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Iman el-Kaas' 33-year-old husband, Anas, was killed last week by an Israeli attack that hit their apartment in the Gaza Strip. She says her husband, a pharmacist, had no ties to Hamas. He is among the nearly 200 killed so far in the current conflict.

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The Violence In Gaza, Through The Lens Of One Family's Losses

8:16pm July 15, 2014

by Emily Harris

The Gaza Strip has sustained more than 1,500 Israeli airstrikes. A family with no apparent ties to Hamas lost one of two sons last week; the mother and father died in similar attacks six years ago.

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With A Deadline Days Away, Iran Nuclear Deal Might Get An Extension

7:23pm July 15, 2014

by Peter Kenyon

Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to Washington, D.C., after meeting the Iranian foreign minister about nuclear negotiations. The deadline for a deal limiting Iran's nuclear program is Sunday, but it might be extended.

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Darkened By A Bloody History, Baltics Hope To Be Bolstered By NATO

7:23pm July 15, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are now members of the EU and NATO, but they have painful memories of the Soviet occupation. The Baltic states are asking for a bigger NATO presence in their countries.

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Air Raid Sirens Keep Israelis On High Alert

7:53am July 15, 2014

Steve Inskeep talks to Israeli author Etgar Keret about tensions on the streets of Tel Aviv during the current violence with Hamas, and what the difference is between peace and compromise.

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Hamas Has Yet To Agree To Cease-Fire Proposal

7:53am July 15, 2014

Steve Inskeep talks to Ehab El-Ghussain, deputy information minister for the Palestinian government.

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Hopes And Hazards Of A Cease-Fire: A View From Israel

6:24pm July 14, 2014

Robert Siegel talks to Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., about the Israeli air and missile strikes in Gaza and what would need to happen to bring about a cease-fire.

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Hopes And Hazards Of A Cease-Fire: A View From Gaza City

6:24pm July 14, 2014

For a Gazan perspective on the prospect of a cease-fire, Robert Siegel talks to Mukhaimer Abu Sada, a political scientist at Al-Azhar University. They discuss the Israeli air strikes in Gaza and what must happen before fighting settles.

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Italian Workers Try To Refloat Capsized Costa Concordia

12:34pm July 14, 2014

by Sylvia Poggioli

The cruise liner struck a reef in January 2012 and capsized, killing 32 people. The ship's captain is being tried on charges of manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning ship.

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Gaza Conflict Enters 7th Day, Israel Downs Drone

12:34pm July 14, 2014

by Emily Harris

On Israel's southern coastline, the military said it downed a drone. Earlier, Israel intensified air strikes, and warned thousands of Palestinian residents of the northern Gaza Strip to take shelter.

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Israel's U.S. Ambassador: We're Fighting In Surgical Fashion

12:34pm July 14, 2014

Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer talks to Steve Inskeep about what it will take to stop the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from escalating further.

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