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Israeli troops operate on the grounds of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City in this photo released by the Israeli military. The Israelis say they found weapons belonging to Hamas, but did not provide details. Hamas denied the claim that it has been operating in or underneath the hospital.

Israeli troops enter Gaza's largest hospital and report finding Hamas weapons there

4:54pm November 15, 2023

Hamas denounced the actions by the Israeli military. The group denied the assertion by Israel and U.S. officials that militants were embedded in Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital.

Achiya Schatz runs an organization in Israel called FakeReporter that authenticates images and videos that appear online in order to combat fake news. The group was founded three years ago. Before the war, it was focused on trying to help people who were targeted with online harassment for speaking out against corruption.

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Is it true or not? Israeli group FakeReporter fact checks while seeking shelter

4:48pm October 26, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

A former Israeli combat soldier runs a nonprofit out of his in-laws' front yard that fact-checks posts on social media about the Israel-Hamas war in real time.

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Left: A Palestinian woman cries at the garden of Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital after it was hit in Gaza City, Gaza on Oct. 18. Right: After an attack by Hamas on a kibbutz near the Gaza border, a swing is left intact while most of this family's house is in ruins. Five family members were kidnapped.

Health & Safety

The Middle East crisis is stirring up a 'tsunami' of mental health woes

4:56pm October 25, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

The Israel-Gaza conflict is likely to leave people in the region struggling with trauma-related mental health symptoms for a long time to come.

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Wounded Palestinians sit in al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, after arriving from Al-Ahli hospital following an explosion there, on Tuesday.

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Hundreds killed in explosion at a crowded Gaza hospital

9:13pm October 17, 2023

The cause of the explosion has not yet been confirmed. Protests broke out in Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Jordan in response to the blast, with crowds chanting against Israel.

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Sun. Oct. 15: A shell from Israeli artillery explodes over a house in al-Bustan, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon.

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Photos: Scenes from the Israel-Gaza War

9:51pm October 15, 2023

The death toll is rising. At least 1,300 Israelis and more than 2,600 Palestinians in Gaza are dead as the war continues into a second week.

People injured from Israeli air strikes on Oct. 12 wait outside a hospital to be treated. The sheer volume of medical need is overwhelming the small and exhausted number of staff at Gaza's medical facilities, says Dr. Mohammad Mattar, head of the radiology department at Al Shifa Hospital, the Gaza Strip's largest medical complex.

Doctors in Gaza describe the war's devastating impact on health care — and civilians

4:38pm October 13, 2023

by Ari Daniel

After the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas militants, Israel has begun air strikes on Gaza. The World Health Organization warns that the health system there is at a breaking point.

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Marine recruits wait for their drill instructor as they cross the base at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island on August 22 in Beaufort County, S.C.

For a new generation of Marines, 9/11 is history

5:00am September 10, 2023

For many Americans, 9/11 is now simply a date to mark, much like December 7th and the Pearl Harbor attacks. Even the military war colleges are moving on.

Anti-tank obstacles on a wheat field at a farm in southern Ukraine's Mykolaiv region. The country's grain exports were curtailed this week when Russia pulled out of a deal that allowed grain-laden ships to sail out of Ukrainian ports.

Russia's nixing of Ukraine grain deal deepens worries about global food supply

3:55pm July 19, 2023

by Andrew Connelly

Since the war began, there's been concern about getting Ukrainian grain to countries in need. A deal was struck in 2022 to keep exports flowing — but Russia put an end to it on Monday.

Memorial chairman Yan Rachinsky condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine in his acceptance speech on behalf of the organization Memorial in Oslo, Norway on Saturday.

In acceptance speech, Russian Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate condemns Ukraine war

4:16pm December 10, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

Yan Rachinsky denounced "the insane and criminal war of aggression against Ukraine" while accepting the award on Saturday.