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Israel confirms it killed Hamas military commander in a July airstrike

10:33am August 01, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

Israel's military says the commander of Hamas is dead. The announcement comes following a series of assassinations of top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in the region.

Palestinian volunteers and municipal workers clear the rubble of the Hanadi compound, recently destroyed by Israeli strikes, in Gaza City's Rimal district, on May 25, 2021.

For Americans With Family In Israel And Gaza, The Conflict Hit Home — And Still Does

7:14am May 27, 2021

by Connor Donevan

Many stayed in constant touch with their loved ones during the hostilities. And despite the ceasefire, their fears and feelings about a conflict thousands of miles away are still raw.

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Palestinian security forces push away demonstrators from the convoy of Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, during a protest against his visit to the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday.

Palestinian Christians Attack Greek Orthodox Patriarch To Protest Land Deals

3:46pm January 06, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

Hundreds blocked Patriarch Theophilos III's convoy as he drove to a Christmas Mass in Bethlehem on Saturday. The group of Palestinians was protesting the church's controversial sales of holy land.

Kobi Tzafrir serves hummus at the Humus Bar, his restaurant north of Tel Aviv, Israel. "If you eat a good hummus, you will feel love from the person who made it," he tells The Salt. "You don't want to stab him."

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Hummus Diplomacy: Israeli Cafe Discounts Meals Shared By Jews And Arabs

7:01pm October 23, 2015

by Daniella Cheslow

During a month of renewed Israeli-Palestinian violence, one hummus restaurant is paying Jews and Arabs to sit down together for a meal. We drop in on the cafe to witness culinary diplomacy in action.