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Israel’s Strikes on Gaza Are Some of the Most Intense This Century. Why?
In the 19 days since Hamas attacked Israel, the Israeli military says it has struck more than 7,000 targets in Gaza. Palestinians accuse Israel of indiscriminately targeting civilians, but Israel officials say the strikes are aimed at eroding military infrastructure.
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Cease-fire Calls Dominate Fiery U.N. Security Council Session
Calls for a cease-fire dominated Tuesday’s daylong United Nations Security Council meeting on the Israel-Hamas war, with senior U.N. officials, foreign ministers of Arab countries and many other diplomats, including China and Russia, noting that the ...
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As Bombs Fall in Gaza, History Hangs Over a Family Fighting to Survive
Mohammed Abujayyab was at his wits end. For six days he has been stuck inside his Los Angeles apartment, sleep-deprived and anxious, glued to the television and jabbing messages into his phone. The 39-year-old software engineer was trying to save his ...
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A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast
The video shows a projectile streaking through the darkened skies over Gaza and exploding in the air. Seconds later, another explosion is seen on the ground. The footage has become a widely cited piece of evidence as Israeli and American officials ...
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U.S. Cites ‘High Confidence’ That Palestinian Rocket Caused Hospital Blast
American intelligence agencies released no new declassified imagery or other new evidence to make their case. Officials said their strengthened assessment was based on video evidence.
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White House Says a Cease-Fire Would Only Benefit Hamas
The United States on Tuesday rejected growing calls to support a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas because such a move would only benefit Hamas, a White House spokesman said. The spokesman, John F. Kirby, said the administration ...
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As Gaza Barrage and Deaths Surge, Angry Accusations Fly at U.N.
Israel said it struck more than 400 targets in Gaza in its broadest single-day assault of the conflict. Palestinian officials said more than 700 were killed, the highest one-day toll of the war.
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Macron Says Israel Must Fight Hamas ‘Without Mercy but Not Without Rules’
President Emmanuel Macron of France expressed firm support for Israel during a trip there on Tuesday, even as he insisted that its war against Hamas should spare civilians and that Israel should not lose sight of a political resolution to the decades ...
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85-Year-Old Held Hostage in Gaza Says She ‘Went Through Hell’
Yocheved Lifshitz, the 85-year-old woman who was released after being held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza for 17 days, on Tuesday described being beaten while her captors took her away on a motorcycle. Ms. Lifshitz said she was marched ...
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The ‘Devil’s Playground’ of Urban Combat That Israel Is Preparing to Enter
A ground invasion in Gaza could produce some of the fiercest street-to-street fighting since World War II.