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Chicago area marks anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel

It's been one year since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas in Israel​. About 1,200 people were killed – marking the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust – and more than 250 others were taken hostage, setting off a yearlong war in Gaza. Jews across the Chicago area were spending Monday honoring those who were killed in the attack, and demanding the release of more than 100 hostages believed to still be in captivity in Gaza.

Israel says 8 soldiers killed in Lebanon amid "intense fighting" with Hezbollah

Israel's military said Wednesday that eight soldiers had been killed in "intense fighting" with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon, three days after it launched ground operations in the country. The update on the ongoing ground raids came almost a year after Israel launched its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for that Iran-backed group's Oct. 7 terrorist rampage, prompting Hamas' ally Hezbollah to start firing rockets at northern Israel.

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