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Palestinians pray over bodies of people killed in an Israeli bombardment, brought from the Shifa hospital, before burying them in a mass grave in the town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 22.

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Gaza's death toll now exceeds 30,000. Here's why it's an incomplete count

3:36pm February 29, 2024

by Aya Batrawy

Gaza's health ministry announced Thursday that 30,035 Palestinians have been killed in the war. A close look at how the ministry counts those killed reveals a system buckling under the weight of war.

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Police in Tel Aviv, Israel, use water cannons to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, on Saturday.

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With or without a cease-fire, Netanyahu says Israeli operation in Rafah will happen

2:33pm February 26, 2024

by D. Parvaz

As talks over a cease-fire in Gaza continue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his cabinet was reviewing military plans for Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians are sheltering.

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The Security Council meets before voting on a resolution concerning a cease-fire in Gaza at United Nations headquarters on Tuesday. The resolution was vetoed by the U.S.

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The U.S. has again vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza

12:55pm February 20, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

Tuesday's vote marked the third U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. The Arab nations behind the plan hoped to show broad support for ending the Israel-Hamas war.

A man inspects the damage in a room following Israeli bombardment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 17.

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Searching for the remains of hostages, Israeli forces raid another Gaza hospital

4:56pm February 16, 2024

by D. Parvaz

Israeli forces have found no hostage remains so far, but their raid has essentially rendered the largest hospital in Gaza's Khan Younis nonfunctional.

Palestinians are shown fleeing the Israeli offensive on Khan Younis arrive at Rafah, Gaza Strip. Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.

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Israeli forces enter main hospital in southern Gaza after prolonged standoff

2:28pm February 15, 2024

by The Associated Press

The raid came a day after the army sought to evacuate thousands of displaced people who had taken shelter at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

This photo provided by the Israeli military shows an Israeli Air Force helicopter carrying what the military said are two released hostages, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Monday.

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Israel rescues 2 hostages, but Gaza officials say dozens were killed in the operation

8:54am February 12, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Israeli military strikes in Rafah were part of an operation to rescue two Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7. There were initial reports that at least 50 Palestinians were killed in the raid.

President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to proceed with his planned operation in Rafah unless there's a plan to evacuate more than 1 million civilians there.

Biden tells Netanyahu to 'not proceed' in Rafah without plan to protect civilians

10:10pm February 11, 2024

by Tamara Keith

This is the first time Biden has publicly cautioned Israel against its planned operation in Rafah.

An Israeli soldier standing in front of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) building in Gaza City. This photo was taken during a controlled tour by the Israeli army on Feb. 8 and subsequently edited under the supervision of the Israeli military.

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Israel says it discovered tunnels under U.N. agency's Gaza headquarters

4:18pm February 10, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

The Israeli military said it discovered a network of tunnels under the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City. UNRWA said it did not know what was underneath its headquarters.

Illustration for story on conflict-related sexual violence.

Sexual violence is an ancient and often unseen war crime. Is it inevitable?

11:32am February 08, 2024

by Jill Langlois

"Conflict-related sexual violence" is as old as the Bible and as topical as current wars around the world. We talk to three experts about why it persists, why it's underreported and how to stop it.

Displaced Palestinians flee from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 30.

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In Gaza, anger grows at Hamas along with fury at Israel

9:37am February 08, 2024

Gazans are increasingly voicing their anger at Hamas' handling of the war and the heavy costs civilians have paid.

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