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News Articles: Israel-Gaza war

Emmalene Blake poses for a portrait in front of her mural showing Samia al-Atrash holding her niece Masa Khader, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza in October.

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A grieving Palestinian, an Irish artist and the mural that brought them together

Artist Emmalene Blake's mural on the wall of a Dublin pub became an iconic image of Gaza's grief. Then one day, she got an Instagram message from the Palestinian woman in the image.

February 21, 2024
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  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
The Security Council meets before voting on a resolution concerning a cease-fire in Gaza at United Nations headquarters on Tuesday. The resolution was vetoed by the U.S.

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The U.S. has again vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza

Tuesday's vote marked the third U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. The Arab nations behind the plan hoped to show broad support for ending the Israel-Hamas war.

February 20, 2024
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By:
  • Michele Kelemen
Israeli police investigate the site of a shooting attack at the Masmiya-Re'em junction in southern Israel on Friday, Feb. 16.

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  • Middle East

Photos: Border tensions rise as Israel confirms Rafah as its next military target

This past week, despite growing tensions at the borders, Israel announced a plan to move forward into the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Also, Israeli airstrikes killed many in Lebanon.

February 19, 2024
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
A member of the Israeli security forces stands guard. An attack against troops was reported near the West Bank city of Hebron on Feb. 1. Many settlers have joined the military's regional defense units since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas-backed militants.

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  • Middle East

Israeli settlers are guarding the West Bank. Palestinians say it's worsening violence

In Hebron, many settlers have joined the ranks of the Israeli military. Palestinians and Israeli human rights activists say the result has been abuse and harassment.

February 19, 2024
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
A man inspects the damage in a room following Israeli bombardment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 17.

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  • Middle East

Searching for the remains of hostages, Israeli forces raid another Gaza hospital

Israeli forces have found no hostage remains so far, but their raid has essentially rendered the largest hospital in Gaza's Khan Younis nonfunctional.

February 16, 2024
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By:
  • D. Parvaz
A displaced Palestinian woman hangs laundry to dry outside a tent at a makeshift camp on the Egyptian border, west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 14.

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  • Middle East

Rafah was supposed to offer refuge. Now, the city waits for a possible Israeli attack

Roughly 1.4 million Palestinians sheltering in Rafah are bracing for a potential Israeli assault, but hoping for a diplomatic breakthrough as negotiators work to secure a cease-fire.

February 14, 2024
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By:
  • D. Parvaz and
  • Anas Baba
An Israeli air force F-35 warplane flies over during a graduation ceremony for new pilots in Hatzerim air force base near the city of Beersheba, Israel, June 29, 2023.

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  • World

A court orders Netherlands to halt fighter jet part exports to Israel over Gaza war

The court said there is a "clear risk that Israel's F-35 fighter jets might be used in the commission of serious violations of international humanitarian law."

February 12, 2024
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  • Rob Schmitz and
  • Alex Leff
Palestinians survey the destruction from an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza, on Friday, Feb. 9.

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  • Middle East

Photos: Israel targets Rafah as dissent against Hamas grows in Gaza

This past week, Israel rejected a proposed cease-fire, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. announced that Israel has a obligation to keep civilians safe as military strikes expand into southern Gaza.

February 12, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Displaced Palestinians flee from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 30.

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  • Middle East

In Gaza, anger grows at Hamas along with fury at Israel

Gazans are increasingly voicing their anger at Hamas' handling of the war and the heavy costs civilians have paid.

February 08, 2024
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  • Anas Baba and
  • Daniel Estrin
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv on Oct. 28, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.

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  • Middle East

Israel rejects Hamas' cease-fire plan after meeting with Blinken

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a cease-fire plan delivered by the Palestinian militant group Hamas to end the war in Gaza.

February 07, 2024
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  • James Hider
Palestinians migrate to safer areas due to Israeli attacks that continue in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Jan. 30.

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Hamas gave a 'positive' response to a Gaza cease-fire proposal, Qatar says

Hamas' reaction was generally "positive" but it still insists on a permanent cease-fire and full Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, which Israel has rejected. The U.S. will discuss it with Israel.

February 06, 2024
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  • James Hider
Mourners attend the funeral of reservist Gavriel Shani during his funeral at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Jan. 31.

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  • Middle East

Photos: Israel claims victory over Hamas in a key city as many in Gaza go hungry

In the past week, the U.S. has targeted Israeli settlers in the West Bank, families continued to mourn their losses and Israel claimed to have defeated Hamas in a key Gaza city.

February 05, 2024
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  • NPR Staff
A paddle boarder heads out into the water in Eilat, Israel. Normally, Eilat's beaches and hotels would be busy with tourists.

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  • Middle East

A seaside town shelters thousands of Israeli evacuees, but struggles without tourists

The tourists are gone and many of the hotels are filled with displaced Israelis nearly four months after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

February 04, 2024
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  • Jackie Northam
Estelle Laughlin, 94, survived the Nazi concentration camps along with her older sister and mother. She was photographed in her living room in Lincolnshire, Illinois, on October 6, 2023.

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  • Middle East

A Holocaust survivor identifies with the pain of both sides in the Israel-Hamas war

As a girl of 10, Estelle Laughlin and her family were forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, then sent to a concentration camp. She lived through the Nazi genocide. This new war has shaken her to her core.

January 30, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Palestinians look at their neighbor's damaged home following an Israeli strike in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, on Jan. 27.

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  • Middle East

Photos of life in war: Palestinians flee south in Gaza, Israel mourns dead soldiers

Last week, Israel saw its deadliest day during its war with Hamas, and displaced Palestinians fled Khan Younis and headed toward a flooded Rafah, where shelter and resources remain scarce.

January 29, 2024
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