Israeli officials said the operation in Gaza will proceed, while the U.S. approved the transfer of artillery shells and grenades for Israeli use.
Polls find that millennial and nonwhite Americans have much lower opinions of Israel than older, white people.
Israeli shells hit a busy marketplace in one of the poorest and most crowded Gaza City neighborhoods.
Israel attempted to call a four-hour humanitarian cease-fire, but Hamas rejected the truce and continued to shoot rockets into Israel.
As the Hamas-Israel conflict entered its 23rd day Wednesday, the death toll in Gaza has crossed 1,200.
Hospitals are full, power is knocked out, people are scrambling for the last loaves of bread, and there is nowhere left to hide.
The death toll in Gaza continues to mount. More than 200 children have been killed since the conflict began, says a UN report.
Some pro-Palestinian protests across Europe have turned from pro-Gaza to anti-Semitic, some even calling for "death to the Jews."
While Kerry and Netanyahu discussed a truce, the PLO, Hamas and Islamic Jihad spoke of a 24-hour cease-fire, and many more Palestinians died.
The Shejaiyah neighborhood in Gaza City has seen fierce fighting in recent weeks, as dramatically shown in this video.
At least 100 Palestinians were killed Tuesday as Israeli shelling pounded Gaza's only power plant, plunging many into darkness.
Monday night witnessed the most intense bombings since Israel's Operation Protective Edge began three weeks ago.
The United Kalavrvta tanker, carrying some 1 million barrels of crude worth about $100 million, arrived off the coast of Texas on Saturday but has yet to unload its disputed cargo.
Hamas militants exited a tunnel and battled with Israeli soldiers, killing four and setting off what could become a new phase in the conflict.
Israel's army could get out of Gaza in days if it manages to destroy all Hamas tunnels, and it may have a new tool to find them.
The UN is working overtime on Monday with Israelis and Palestinians during the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival to secure a humanitarian ceasefire.
Reports of the attacks came as Israel faces mounting criticism for Palestinian civilian deaths.
Qatar-based Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal told Charlie Rose he refuses to live under occupation.
Taglit-Birthright expected a record number of participants, but fears of Hamas rocket attacks are prompting cancellations.
The U.N. Security Council asked Hamas and Israel to “implement the cease-fire into the Eid period and beyond.”
British police reported more than double the usual number of hate crimes against Jews.
A Turkish NGO is organizing a “Freedom Flotilla II” loaded with humanitarian aid to sail to the Gaza Strip.