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Israel's anti-war movement includes mothers of soldiers serving in Gaza

7:45am January 20, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

A group of Israeli mothers, whose sons are fighting in Gaza, is calling to end the war. They hold a minority view, but draw inspiration from a successful protest by Israeli mothers in a previous war.

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Global buzzwords for 2024: Gender apartheid. Climate mobility. Mega-election year

12:32pm January 19, 2024

by Andrew Connelly

2024 will be awash in new (and sometimes familiar) buzzwords that point up the polycrises (another buzzword) around the planet. Here's a guide for the perplexed.

Dr. Ghassan Al-Suwaiti, a Jordanian plastic surgeon and burn specialist, performs an operation in December at Jordan's field hospital in Khan Younis.

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Jordan accuses Israel of deliberately targeting its Gaza field hospital

10:57am January 19, 2024

by Jane Arraf

Jordan said its field hospital in Khan Younis was hit by shells and gunfire, injuring a doctor and a patient. Israel denied the claim and said it was engaged in a skirmish with Hamas fighters nearby.

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan.18, 2024.

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Netanyahu says he told U.S. that he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario

4:04am January 19, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Israeli prime minister spoke just a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel would never have "genuine security" without a pathway toward Palestinian independence.

The pioneering graphic novel Palestine by Joe Sacco is part comic book, part memoir of his journeys through the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Demand for the book has surged since the start of the war in Gaza.

An acclaimed graphic novel is seeing a resurgence, brought on by the war in Gaza

11:36am January 18, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

The war in Gaza is driving a new generation of readers to Joe Sacco's trailblazing exploration of the daily reality of life under Israeli occupation, Palestine. Newfound demand has prompted a reprint.

Gaza has been without internet or cellphone service for nearly a week. Workers have been unable to restore a key fiber-optic line that connects Gaza to Israel and the West Bank.

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As Gaza's communication blackout grinds on, some fear it is imperiling lives

10:35am January 18, 2024

by Geoff Brumfiel

For days, much of the Gaza Strip has been without cellphone and internet access. The laws of war were written well before the World Wide Web, but some see communication as a fundamental right.

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Palestinians walk through destruction by an Israeli bombardment in the Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024.

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France and Qatar announce a deal to deliver medicine to Israeli hostages in Gaza

9:37pm January 16, 2024

by The Associated Press

France and Qatar said they had brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to deliver medicine to hostages in Gaza, as well as additional aid to Palestinians in the besieged territory.

A man holds a sign calling for the release of the hostages taken by Hamas militants into the Gaza Strip during a demonstration at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Jan. 13, 2024.

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Families of hostages held in Gaza for 100 days hold 24-hour 'bring them home' rally

5:47am January 14, 2024

by The Associated Press

The families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip kicked off a 24-hour rally in Tel Aviv Saturday night, calling on the government to bring their loved ones home after 100 days spent in Hamas captivity.

At the March on Washington for Gaza, thousands of demonstrators rallied in support of a cease-fire in Gaza and an end for U.S. aid for Israel.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in D.C. march to demand cease-fire in Gaza

9:15pm January 13, 2024

Protesters on Saturday called for an end to U.S. funding for Israel and for Israel to be held accountable for what organizers say are violations of international law.

Palestinians mourn relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.

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More than 30 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip

6:03am January 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

More than 30 Palestinians, including young children, were killed in two Israeli airstrikes overnight into Saturday in the Gaza Strip, officials said.