Gaza

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis County, gave a farewell address to Congress on Thursday.

Rahaf is one of thousands of children injured during the yearlong war in Gaza. Her two legs were amputated after an Israeli bomb struck her home several months ago.

The announcement comes alongside approval from the U.S. secretary of state for the sale of Israel to buy $18.82 billion in military equipment.

St. Louis-area residents are remembering the lives lost since the October 2023 attacks on Israelis while navigating fears and divisions sparked by the subsequent prolonged war in Gaza.

Vigils are taking worldwide to commemorate the approximately 1,200 killed in the Hamas attacks a year ago. The Jewish Federation of St. Louis is holding a one-year remembrance event Monday evening.

Dr. Amjad Musleh, a Barnes-Jewish physician, reflects on his medical trip to Gaza where he helped treat Palestinian victims of war.

The protesters blocked the parade route for a little over an hour on Sunday. They were protesting the parade because Boeing, which supplies weapons to Israel, is a major sponsor of the event.

The killing of Michael Brown Jr. by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson is a benchmark on the decades-long connection between Black American and Palestinian American activism.

Wash U students, alumni and supporters protested the university’s relationship with Boeing at the university’s commencement ceremony and just outside the campus border.

They criticize the university’s handling of the protest and say it is misrepresenting what happened.