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News Articles: Hamas

Palestinians look for survivors in buildings destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Sunday.

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  • World

2nd batch of aid crosses into Gaza as Israel intensifies strikes

Fourteen trucks with essential supplies provided by the United Nations entered the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday. It included water, food and medical equipment, but no fuel.

October 22, 2023
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By:
  • Robert Griffiths and
  • Juliana Kim
Students from Hunter College chant and hold up signs during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the entrance of their campus in New York earlier this month.

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  • Religion

His call for empathy has made this Jewish studies professor feel isolated

A professor of Jewish history at UCLA has tried to stake out some middle ground, where Jews and Palestinians on campus could safely stand and grieve for one another.

October 22, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Martin
Paddy Cosgrave, CEO and founder of Web Summit announced on Saturday that he was stepping down after comments he made about the Israel-Hamas conflict prompted a backlash.

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  • Technology

CEO of Web Summit tech conference resigns over Israel comments

The Irish entrepreneur stepped down as leader of one of the world's largest tech conferences following remarks he made about Israel and war crimes.

October 22, 2023
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
In the underground parking lot at the Expo Tel Aviv International Convention Center, thousands of volunteers help sort and distribute baby clothes, books, winter clothes, and more.

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  • Middle East

Israeli soldiers find they must rely on private donations for essential equipment

Across the country, a huge volunteer effort has sprung up to supply troops with protective gear that some say the government is failing to provide.

October 21, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Connor Donevan,
  • and 1 more
A house destroyed by Hamas in the Kfar Aza kibbutz in southern Israel about 3 miles away from the border with Gaza.

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  • World

Loved ones of Hamas attack victims diverge over Israel's war in Gaza

People who lost their family and homes in the surprise incursion into Israel by Hamas reckon with the aftermath.

October 21, 2023
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By:
  • Leila Fadel,
  • Arezou Rezvani,
  • and 1 more
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder holds a press conference at the Pentagon on October 19, 2023 in Arlington, Va.

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  • National Security

Pentagon says it shot down Yemen missiles that may have been headed towards Israel

The Pentagon said its forces in the Middle East were seeing an 'uptick' in drone activity at a time when the U.S. is on high alert for signs the Israel-Hamas conflict could escalate across the region.

October 20, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Palestinian militants fire rockets into Israel from Gaza Strip, Oct. 7.

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  • World

What is a war crime, and who gets held accountable? Here's what you need to know

The conflict between Israel and Hamas has led to accusations of war crimes on both sides, as combatants are bound by international humanitarian law to minimize the impact on civilians.

October 20, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Syrian soldiers raise their hands in surrender on Oct. 10, 1973, in the Golan Heights, five days into the Yom Kippur War.

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  • Politics

Israel's battle with Hamas recalls Yom Kippur War and its fateful effects

It is too soon to know whether current events will be nearly as momentous as those of 1973 — for the region, for the U.S. or for the world at large. But it is also possible they could be more so.

October 20, 2023
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By:
  • Ron Elving
Etgar Keret says writing both protects him from reality and can create the bridge to reality.

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  • Middle East

From Israel, writer Etgar Keret talks about the role of fiction in times of war

Etgar Keret says writing both protects him from reality and can create the bridge to reality.

October 20, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro
U.S. President Joe Biden pauses during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

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  • News

Biden will deliver a rare Oval Office address as he seeks billions of dollars for Israel and Ukraine

President Joe Biden will deliver only the second Oval Office address of his term on Thursday night to make the case for U.S. backing of Ukraine and Israel in a time of war.

October 19, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Josh Paul resigned from the State Department on Wednesday, citing his objection to continued U.S. arms transfers to Israel.

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  • Politics

A former State Dept. official explains why he resigned over U.S. arms sent to Israel

Josh Paul tells NPR why the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas conflict pushed him to quit the bureau that oversees arms transfers to foreign nations. Experts say it's unlikely to change much.

October 19, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Workers load the trucks with boxes after a planes carrying Turkish humanitarian aid for residents of the Gaza Strip landed at El Arish International Airport in Egypt, neighboring the enclave under intense Israeli blockade and bombardment on October 13, 2023.

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  • Global Health

Aid deal brings hope to hungry Gaza residents, but no food yet

A deal struck Thursday is set to allow humanitarian aid parked in Egypt into Gaza. How much and how soon food would arrive remains uncertain.

October 19, 2023
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By:
  • Gabriel Spitzer
A digital billboard in Tel Aviv welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden to Israel on Wednesday.

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  • Middle East

Can the U.S. stand with both Israel and Ukraine?

You know that old saying about being able to walk and chew gum at the same time? Julianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, is living it.

October 19, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Elena Burnett,
  • and 1 more
President Biden is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport, Wednesday in Tel Aviv.

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  • Politics

Biden is embracing Israel. So far, he doesn't have much to show for it politically

President Biden has shown strong support for Israel in the wake of a deadly attack by Hamas, even traveling to the region. But it isn't making political waves in a deeply divided America.

October 19, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Israeli soldiers carry the flag-covered coffin of a person killed in the Hamas attack earlier this month. Rabbis and reservists have worked around the clock at a military base in Israel to identify and count the dead.

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  • Middle East

Israel turns to DNA and dental imprints to identify unrecognizable bodies

On an army base south of Tel Aviv, the Israeli military is using DNA and dental imprints to identify victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

October 18, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Megan Lim,
  • and 1 more
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