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Netanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sharply protesting against growing criticism from top ally the United States over his leadership amid the war with Hamas.
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AP reporters aboard a US military plane watch small batches of aid airdropped on a destroyed Gaza
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How should Israel bring to justice the perpetrators behind the worst attack in its history?
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Biden backs Schumer after senator calls for new elections in Israel
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The first ship to use a new sea route delivers aid to Gaza, Israeli miliary says
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Israel launches another raid on Gaza’s main hospital, charging that Hamas has regrouped there
Israeli forces have launched another raid on the Gaza Strip’s largest hospital. The army says Hamas militants had regrouped inside Shifa Hospital, without providing evidence, and that gunmen fired on its forces from inside the hospital.
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The European Union announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns mount over migration
The European Union has announced a 7.4 billion-euro or $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic pressure and conflicts in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores.
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Israel strikes several sites in Syria, wounding a soldier, Syrian military says
Syrian state media say Israeli airstrikes have hit several sites in southern Syria wounding a soldier.
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Schumer’s rebuke of Netanyahu shows the long, fragile line the US and allies walk on interference
Republicans and Israeli officials were quick to express outrage after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer lashed out at Prime Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza and called for Israel to hold new elections.
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Cease-fire talks with Israel and Hamas are expected to resume on Sunday in Qatar
Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war are expected to resume in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday.
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Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem pass without the violence feared amid the Gaza war
The first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan passed without violence at the revered Al-Aqsa mosque under tight Israeli restrictions.
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Violence in Syria is on the rise while aid is flagging as the civil war enters its 14th year
Syria’s civil war has entered its 14th year, a somber anniversary in a long-frozen conflict. The country is effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government, various opposition groups and Kurdish forces.
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Proposed US resolution would back global efforts for an immediate and sustained cease-fire in Gaza
The U.S. circulated the final draft of a UN Security Council resolution late Thursday. No time has been set for a vote, and the draft, obtained by the AP, could still be changed.
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Attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets a ship in the Red Sea, though its crew is reportedly safe
The Houthis did not immediately claim the attack, though it typically takes the rebels hours to acknowledge their assaults.
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Australia resumes funding for UNRWA and pledges more Gaza aid
Australia says it will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians. Several weeks ago, the agency lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support because of Israeli allegations that some of its Gaza-based staff participated in the Oct. 7 attack.
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San Francisco protesters who blocked bridge to demand cease-fire will avoid criminal proceedings
Seventy-eight protesters have been ordered to do five hours of community service and pay restitution to avoid criminal proceedings for allegedly blocking traffic on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for hours in November to demand a cease-fire in Gaza.
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Middle East conflicts revive clash between the president and Congress over war powers
A major deadline under the half-century-old War Powers Resolution came this week for President Joe Biden to obtain Congress’ approval to keep waging his military campaign against Yemen’s Houthis.
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Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister.
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US sanctions three Israeli West Bank settlers and their outposts for violence against Palestinians
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of three extremist Israeli West Bank settlers who are accused of harassing and attacking Palestinians in an attempt to pressure them to leave their land.
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Top Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling on Israel to hold new elections. He says he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” and is an obstacle to peace in the region amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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Yemen’s Houthis reported to have a hypersonic missile, possibly raising stakes in Red Sea crisis
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal. That’s according to a Russian state media report Thursday.
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The British government wants to define extremism. Critics say it risks creating more division
The British government has published a new official definition of “extremism.” Groups that get the label will be barred from receiving government funding.
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Families of hostages held in Gaza despair as Ramadan cease-fire deadline passes
With each passing day, the relatives of hostages held in Gaza since Oct. 7 face a deepening despair.
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Biden visits Michigan county emerging as the swing state’s top bellwether
President Joe Biden travelled to Michigan’s premier bellwether county of Saginaw as he looks to shore up support in the key battleground state ahead of November.
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Ex-rideshare driver accused in California antisemitic attack charged with federal hate crime
Federal prosecutors have charged a former rideshare driver in connection with an antisemitic attack on a passenger at San Francisco International Airport in 2023.
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Pro-Palestinian faculty sue to stop Penn from giving wide swath of files to Congress
Pro-Palestinian faculty at the University of Pennsylvania are suing the Ivy League school to stop it from sending sensitive internal files to a congressional committee investigating antisemitism on campus.
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Israel says it plans to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of anticipated offensive
The Israeli military says it plans to direct many of the 1.4 million displaced Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost town of Rafah toward “humanitarian islands” in the center of the territory ahead of its planned offensive there.
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South Africa’s foreign minister says citizens fighting with Israeli forces in Gaza will be arrested
South Africa’s foreign minister says her country’s citizens who fight in the Israeli armed forces or alongside them in Gaza will be arrested when they return home.
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Palestinian soccer federation says former national team player killed in an Israeli airstrike
The Palestinian soccer federation says former national team member Mohammed Barakat was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip.
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An Israeli drone strikes a car in southern Lebanon and kills a member of Hamas’ military wing
An Israeli drone strike targeting a car in southern Lebanon near the coastal city of Tyre has killed a member of the Palestinian militant Hamas group and another person.
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US-mandated religious freedom group ends Saudi trip early after rabbi ordered to remove his kippah
A U.S. Congress-mandated group cut short a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom ordered a Jewish rabbi to remove his kippah in public.
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Evangelical Christians are fierce Israel supporters. Now they are visiting as war-time volunteers
Evangelicals have been among Israel’s fiercest foreign supporters for years. This is particularly true in the United States, where their political influence has helped shape the Israel policy of recent Republican administrations.
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President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination
President Joe Biden has formally clinched a second straight Democratic nomination. Now his party’s presumptive nominee, he faces an all-but-certain rematch with former President Donald Trump.
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Muslims around the world observe holy month of Ramadan with prayer and fasting
Muslims around the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan, with worship, charity, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts.
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US Army boats head out on a mission to build a floating pier off Gaza’s shore for food deliveries
Four U.S. Army boats, loaded with tons of equipment and steel pier segments, have left Virginia and are heading to Gaza.
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