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Israel uncovers major Hamas command center in Gaza City as cease-fire talks gain momentum
The Israeli military says it has uncovered a major Hamas command center in the heart of Gaza City, inflicting what it described as a serious blow to the Islamic militant group.
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US defense secretary makes unannounced visit to USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier defending Israel
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Israel’s top diplomat wants to fast-track humanitarian aid to Gaza via maritime corridor from Cyprus
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UN Security Council again delays Gaza aid resolution vote as high-level talks try to avoid US veto
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US envoys work for a new hostage release deal and a scale-down of the Israel-Hamas war
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US is engaging in high-level diplomacy to avoid vetoing a UN resolution on critical aid for Gaza
The United States, key allies and Arab nations are engaging in high-level diplomacy in hopes of avoiding another U.S. veto of a new U.N. resolution on desperately needed aid to Gaza ahead of a long-delayed vote now scheduled for Thursday morning.
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Live updates | Israel bombs Gaza and unveils tunnel complex as hostage negotiations gain momentum
At least 46 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded after Israel bombarded the urban Jabaliya refugee camp near Gaza City.
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A Palestinian baby girl, born 17 days ago during Gaza war, is killed with brother in Israeli strike
She was born amid war, in a hospital with no electricity in a southern Gaza city that has been bombarded daily. Her family named her al-Amira Aisha — “Princess Aisha.”
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UN Security Council vote on Gaza humanitarian resolution delayed again in effort to avoid US veto
U.N. Security Council members are in intense negotiations on an Arab-sponsored resolution to spur desperately needed humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza during some kind of a halt in the fighting, trying to avoid another veto by the United States.
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Meta’s initial decisions to remove 2 videos of Israel-Hamas war reversed by Oversight Board
A quasi-independent review board has ruled that Facebook parent company Meta should overturn two decisions it made this fall to remove posts “informing the world about human suffering on both sides” of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Live updates | Israel strikes hit Gaza as UN delays vote on a cease-fire resolution
Israeli troops have launched more deadly strikes in Gaza and raided the last working hospital in Gaza City. The U.N.
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Israeli airstrikes kill dozens more Palestinians across the Gaza Strip
Israel bombarded towns across southern Gaza with airstrikes, killing at least 45 Palestinians and pressing ahead with its offensive against Hamas militants with renewed backing from the United States.
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Somber, joyful, magical: Some of the most compelling AP religion photos of 2023
In the searing heat of Mecca, throngs of Muslims from around the world converged for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
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Preaching to polarized congregations: A responsibility and a challenge, clergy say
(RNS) — The Rev. Susan Sparks, a minister and a professional comedian, uses humor in her sermons to help her American Baptist congregation in New York City consider ways to approach those with whom they disagree.
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San Francisco prosecutors begin charging 80 protesters who blocked bridge while demanding cease-fire
San Francisco prosecutors have begun charging 80 protesters who last month snarled traffic for hours on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge while demanding a cease-fire in Gaza.
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France urges Lebanese leaders to work on bringing calm along the border with Israel
France’s foreign minister is urging Lebanese leaders to work on reducing tensions along the border with Israel, warning that the raging Israel-Hamas war, now in its third month, could spread to other parts of the region.
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UN Security Council delays vote on resolution urging cessation of hostilities in Gaza to deliver aid
The U.N. Security Council has delayed a vote on an Arab-sponsored resolution calling for a halt to hostilities in Gaza to allow unhindered access to deliver humanitarian aid to the massive number of civilians in need of food, water and medicine until Tuesday morning, as members intensified negotiati
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El-Sissi wins Egypt’s presidential election with 89.6% of the vote and secures third term in office
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has won reelection to a third, six-year term in office. The National Election Authority said on Monday that el-Sissi recorded a landslide victory, securing 89.6% of the vote, and called it the highest voting percentage in Egypt’s history.
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Houthi attacks on commercial ships have upended global trade in vital Red Sea corridor
The attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have scared off some of the world’s top shipping companies and oil giants.
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Live updates | UN delays vote on cease-fire resolution as US, Israel and Qatar hold new talks
The U.N. Security Council has delayed voting on a resolution to urgently cease hostilities in Gaza and release all Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants.
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In Israel’s killing of 3 hostages, some see the same excessive force directed at Palestinians
Israelis were left stunned and speechless when three hostages held by Hamas were killed by Israeli forces in the middle of an active war zone, after they waved a white flag and screamed out in Hebrew apparently to show they did not pose a threat.
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Haley slams DeSantis for stumping in Iowa with Massie, who’s opposed votes condemning antisemitism
Nikki Haley has denounced Republican presidential rival Ron DeSantis in Iowa for campaigning in the state with Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie.
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Israel finds large tunnel adjacent to Gaza border, raising new questions about prewar intelligence
The Israeli military says it has excavated a large tunnel shaft in Gaza close to a major crossing with Israel.
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European diplomacy steps up calls for Gaza cease-fire
Some of Israel’s closest European allies have pressed for a cease-fire in the war with Hamas. That has underscored growing international unease with the devastating impact of the conflict on Gaza’s civilian population.
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In Hamas captivity, an Israeli mother found the strength to survive in her 2 young daughters
An Israeli mother who was held in Hamas captivity for 49 days has described in an interview the trials of caring for two young children as a hostage.
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Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza
Israeli protesters are urging their government to renew negotiations with Gaza’s Hamas rulers, whom Israel has vowed to destroy.
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Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies
A growing number of Black Americans see the struggle of Palestinians reflected in their own struggles for racial equality and civil rights.
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Israeli airstrike killed a USAID contractor in Gaza, his colleagues say
An Israeli airstrike has killed a U.S. Agency for International Development contractor in Gaza. The man’s U.S.
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Under the shadow of war in Gaza, Jesus’ traditional birthplace is gearing up for a subdued Christmas
Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas without the festive lights and customary Christmas tree towering over Manger Square.
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Author receives German prize in scaled-down format after comparing Gaza to Nazi-era ghettos
The Russian-American writer Masha Gessen has received a German literary prize in a ceremony that was delayed and scaled down in reaction to an article comparing Gaza to Nazi German ghettoes.
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US military leaders press Israel to shift from major combat as Iranian-backed ship attacks escalate
The top two U.S. military leaders are traveling to Tel Aviv to advise the Israeli government on how to transition from major combat operations against Hamas in Gaza to a more limited and precise campaign.
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US and Britain say their navies shot down 15 attack drones over the Red Sea
The British and American militaries say that a U.S. warship has shot down 14 suspected attack drones over the Red Sea and a Royal Navy destroyer downed another drone that was targeting commercial ships.
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Netanyahu says Israel is as ‘committed as ever’ to war after soldiers mistakenly killed 3 hostages
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the mistaken killing of three Israeli hostages in Gaza by Israeli soldiers “broke my heart,” but there would be no change in Israel’s military approach.
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Women and children first? Experts say that in most crises, it’s more like everyone for themselves
The unwritten law of the sea, popularized with the 1912 sinking of the Titanic and its eponymous movie, is getting a grim new airing after Israeli and Hamas prioritized the release of female hostages for prisoners.
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Israeli strike on school kills Al Jazeera cameraman in southern Gaza, network says
An Israeli strike killed a Palestinian cameraman for the TV network Al Jazeera and wounded its chief Gaza correspondent as they reported at a school in the south of the besieged territory.
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