Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Peace talks between Israel and Hamas were resuming at an Egyptian resort city on Tuesday, the two-year anniversary of the militant group’s surprise attack on Israel that triggered the bloody conflict that has seen tens of thousands of Palestinians killed in Gaza.
Tuesday marks two years since the Hamas attack in Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and left hundreds more held hostage.
Israeli and Hamas officials are meeting in an Egyptian resort Monday in hopes of hammering out a potential ceasefire in Gaza on the eve of devastating war’s second anniversary.
The United Nations General Assembly begins this week, and one of the headlining issues of particular interest in South Florida involves Israel’s war to eliminate Hamas, and the nations amassing to once again recognize a Palestinian state.
President Donald Trump issued a warning on Monday after his administration released a new ceasefire proposal for Israel and Hamas.
Israel’s security cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed temporary full military occupation of the Gaza Strip.
Three Israeli hostages are back home with their families after being released by Hamas on Sunday.
Ruby Chen, the father of 19-year-old Israeli-American hostage Itay Chen, is tirelessly advocating for the release of his son and over 100 others being held by Hamas in Gaza.
The Miami Beach Hebrew Academy held a solemn ceremony Monday morning, marking the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.