Israel-Hamas war
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PublishedMay 14, 2024
Biden advances $1 billion in arms for Israel amid Rafah tensions
The decision underscores that President Biden remains intent on supplying arms to Israel despite pausing a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs last week.
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PublishedMay 14, 2024
Israeli forces push into Rafah as nearly 450,000 flee fighting
Aid workers in Rafah say streets in the eastern part of the city were deserted. Thousands of tents used to house the displaced had disappeared.
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PublishedMay 13, 2024
Misery deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
The United Nations' agency for Palestinian refugees said 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah over the past week, out of 1.3 million who were sheltering there before the operation began.
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PublishedMay 12, 2024
Israel moves deeper into Rafah
Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants across Gaza, including in parts of the devastated north that the military said it cleared months ago.
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PublishedMay 12, 2024
Blinken delivers some of Biden administration’s strongest public criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza
The secretary of state says Israel's war has failed to neutralize Hamas and could drive a lasting insurgency.
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PublishedMay 10, 2024
For Israel’s contestant, Eurovision Song Contest comes with tight security, boos and cheers
Eden Golan has become a focus for protests by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who want Israel kicked out of Eurovision over the war with Hamas.
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PublishedMay 8, 2024
Biden says U.S. won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah
The president said the U.S. is committed to provide defensive weapons, but won't ship offensive weapons out of concern for the more than 1 million civilians sheltering in Rafah on the Gaza Strip.
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PublishedMay 8, 2024
Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at D.C. campus
City officials were set to appear before hostile Republicans in Congress who are demanding police crackdowns on protests nationwide, but the hearing was canceled.
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PublishedMay 8, 2024
U.S. paused shipment of thousands of bombs to Israel amid Rafah rift
One U.S. official described the move as a 'shot across the bow' to underscore to Israel the seriousness of Washington’s concerns over the looming offensive.
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PublishedMay 8, 2024
Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing, but the UN says no aid has entered
The U.S., Egypt and Qatar are ramping up efforts to reach a possible agreement for at least a temporary cease-fire and the release of some of the scores of Israeli hostages still held by Hamas.