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A girl looks on as she stands by the rubble outside a building hit by Israeli bombardment in the southern Gaza Strip on October 31, 2023. Children in Gaza have been exposed to high levels of violence even before the current war, researchers say, increasing their risk of mental health challenges.

How a history of trauma is affecting the children of Gaza

3:58pm November 10, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Even before the current war, researchers documented the impact of conflict on children in Gaza. Now they worry that kids who are trapped on the battlefield face long-term impacts on mental health.

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American mother and Massachusetts resident Wafaa Abuzayda, her husband and their baby have been stuck in Gaza since the siege began. They are among an estimated 1,700 people with European and U.S. citizenships who are trapped in the Gaza strip.

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Americans in Gaza feel abandoned by their government

12:36pm October 27, 2023

For nearly three weeks, a Massachusetts couple have been begging for a way home. They're living under bombardment and running out of supplies. They ask why the U.S. government can't get them out.

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Sisters, wives, mothers, cousins of the community gather and mourn at the Qusra wake for for four of the six men killed in Qusra, Palestine.

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Palestinians brace for more violence after reprisal attacks in the West Bank

11:07pm October 20, 2023

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in the days after Hamas' attack on southern Israel.

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A house destroyed by Hamas in the Kufar Aza kibbutz in West Jerusalem, Israel.

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Loved ones of Hamas attack victims diverge over Israel's war on Gaza

9:53pm October 20, 2023

People who lost their family and homes in the surprise incursion into Israel by Hamas reckon with the aftermath.

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Hundreds of people gathered at the synagogue of the Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C., to show support for the victims of the surprise Hamas attack in southern Israel over the weekend.

Thousands of U.S. mourners grapple with losing those killed in Israel and Gaza

3:08pm October 19, 2023

Hundreds of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to show support for the victims of the Hamas attacks.

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A view shows an area of Al Ahli Arab Hospital where hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast. The blast area was relatively small but occurred in a courtyard packed with Palestinian civilians.

Here's the available evidence of what happened at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza

3:18pm October 18, 2023

Videos and photos provide some clues, but much remains unknown about the horrific explosion at the site.

Lina Abu Akleh sits near photographs of her late aunt, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, at their family home in east Jerusalem in July.

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The family of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh demands justice

5:01pm October 19, 2022

by Leila Fadel

It's been over five months since Abu Akleh was killed on the job, most likely by Israeli forces. Her niece tells Morning Edition about her aunt's legacy and her family's campaign for accountability.

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Palestinians look at an unexploded bomb dropped by an Israeli F-16 warplane on Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood on Tuesday.

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Fighting Continues Between Israel, Hamas After Biden Calls For Cease-Fire

6:23am May 18, 2021

by Jackie Northam

Israeli warplanes carried out another round of airstrikes against Hamas targets in Gaza, leveling a six-story building, while militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen earlier this month in Jerusalem, has yet to decide publicly about the annexation of parts of the West Bank, despite a target date arriving Wednesday.

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Delay Appears Likely In Israel's Plans To Annex Parts Of West Bank

11:59am July 01, 2020

The proposal, which has Trump administration support, has hit resistance both inside and outside Israel in recent weeks. "It seems unlikely to me that this will happen today," says one Cabinet member.

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks to constituents in Wixom, Mich., on Thursday.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib Cancels Visit To Israel And The West Bank

1:45pm August 16, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Israel had said it would allow the Michigan congresswoman to visit her aging grandmother in the West Bank after announcing earlier that it would bar her from visiting on a political trip.