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May 12, 20243 min read
Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah
CAIRO -Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip early on Sunday, after a night of heavy aerial and ground...


May 12, 20244 min read
Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate from more areas of Gaza's Rafah
CAIRO/JERUSALEM -Israel called on Saturday for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza's southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what...


May 11, 20243 min read
UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership
UNITED NATIONS -The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by...


May 10, 20244 min read
Analysis-Behind Biden's Israel weapons pause: a defiant Netanyahu, a tense phone call
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden spent months urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protect Gaza civilians, but the...


May 10, 20244 min read
Factbox-Who are Israel’s main weapons suppliers and who has halted exports?
The United States has suspended a shipment of weapons to Israel, including heavy, bunker-busting bombs Israeli forces have used in their...


May 10, 20244 min read
Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal
CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip/WASHINGTON -Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Prime Minister...


May 9, 20243 min read
Reaction to US decision to pause weapons shipment to Israel
WASHINGTON -U.S. lawmakers reacted to President Joe Biden's decision to suspend delivery of certain munitions to Israel that appeared to...


May 9, 20244 min read
US believes Hamas, Israel can break Gaza ceasefire impasse; Israeli forces cut Rafah aid route
RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO -The U.S. said negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire should be able to close the gaps between Israel and Hamas while...


May 9, 20243 min read
Columbia University cancels main graduation ceremony in wake of protests
NEW YORK - Columbia University on Monday canceled its main graduation ceremony after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests roiled the Ivy...


May 9, 20244 min read
Biden compares Hamas attack to Holocaust in antisemitism warning
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday that the threat of antisemitism is growing in the United States, including on...


May 8, 20242 min read
German police clear pro-Palestinian camp at Berlin university
BERLIN - German police cleared a pro-Palestinian protest camp on Tuesday at a courtyard of the Freie Universitaet Berlin, which had...


May 7, 20243 min read
Explainer-Who's in control of Gaza's Rafah crossing and why is it important to Gaza?
The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had taken control of the Palestinian side of Gaza's southern Rafah crossing which borders Egypt...
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