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Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian director beaten by Israeli settlers, is now released

1:18pm March 25, 2025

Hamdan Ballal, who won an Oscar for No Other Land about Palestinians under Israeli occupation, was attacked by Israeli settlers and later detained by Israeli security forces, his lawyer tells NPR.

Why Israel's having some of its biggest protests since the war in Gaza began

11:30am March 25, 2025

They're demanding a deal between Israel and Hamas to release all the remaining hostages, and also demonstrating against government attempts to weaken the judiciary.

Israel's latest war plans: To occupy Gaza and rule Palestinians

5:14am March 24, 2025

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Occupying Gaza and establishing military rule there would go beyond Israel's stated war goals to end Hamas rule and free hostages captured in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

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One family. One attack. 132 names. A Gaza investigation

5:00am March 24, 2025

More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's war with Hamas, Gaza health officials say. We reconstructed what happened in one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the war.

Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,000 as Israel expands its military campaign

7:41am March 23, 2025

The death toll reached the milestone just days after Israel resumed its military campaign in Gaza, breaking a ceasefire with Hamas.

Israel strikes multiple sites in southern Lebanon in response to rocket attack

9:14am March 22, 2025

Lebanese health officials said two people were killed, including a child, and several more were injured.

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West Bank Palestinians displaced by Israel's military fear they'll never go home again

12:31pm March 20, 2025

Even as the war in Gaza continues, Israel's prime minister says a "larger and more intense front could be opened" in the West Bank, where more than 40,000 have been displaced in the current operation.

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Hamas fires first rockets since Israel broke recent ceasefire

10:20am March 20, 2025

The Israeli military expanded its ground offensive in Gaza, and killed at least 80 Palestinians in a new wave of strikes Thursday. Hamas fired its first rockets since Israel broke a recent ceasefire.

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Israel has launched a new ground invasion into Gaza after breaking ceasefire

12:38pm March 19, 2025

Israel's military launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, sending troops into areas they retreated from during a two-month ceasefire. This comes a day after airstrikes killed more than 400 people.

New encampment at Columbia: Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University hold a press briefing

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Mahmoud Khalil's immigration case moves to New Jersey from New York

11:41am March 19, 2025

The decision offers a venue compromise in the bellwether case, while Khalil's legal team seeks to release him from detention and block his deportation.