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The State Department advised people to exercise increased caution worldwide over the potential for terrorist attacks and violence against Americans.

A Muslim mother in Burlingame was allegedly accosted by a man who spat at her as she walked to pick up her children from school on Tuesday, police said.

Sunday afternoon a group assembled at Civic Center plaza to show unity with Israel and denounce the violence that continues to take lives along the Israeli-Gaza border. 

Thousands of people gathered in San Francisco on Saturday to march in support of Palestine in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. 

One wick at a time, a small group of faithful gathered to light candles at the Congregation Chevra Thilim in San Francisco, as Jewish people around the world do each Friday before sundown to usher in the Sabbath.

In the wake of a reported "Day of Jihad" threat by a former Hamas leader, less than a week after a surprise attack in Israel, there was a wide range of responses by Bay Area Hebrew schools.

A San Francisco woman is among a church group that is now trying to find their way back home to the United States from Jerusalem.

Bay Area Jews and Palestinians fear they'll be targeted for reprisals due to ongoing Middle East war.

Local places of worship are offering prayers as families with Bay Area ties anxiously await updates on their loved ones.

Members of the local Jewish community are praying for peace after what the White House described as terrorist attacks in Israel.

This weekend's attacks on Israel by Hamas militants are being met with shock and outrage by the Bay Area's Jewish community. A number of Bay Area lawmakers have also denounced the assault, which took place amid Israel's high holy holiday season.

Hundreds of United Airlines passengers on a flight from San Francisco to Tel Aviv endured a 13-hour "flight to nowhere" due to the attacks in Israel.