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Udi Goren is among the families and supporters of Israelis held in Gaza who are protesting outside Israel's military headquarters, demanding that Israel change its war strategy.

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Israelis are increasingly questioning what war in Gaza can achieve

5:00am January 11, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

Israel's prime minister has vowed to fight until the "definitive victory over Hamas." But Israelis are wrestling with the question of what kind of military victory can be achieved.

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Israel's government is encouraging gun ownership by loosening the rules

6:10pm January 10, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

Israel has some of the toughest gun control laws in the world, but some in the government are encouraging gun ownership since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.

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South Africa to bring landmark case against Israel at International Court of Justice

5:11pm January 10, 2024

by Kate Bartlett

South Africa's apartheid history and affinity to the Palestinian cause has helped shape its case of genocide against Israel, as lawyers on both sides prepare for the International Court of Justice.

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Doctor details struggles and horrors of working in a Gaza hospital

5:11pm January 10, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Seema Jilani, who spent two weeks working with the International Rescue Committee in the emergency room of the al-Aqsa hospital in Gaza.

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Sisilya al-Ousi sits in her apartment building's bomb shelter, where she spends most of her time.

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As conflict on Israel's northern border grows, residents agonize over whether to stay

4:34pm January 10, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

The pace of attacks across the Lebanon border has quickened since a strike in Beirut killed a Hamas official. Some residents have vowed to stay. Others wonder whether it's time to move away for good.

U.S. Navy ships travel through the Bab al-Mandeb strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, in August.

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Yemen's Houthis launch their largest Red Sea aerial attack, but no damage is reported

12:52pm January 10, 2024

by The Associated Press

Drones and missiles targeted shipping in the sea, but ships from the U.S. and British navies shot down the projectiles. No damage was reported. The rebels say they aim to stop Israel's war on Hamas.

Palestinians line up for free food during the ongoing Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Tuesday.

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In Israel, Blinken looks to planning for a post-war Gaza as bombardments rage on

1:06pm January 09, 2024

by The Associated Press

Blinken said four Arab nations and Turkey promise to help rebuild Gaza. But they want to see steps toward creation of a Palestinian state, which Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed not to allow.

Secretary of State Blinken makes his 4th trip to Israel since war with Hamas began

7:22am January 09, 2024

Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv as part of his Mideast visit aimed at containing the war in Gaza, and preventing a wider conflict.

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5:14am January 09, 2024

Federal appeals court to hear arguments over one of the indictments of former President Trump. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Tel Aviv. The FAFSA rollout has been pretty rocky.

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Blinken is in Israel on his Mideast tour aimed at trying to contain the war in Gaza

4:27pm January 08, 2024

by Jackie Northam

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel on Monday as part of a multi-country trip to try to curb Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza and prevent a wider regional war.