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Palestinians conduct a search and rescue operation after the second bombardment by the Israeli army in the last 24 hours at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on Wednesday.

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South American leaders are confronting Israel over its offensive in Gaza

4:47pm November 01, 2023

by Carrie Kahn

Bolivia broke off relations with Israel, Chile and Colombia pulled their ambassadors out of Tel Aviv and Brazil has pleaded for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

Demonstrators rally to demand a cease-fire against Palestinians in Gaza on Independence Avenue near the U.S. Capitol last month in Washington, D.C.

Young progressive Democrats are splitting from the party on Israel

4:28pm November 01, 2023

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The Democratic Party is confronting internal divisions over the special relationship between the U.S. and Israel after the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war exposed political differences.

People enter the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip before crossing into Egypt on Wednesday. The U.N. says some 500 foreign passport holders were allowed to leave Gaza.

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First Americans and other foreign nationals leave besieged Gaza

4:06pm November 01, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

It's the first time people have been allowed to exit the Palestinian territory since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Ambulances took dozens of seriously wounded people to hospitals in Egypt.

Telegram has removed popular Hamas-linked accounts from the messaging service after a pro-Israel advocacy organization sent letters to Apple and Google asking the tech companies to pressure Telegram to take down the channels.

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The Telegram app has been a key platform for Hamas. Now it's being restricted there

4:41pm October 31, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The popular messaging app became one of the only major social media platforms that permitted accounts with ties to Hamas.

People walk through the ruins of Al-Ansar Mosque in Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank that was hit last week by an Israeli airstrike.

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In the West Bank city of Jenin, Israeli raids and strikes leave Palestinians wary

3:58pm October 30, 2023

In Jenin, at least 11 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes and raids in just over a week, officials say. The heightened pace of violence has frightened residents.

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A man stands amid the rubble of a building in the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday.

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Gaza residents break into U.N. warehouse for supplies as Israeli barrage continues

9:45pm October 29, 2023

Thousands of Gaza residents broke into warehouses and distribution centers of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency, grabbing flour and "basic survival items," the organization said on Sunday.

Sun., Oct. 29: This image taken from the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip shows black smoke rising amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Hamas militants.

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As communications in Gaza return, more scenes of devastation trickle out

8:13pm October 29, 2023

Israel pounded Gaza with more air and ground attacks in an escalating military campaign.

Smoke rises and billows in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli army conducts air attacks early Saturday local time.

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Israel says it's 'expanding' ground activities in Gaza as internet blackout takes hold

7:57pm October 27, 2023

Israel's military has escalated operations in Gaza over the past few days. Internet and phone service were out in Gaza after a barrage of airstrikes, a Palestinian telecommunications company reported.

Men working with a search and recovery team from the organization ZAKA look for human remains in Kibbutz Be'eri.

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New details emerge about the Hamas-led attackers who massacred Israelis

5:44pm October 27, 2023

NPR has interviewed neighbors and relatives of one of the attackers and reviewed footage and information the Israeli military says it collected from villages and militants.

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A man, left, carries two Israeli flags during a pro-Israel rally outside of the Israeli Embassy on Oct. 8, 2023 in Washington, D.C., and people, right, wave flags during a rally in support of Palestinians in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2023.

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Cultural figures find perils to speaking out and staying silent about Mideast crisis

5:09pm October 27, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Cultural figureheads are expected to speak out about world events. But some are facing real-world consequences for making public declarations about the present conflict.