Arab-Israeli conflict

Sakher Abu Dahouk in front of the razor wire of the separation barrier that surrounds his land in Beit Hanina Al-Balad in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. His extended family has moved several times since 1948, as Israel seized territory in subsequent wars, redrew boundaries and built more Jewish settlements. "We still have deeds to our land," in what's now southern Israel, he says.

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What Palestinians in Gaza may fear even more than Israeli bombardment

5:29pm January 17, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

In the past three months, 2 million Palestinians have been internally displaced by war. Some far-right Israeli officials want them to leave Gaza altogether — evoking the trauma of past displacement.

Rimah Shahada poses in her daughter Aseel's bedroom in Qalandiya refugee camp in Ramallah, West Bank Nov. 22.

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What the resumption of Israel-Hamas fighting means for Palestinians in Israeli jails

4:51pm December 04, 2023

Human rights groups say Israel stepped up arrests in the occupied West Bank during the war. Only a fraction of those arrested have been released as part of hostage and prisoner exchanges.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he meets with President Biden, Oct. 18, in Tel Aviv.

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After Hamas attack, most Israelis want Netanyahu to resign, according to poll

9:55am November 11, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was already under pressure for other problems. Now, a recent poll says 76% of Israelis want him to resign.

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President Joe Biden speaks as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an expanded bilateral meeting with Israeli and U.S. government officials, Wednesday in Tel Aviv.

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Lots of U.S. presidents have pushed for Middle East peace. Progress has been elusive

10:31am October 19, 2023

by Scott Neuman

President Biden is the latest in a long line of presidents to place himself in the middle of a Middle East conflict. U.S. efforts have seen failed starts, wrong turns and dead ends, but some progress.

A view shows an area of Al Ahli Arab Hospital where hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast. The blast area was relatively small but occurred in a courtyard packed with Palestinian civilians.

Here's the available evidence of what happened at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza

3:18pm October 18, 2023

Videos and photos provide some clues, but much remains unknown about the horrific explosion at the site.

President Biden leaves Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., after attending Mass on Saturday.

'We stand with Israel,' Biden says as U.S. condemns Hamas attack as 'evil'

5:02pm October 10, 2023

by Tamara Keith

"Like every nation in the world, Israel has the right to respond — indeed has a duty to respond — to these vicious attacks," Biden said at the White House.

Pro-Palestinian protesters face off with Israel supporters and police last week in Times Square in New York City.

Officials Say Hate Crimes Against Jews Are Growing In The Aftermath Of Gaza Violence

4:13pm May 24, 2021

by Jason Breslow

Attacks have broken out in communities across the country, leaving officials in law enforcement and government scrambling to confront the ripple effects of recent violence between Israel and Hamas.

Clubhouse Becomes An Emotional Meeting Place For Israelis And Palestinians

6:55pm May 22, 2021

by Matt Adams

They are speaking openly on the audio social app about the latest conflict in the region. "You actually hear someone's voice quiver or the emotions of what they are going through," one listener says.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen earlier this month in Jerusalem, has yet to decide publicly about the annexation of parts of the West Bank, despite a target date arriving Wednesday.

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Delay Appears Likely In Israel's Plans To Annex Parts Of West Bank

11:59am July 01, 2020

The proposal, which has Trump administration support, has hit resistance both inside and outside Israel in recent weeks. "It seems unlikely to me that this will happen today," says one Cabinet member.

A Palestinian protester throws back a tear gas canister that was fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes on the Israeli border after a protest against President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Palestinian President Says U.S. No Longer Qualified To Broker Peace Talks

4:08pm December 08, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday the U.S. is not qualified to sponsor the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians because of President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.