain" as he denounced rising antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad, particularly amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Israel has designated a small slice of mostly undeveloped land along Gaza's Mediterranean coast as a safe zone - a place where waves of people fleeing the war can find protection from airstrikes and receive humanitarian supplies for their families.
After Hamas' horrific Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the devastating military response, demands for a cease-fire and calls for the destruction of the state of Israel emerged organically.