Gaza Coverage

'Not going to stop': Protesters march in Raleigh, calling for ceasefire in Gaza

Protesters gathered Tuesday night in Moore Square, calling on the Israeli government to end its invasion of Rafah in Gaza and an end to hostilities between Israel and Hamas. The protesters gathered just after 6 p.m. at the park and began marching down East Hargett Street just after 7 p.m. Those in attendance say they will continue their protests while the war continues.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Israel Steps Up Attacks on Rafah After Hamas Shifts Position on Cease-fire

JERUSALEM -- Israel stepped up attacks Monday in the southern city of Rafah hours after Hamas said it would accept the terms of a cease-fire plan drawn from a proposal by Egyptian and Qatari mediators.

Adam Rasgon, New York Times

College protests: NYPD clears occupied building, arrests dozens at Columbia

Police have swept through campuses across the U.S. over the last two weeks in response to protests calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza.

One person arrested during pro-Palestine protest on NC State campus

A crowd of more than 200 protesters gathered at the belltower and marched across NC State's campus. Police officers have surrounded the belltower and things appear to be peaceful.

Willie Daniely, WRAL reporter

Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah. And why so many oppose it

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is determined to launch a ground offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there.

By The Associated Press

Dozens join Pro-Palestinian encampment on UNC-Chapel Hill campus

More than 100 people participated in what they called a "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" in the middle of UNC-Chapel Hill's campus on Friday.

Pro-Palestinian tent encampment forms on campus of UNC

UNC's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) are holding a peaceful protest on campus, calling for the university to divest from companies financially linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Sky 5: Pro-Palestinian encampment at UNC-Chapel Hill

Some students at UNC-Chapel Hill were part of an encampment on Friday on campus. The encampment is part of a nationwide movement protesting the war in Gaza.

UNC-Chapel Hill students stand with victims of violence in Gaza

A pro-Palestinian group of students formed an encampment on campus at UNC-Chapel Hill on Friday.

Students call for peace at pro-Palestinian tent encampment at UNC

The group called "UNC Students for Justice in Palestine" says they're behind a pro-Palestinian tent encampment. They say they are joining the nationwide movement, protesting the war in Gaza.

Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter and Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending April 18

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

Targeted News Service

New protests at Columbia after more than 100 arrests

Following the arrest of over 100 protesters yesterday, demonstrators have set up an encampment on campus, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.

Nationwide protests: Pro-Palestinian protesters close Golden Gate Bridge, block entrance to O'Hare Airport

Groups of pro-Palestinian protesters closed down a span of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and blocked an entrance to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Monday.

Golden Gate Bridge blocked by pro-Palestinian protesters

Dozens of protesters stopped their vehicles and blocked all southbound lanes of the span, demanding the U.S. stop arming and funding Israel in the war in Gaza, organizers say.

Mayor responds after woman holds up shoe at Raleigh City Council meeting

Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin is responding after Raleigh City Council's public comment session became heated on Tuesday.

Public comment gets heated at Raleigh City Council meeting

Public comment became heated again at Tuesday's Raleigh City Council meeting. One woman held up her shoe, demanding that leaders listen to her. She was one of several who showed up, calling for council to pass a resolution supporting a cease-fire in Gaza.

Six months after October 7, it still feels like Day 1 for hostage families

(CNN) -- Life changed in Israel on October 7 last year. The unexpected and overwhelming assault by at least 1,500 Hamas fighters, pouring into Israel by land, sea and even paragliders, killed about 1,200 people, Israeli authorities said. More than 250 people were taken hostage and moved to Hamas' Gaza stronghold.

By Bianna Golodryga, Becca Porath and Rachel Clarke, CNN

Israeli air strike kills humanitarian workers from United States in Gaza

A humanitarian aid organization World Central Kitchen is calling for "an independent, third-party investigation" of Israeli strikes that killed seven of its employees working in Gaza. The aid workers killed in the April 1 attack were from Australia, Canada, the U.S., Poland, the U.K. and Gaza.

How Israel-Hamas is dividing the Democratic Party ahead of 2024 election

The war in Gaza has become a major issue for the upcoming presidential election. WRAL anchor/reporter Eric Miller talked with protesters and WRAL's NCCaptiol team about what it means for the presidential election for a swing state like North Carolina.

Man helps bring dozens of dogs from Gaza to US for adoption

Dozens of dogs are looking for new homes in the United States after being evacuated from the West Bank earlier this month.

NC man helps rescue 70 dogs near Gaza, relocate them to US

Dozens of dogs are looking for new homes in the United States after being evacuated from the West Bank earlier this month.

Grace Holland, WRAL News+ anchor/producer

Cary couple raises funds for woman living in Gaza

Sky's home in Gaza has been destroyed, leaving her family of six living on the street, but the economics major still has a goal of receiving her college degree. A Cary family started a GoFundMe account to raise funds to get Sky to the United States and to help her family get to safety in Egypt.

Cary couple helps woman in Gaza get to Raleigh for college degree

As the conflict in Gaza continues, a Cary couple is creating a pathway for students from war-torn countries to get their college degrees in the Triangle.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

At least 12 Palestinians drown trying to retrieve aid parcels dropped into the sea

(CNN) -- At least 12 Palestinians drowned off the northern Gaza coast near Beit Lahia on Monday while trying to reach airdropped parcels that had landed in the sea, according to local paramedics.

By AbdelQadder Sabbah, Kareem Khadder, Jomana Karadsheh, Abeer Salman and Sana Noor Haq, CNN

'Absolutely meaningless': Triangle activists say UN ceasefire resolution doesn't go far enough

The United Nations Security Council passed a ceasefire resolution demanding a break in hostilities in Gaza. While it is the first time the Council adopted a resolution since the start of Israel's war with Hamas, some pro-ceasefire activists say the resolution does not go far enough.

WRAL staff