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Israel-Hamas war updates: Biden, Netanyahu differences surface
Groups call for cease-fire in Gaza outside White House Over 40 people were arrested, and 18 seniors – who chained ...
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Netanyahu says Hamas militants surrendering
Massive crowds swarm Palestinian food center in Gaza People gathered in front of a relief center and chased an aid ...
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Celebrations continue despite fears, rising antisemitism
Doug Emhoff speaks at annual National Menorah lighting ceremony This year’s National Menorah lighting in Washington, D.C., took place under ...
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Puppy was ‘huge help’ for Israeli teen held by Hamas
‘You feel that death is closing anytime’: Displaced family flees Gaza Naim Al-Khatib, a Palestinian from Gaza City, describes how ...
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UN hears evidence of Oct. 7 rapes
Renewed Israeli airstrikes hit crowded southern Gaza Israel resumed its airstrikes on Gaza after the seven-day cease-fire deal expired, hitting ...
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Where did Ammon Bundy go? Is Vermont Palestinian shooting hate crime?
Plus: The Pizzagate conspiracy theory rises again. It’s the week in extremism, from USA TODAY. The shooting of three Palestinian-American ...
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US blames Hamas for end of truce
Israel and Hamas resume fighting after week-long pause Israel resumed combat operations in Gaza after the truce ended, claiming Hamas ...
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More hostages are being released
Netanyahu says more hostage releases are ‘welcome’ as pause continues Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “welcomes” the additional release of hostages ...
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A journalist in Gaza fights to report and survive
For days, Tareq Hajjaj has been asking anyone able or willing to listen to help keep his stories alive so ...