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Hamas names Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar as its new top leader

4:23pm August 06, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

Hamas says it has chosen its local leader in Gaza to take over as the Palestinian militant group's new top political leader worldwide, following last week's assassination of the previous leader in Iran.

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War fears and flight cancellations in Lebanon send travelers and residents scrambling

5:49pm August 05, 2024

The U.S. and other governments issued Lebanon travel advisories and some airlines stopped flying there, in anticipation of an escalation of fighting after assassinations in Iran and Beirut.

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A rocket hit Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, after Israel struck a Gaza school

7:16pm July 27, 2024

A rocket has hit a sports complex filled with children playing soccer in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights region Saturday afternoon, on the same day that an Israeli strike in Gaza devastated a school building and killed dozens.

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A pollster sheds light on Palestinian attitudes toward the U.S., Israel and Hamas

12:40pm July 26, 2024

by Itay Stern

For three decades, Khalil Shikaki has provided insights into Palestinian public opinion. The most recent poll showed a rise in Hamas popularity, though a majority of respondents don't support Hamas.

Israeli PM Netanyahu Delivers Address To Joint Meeting Of U.S. Congress

Prime Minister Netanyahu urges U.S. to stand with Israel as war in Gaza nears 10th month

5:00am July 24, 2024

The Israeli leader spoke Wednesday to a joint meeting of Congress amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Republicans are strongly supportive of Israel, while Democrats are increasingly critical.

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LBN: patrolling the BLUE LINE with Italian troops

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U.N. peacekeepers take cover as Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel trade attacks

6:02am July 15, 2024

by Jane Arraf

“The situation is really quite volatile,” Capt. Alessandro Crepy, with the Italian contingent of the peacekeeping group UNIFIL, says of the fighting between forces in Israel and Lebanon.

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Medical groups challenge Israel's ban on evacuations from Gaza. Is Israel relenting?

5:52pm June 26, 2024

by Jane Arraf

Israel banned most Gaza patients from being evacuated for medical treatment, according to the United Nations and other groups. Now it could allow a group of child patients and guardians to evacuate.

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Israel's military is investigating an incident in which a Palestinian was strapped to a vehicle

4:03pm June 23, 2024

by Kat Lonsdorf

The Israeli military said the action was “in violation of orders and standard operating procedures” and would be investigated. It said the man was transferred to the Red Crescent for treatment.

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Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says

4:41pm June 13, 2024

by Willem Marx

The U.N. office on refugees found that by the end of last year, 1 in 69 people had been forced from their homes -- either within their own country or across an international border.

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The U.N. Security Council endorses U.S. cease-fire plan to end the war in Gaza

7:04pm June 10, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

The council voted 14-0 to support President Biden’s step-by-step plan for a cease-fire, an exchange of hostages and prisoners and an end to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.