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Demonstrators at a rally in London wave Israeli flags and hold posters of Israeli hostages on Sunday during a protest over the United Nations' response to allegations of rape and other sexual crimes committed by Hamas militants during the Oct. 7 attacks.

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Israel presses U.N. to investigate charges of sexual violence by Hamas fighters

6:21am December 07, 2023

Israeli officials have accused international groups, including the United Nations, of ignoring what it describes as evidence of rape and sexual violence by Hamas fighters during the Oct. 7 attacks.

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Israel demands U.N. investigate charges of sexual violence by Hamas fighters

5:13am December 07, 2023

Israel wants the United Nations and international community to do more about its evidence of sexual violence by militants in the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.

What's it like to live in southern Lebanon, where Israel trades fire with Hezbollah?

5:13am December 07, 2023

by Jane Arraf

People in southern Lebanon got a brief respite from the recent fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, but that ended when the fighting in Gaza fighting.

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5:13am December 07, 2023

Four GOP presidential candidates debated in Alabama. Israel says the U.N. has been slow to speak out about reports of sexual violence in the Hamas attack. Ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is retiring.

Ahmed only wants to list the names of the children who died. Ahmed at the front. Left to right: Eslam, Raghad, Sara, Eslamm, Tala Basema and Bakr around five years ago.

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Gazan journalist says over 20 members of his family were killed in airstrike

5:56pm December 06, 2023

Ahmed Alnaouq posts the stories of Palestinians with the organization We Are Not Numbers. Then, he lost over 20 members of his family when an Israeli airstrike hit his family home.

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Left to right: Osama, Mohammed AbuSafia, his father, Husam, Albaraa, Amru.

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Palestinians in Chicago mourn loss of family in Gaza

4:06pm December 06, 2023

Mohammed AbuSafia and his uncle Mohammed Abu Realh say at least 39 family members have been killed by Israeli bombardment.

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A protestor wearing a keffiyeh waves a Palestinian flag during a rally in support of Palestinians in Lisbon in October.

What is a keffiyeh, who wears it, and how did it become a symbol for Palestinians?

1:26pm December 06, 2023

by Linah Mohammad

Since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel's bombardment of Gaza in response, the keffiyeh has drawn increased attention in the United States.

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Israeli men, armed with U.S.-made M16 automatic assault rifles, walk in a shopping center in Jerusalem on Oct. 25, amid the ongoing battles in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas.

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Israel is trying to arm more citizens with guns since the Hamas attack

11:02am December 06, 2023

Israel was already known for having lots of firearms. But since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, the Israeli government has moved to loosen gun restrictions and fast-track permits for civilians.

A photo taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, shows smoke billowing during an Israeli bombardment in Gaza amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

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Israel says it is engaged in the heaviest fighting yet in Gaza

7:45am December 06, 2023

Israel's intensified combat operations throughout Gaza come as Palestinian civilians are being pushed farther south to escape the fighting.

U.S. pressures Israel to stop Israeli settler violence against West Bank Palestinians

7:19am December 06, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

The State Department announces visa bans for Israeli settlers who've recently attacked Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Palestinians who've attacked Israelis would also be subject to the bans.

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