By Bill Galluccio
May 20, 2021
Israel and Hamas have come to a cease-fire agreement that will put an end to nearly two weeks of violence between the two sides. Over the past 11 days, Hamas has fired more than 4,000 rockets from Gaza into Israel, which left at least 12 people dead. In response, Israel launched hundreds of air raids that killed about 230 Palestinians, including more than 60 children.
Many of the airstrikes targeted a vast network of tunnels that Hamas uses and caused extensive damage to buildings, including homes, hospitals, and schools. They also damaged the power, water, and sewage systems throughout Gaza.
In one airstrike, the Israeli Defense Force destroyed a building that housed the offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera. The IDF said that the building was being used by Hamas intelligence.
May 19, 2021
Photo: Schenectady Police
Schenectady Police are looking for a person of interest as a shooting in April remains under investigation.
Police released this photo today as they continue to investigate a shooting near State Street and Veeder Avenue on April 17th.
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact Schenectady Police.
May 20, 2021
Photo: News 10 ABC
Saratoga County deputies say a medical emergency caused a man to crash his pickup truck into a Halfmoon bakery.
According to investigators, 52-year-old Jeffrey Anastasi of Clifton Park suffered the issue while behind the wheel on Monday and as a result, his vehicle went into the front of J and S Watkins bakery. Anastasi was rushed to Ellis Hospital and later pronounced dead. No one inside the store at the time of the accident was hurt.