Israel-Hamas war

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Israel used a U.S.-made bomb in a deadly U.N. school strike in Gaza

10:20pm June 06, 2024

Israel dropped a bomb on a U.N.-run school it said was being used by Hamas. The blast killed dozens, including women and children, medics and witnesses say. The bomb was U.S.-made, NPR has discovered.

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Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris (left), flanked by Ireland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin, speaks Wednesday in Dublin to announce Ireland's recognition of a Palestinian state.

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Spain, Norway and Ireland say they will recognize a Palestinian state

6:36pm May 22, 2024

Israel recalls ambassadors, as Spain, Ireland and Norway announce they will formally recognize the Palestinian state this month.

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Passersby observe the photos of hostages held in the Gaza Strip that are plastered to the walls of a plaza known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, May 17, 2024.

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Israel recovers the bodies of 3 hostages

6:05pm May 17, 2024

by James Hider

The three were identified as Shani Louk, Amit Buskila and Yitzhak Gelernter. Israel's military said they had been killed by Hamas militants when they attacked a music festival on Oct. 7.

Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari stands at the opening to a tunnel near the border with Israel on Dec. 15, 2023, northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said this was the largest tunnel they'd found yet in Gaza.

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Israel has no plan for Gaza after Hamas rule, the Israeli defense chief says

6:02am May 16, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's harsh public critique of Israel's war strategy set off a political firestorm that could threaten Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hold on power.

Education

Wake Forest University faculty consider vote of no confidence in President Susan Wente

4:34pm May 15, 2024

by Amy Diaz

Nearly 200 Wake Forest University faculty and staff members have signed an open letter condemning the administration’s handling of a recent student-led Pro-Palestine rally. They’re also considering a vote of no confidence against President Susan Wente.

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A woman mourns as she carries the shrouded body of a child killed following overnight Israeli strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 6.

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Why the U.N. revised the numbers of women and children killed in Gaza

11:26am May 15, 2024

by Aya Batrawy

Here's a closer look at the United Nations' breakdown of casualties. The overall total of more than 35,000 Palestinians killed since Oct. 7, based on Gaza Health Ministry figures, has not declined.

Students wear masks during protest at Wake Forest University

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North Carolina bill to curb mask-wearing in protests could make it illegal for medical reasons too

3:59pm May 14, 2024

by Associated Press

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have proposed a bill that would enhance penalties for people wearing a mask during a crime or intentionally blocking traffic during protests. The bill passed its first committee on Tuesday.

Viewers in Tel Aviv gather to watch the joint Memorial Day ceremony honoring victims from all sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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Israelis and Palestinians held a joint memorial for all victims of the ongoing war

1:07pm May 14, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

It's rare for Israelis and Palestinians to join together for any reason during these days of war. But some did so this week for a ceremony honoring victims from all sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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A Palestinian boy sits near the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Al-Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday.

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In Gaza, a hidden threat could kill Palestinians even after a cease-fire

9:19am May 13, 2024

The United Nations says 7,500 metric tons of unexploded ordnance litter the Gaza Strip. The U.N. says it could take 14 years to dispose of these dangers.

This photo provided by the Israel Defense Forces shows a tank with an Israel flag on it entering the Gazan side of the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday.

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Israeli forces seize the Gaza side of Rafah, as Hamas truce talks resume in Egypt

3:53pm May 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

Israeli tanks rolled into Rafah Tuesday, taking control of the territory's border crossing with Egypt, even as Israel sent a delegation to Cairo for Hamas truce talks.

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