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Biden's campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodriguez speaks on Nov. 7, 2023. Chávez Rodriguez was in Michigan on Friday where some Arab American leaders declined to meet her because of the Gaza conflict.

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In Michigan, some Arab American leaders declined to meet Biden's campaign manager

7:32pm January 26, 2024

by Asma Khalid

The Arab American community is angry that Biden has not called for a ceasefire in Gaza despite a rising civilian death toll. Some leaders said no to meeting his campaign manager.

Palestinians try to extinguish a fire at a building of an UNRWA vocational training center that displaced people use as a shelter on Jan. 24, 2024.

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'It felt like my head burst': Survivors recount attack on U.N. facility

7:18pm January 26, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Some of the people injured from this week's attack on a United Nations training facility in Khan Younis are receiving treatment in Rafah.

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Palestinians inspect destruction after an Israeli bombing of Omar bin Abdul-Aziz Mosque in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Thursday.

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A top U.N. court says Gaza genocide is 'plausible' but does not order cease-fire

4:54pm January 26, 2024

by Fatima Al-Kassab

The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to ensure its military does not take actions that violate the Genocide Convention, but the court did not call for a cease-fire.

Israeli army troops drive through a dirt road along the border with Gaza in southern Israel on January 25.

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Friendly fire and accidents have killed a lot of Israeli soldiers in Gaza. Here's why

5:00am January 26, 2024

by Fatma Tanis

Nearly 1 in 5 Israeli casualties since the invasion of Gaza were caused by friendly fire or accidents. Experts say it's one of the highest such percentages in recent military history.

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Soccer fans wave Palestinian flags at the AFC Asian Cup Group C soccer match between Hong Kong and the Palestinian soccer team.

Palestinians find a bit of hope as their national soccer team advances in Asian Cup

5:45pm January 24, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

The national team's 3-0 victory over Hong Kong brought Palestinians a moment of hope as the squad advances to the knockout stage for the first time in the AFC Asian Cup.

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A picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing over Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on January 19, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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Dozens of people killed as Israel intensifies offensive in southern Gaza's Khan Younis

12:04pm January 23, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

The Israeli military says it has encircled Gaza's second largest city, where fierce battles with Hamas continue. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands have fled further south.

A general view of the area as Palestinians, who left their homes to survive due to Israeli attacks, took shelter in a U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Rafah on Jan. 16.

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Photos: Documenting the war in Gaza as the Palestinian death toll passes 25,000

3:32pm January 22, 2024

by NPR Staff

Photos from Israel and Gaza show some of what the past week has looked like for people on the ground there as the conflict enters its fourth month.

Smoke rises following Israeli bombardments in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024.

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Palestinian death toll passes 25,000 as Israel announces the death of another hostage

9:32pm January 21, 2024

by The Associated Press

Since the war started on Oct. 7, 25,105 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, while another 62,681 have been wounded, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, centre, speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday Jan. 7, 2024.

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Israel's Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty post-war, rebuffing Biden

4:47am January 21, 2024

by The Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he "will not compromise on full Israeli control" over Gaza and that "this is contrary to a Palestinian state".

A displaced Palestinian woman prepares bread inside a tent at a makeshift camp in Rafah near the Gaza-Egypt border earlier this month.

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Flour for Gaza to be shipped through the Israeli port in Ashdod, the White House says

11:57am January 20, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Humanitarian groups had called for Israel to open the port to help alleviate the food crisis. All of Gaza's 2.2 million residents are at imminent risk of famine, the U.N. warns.