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Gaza's 2 largest hospitals have ceased to function, health officials say

9:36pm November 12, 2023

Health officials say the hospitals are out of electricity. The U.N. and World Health Organization pleaded for "decisive international action" to preserve what's left of the health care system in Gaza.

A view of the rubble of buildings hit by an Israeli airstrike in Jabalia in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 11, days after the territory's militant rulers carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel killing hundreds of people and taking captives.

The brutal calculus of war: Is the killing of civilians ever justified?

7:34pm November 11, 2023

by Tom Bowman

The numbers are classified, but U.S. military planners use what's called a collateral damage estimate to gauge how many civilians might be killed in an attack on a target. Here's what that means.

People check the bodies of victims killed in a reported Israeli strike, as they lie on the ground in the vicinity of Gaza City's Al Shifa hospital compound on Friday.

As Israel orders Gaza hospitals to evacuate, health care is 'on its knees'

2:23pm November 11, 2023

Israel says it wants hospitals in northern Gaza to empty out so it can go after Hamas militants operating there. Palestinians say health care is collapsing in the territory.

Itay Levy makes music and Kinnors — intricately-carved wooden harps.

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In the shops of Jerusalem, empty seats and anguished hearts are all that's left

10:16am November 11, 2023

The Old City of Jerusalem is thousands of years old. People from all over the world travel here to see the expansive history and the foundation of religions and empires — until now.

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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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A girl looks on as she stands by the rubble outside a building hit by Israeli bombardment in the southern Gaza Strip on October 31, 2023. Children in Gaza have been exposed to high levels of violence even before the current war, researchers say, increasing their risk of mental health challenges.

How a history of trauma is affecting the children of Gaza

3:58pm November 10, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Even before the current war, researchers documented the impact of conflict on children in Gaza. Now they worry that kids who are trapped on the battlefield face long-term impacts on mental health.

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Children sit amid the rubble of a building in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday.

Israel has agreed to a daily 'humanitarian corridor.' What does this mean?

12:05pm November 10, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Israel has already allowed civilians to use a "humanitarian corridor" into southern Gaza in the past week. Thousands of Palestinians have managed to use this time to head south.

An injured Palestinian boy is carried away in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike outside the entrance of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Nov. 3. Israel said it targeted Hamas members using an ambulance to leave the hospital. Hamas denied this. Hospital officials said 13 people were killed and dozens injured.

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Hospitals are protected in war. But the safeguard is not absolute

10:57am November 10, 2023

by Greg Myre

This question is part of the bitter Israeli-Palestinian debate over the war in Gaza, where thousands of civilians have been killed.

This map shows estimated damage in northern Gaza between Oct. 7 and Nov. 5. Areas with the most recent damage (Oct. 30-Nov. 5) are highlighted in a brighter color.

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Map: After a month of bombardments, as much as a third of Gaza City is damaged

5:01am November 09, 2023

by Daniel Wood

New analysis of imagery from a European Space Agency satellite allows for what researchers say is the most comprehensive look yet at the scale of damage due to the Israeli bombardment.

Yair Golan rescued people stranded at the Nova festival when Hamas attacked.

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This Israeli general saw the horror of the Hamas attack. Now, he's urging optimism

5:29pm November 08, 2023

by Megan Lim

The morning of the Hamas attack on Israel, Yair Golan — a former member of Israel's parliament and a major general in the country's military reserves — leapt into action.

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