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Pentagon urges Israel to protect civilians in Gaza as military chiefs meet at time of high tensions
A senior Pentagon official says U.S. and Israeli defense leaders met for about 90 minutes and discussed the need to have a well-planned military operation to defeat Hamas in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah that would unfold in phases to protect civilians and the ongoing delivery of aid.
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UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strongest clash between US and Israel since war began
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Trump urges Israel to ‘finish up’ its Gaza offensive and warns about global support fading
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Palestinians describe bodies and ambulances crushed in Israel’s ongoing raid at Gaza’s main hospital
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UN chief says it’s time to ‘truly flood’ Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage
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7 Lebanese and an Israeli killed in an exchange of fire along the Lebanon-Israel border
An Israeli airstrike on a paramedics center linked to a Lebanese Sunni Muslim group in south Lebanon has killed seven of its members.
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As those who fled Israel’s border villages weigh whether to return, what hangs in the balance?
Months after Hamas attackers killed 1,200 people, a string of Israeli farming communities they targeted just across the border fence with Gaza remain all but empty.
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They fled kibbutzim after Hamas attacked. Now, many Israelis must decide whether to go back.
Months after Hamas attackers killed 1,200 people, a string of Israeli farming communities they targeted just across the border fence with Gaza remain all but empty.
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US imposes more Iran sanctions and hits Syrian regime with penalties for drug trafficking
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of firms and one individual across six countries involved in commodity shipments and business transactions that benefit Iran’s military and the Houthi militant group in Yemen and Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
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Lebanese Sunni militant group head says coordination with Shiite Hezbollah is vital to fight Israel
The head of a Lebanese Sunni political and militant group that has joined the Shiite militant group Hezbollah in its fight against Israel on Lebanon’s border says the conflict has helped strengthen cooperation between the two groups.
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With its soldiers mired in Gaza, Israel fights a battle at home over drafting the ultra-Orthodox
As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a divide in the country and rattled the government coalition.
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Israel and Hamas dig in as pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with Israel’s offensive. He blasted a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a pause to the fighting, saying Tuesday that it had emboldened Hamas to reject a separate cease-fire proposal.
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Trump tells Michigan’s Republican chair to ramp up outreach to Black voters in Detroit, chair says
Former President Donald Trump is urging Republican leaders in Michigan to target Black voters in the swing state.
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Jerusalem marks festive holiday of Purim in shadow of war
Tens of thousands of people have celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, though the traditionally boisterous celebrations have been muted this year by the Israel-Hamas war.
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Thousands of Christians attend Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem against a backdrop of war
Thousands of Christian faithful attended Palm Sunday celebrations at Jerusalem’s sacred Mount of Olives on the first day of Holy Week.
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Israeli airstrike in northeastern Lebanon wounds 3, local official says
A mayor in northeastern Lebanon says an Israeli airstrike has wounded at least three people. The airstrike was reported near the city of Baalbek, which is a stronghold of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group.
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Lebanon’s displaced celebrate Ramadan amid fears that border conflict might become the ‘new normal’
About 60 families are celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at an abandoned hotel in southern Lebanon, far from their homes.
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Biden and Trump win Louisiana’s presidential primary having already clinched nominations
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Louisiana’s primary on Saturday, collecting more delegates after they already clinched their party nominations.
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The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a Ramadan cease-fire
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but the United States warned the measure could hurt negotiations to halt Israeli-Hamas hostilities.
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US fighter jets strike storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen
U.S. fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier struck three underground storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen late Friday.
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Israel’s Netanyahu rebuffs US plea to halt Rafah offensive. Tensions rise ahead of Washington talks
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has once again left the Middle East empty-handed. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected American appeals to call off plans for a promised ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
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Kamala Harris marks first visit to Puerto Rico as vice president, riling some in the US territory
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has visited Puerto Rico as part of a whirlwind trip to tout the federal aid the U.S. territory has received following deadly hurricanes and attend a Democratic fundraiser.
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Egypt increases fuel prices following depreciation of local currency
The Egyptian government has raised fuel prices in a move that is bound to exacerbate inflationary pressures on an already-struggling population.
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Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Russia and China have vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.
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US calls for vote Friday on UN resolution declaring that immediate Gaza cease-fire is `imperative’
The United States is calling for a vote Friday on a newly revised and tougher U.N. resolution declaring that “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war is “imperative” to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.
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Blinken says an Israeli assault on Gaza’s Rafah would be a mistake and isn’t needed to defeat Hamas
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and unnecessary to defeating Hamas.
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Speaker Johnson says he plans to invite Netanyahu to address the US Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, a show of support from Republicans amid growing Democratic criticism of Netanyahu’s leadership.
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US Jews upset with Trump’s latest rhetoric say he doesn’t get to tell them how to be Jewish
Many Jewish faith leaders and commentators are decrying what they say are inflammatory remarks by Donald Trump.
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A firework is lit, a boy is shot. Israel’s use of deadly force against Palestinians is scrutinized
A 12-year-old boy in east Jerusalem lights the fuse of a long firework and hoists it in the air. Then, just before it explodes and illuminates the night sky with a burst of red, he is shot in the chest by Israeli police and falls to the ground.
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Sudan is on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis, with children already dying, UN says
The nearly year-long conflict between Sudan’s military and paramilitary forces has put the African nation on course to become the world’s worst hunger crisis with malnutrition soaring and already claiming children’s lives, the U.N. humanitarian office is warning.
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Congressional leaders sell $1.2 trillion spending package to members before shutdown deadline
Congressional leaders are working to put a positive light on a $1.2 trillion spending package that lawmakers look to approve before funding expires at midnight Friday for several key government agencies.
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Ramy Youssef constantly asks if jokes are harmful or helpful. He keeps telling them anyway
Fresh off his awards season high after going to the Oscars with his fellow “Poor Things” stars, Ramy Youssef is heading back into more familiar territory.
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Blinken adds Israel stop to latest Mideast tour as tensions rise over Gaza war
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel this week as part of his sixth urgent mission to the Middle East since Israel’s war with Hamas began in October.
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During the Israel-Hamas war, Jews will soon celebrate Purim — one of their most joyous holidays
Purim is widely depicted as the most joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits and noisemakers.
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Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, praises ‘very valuable’ potential of Gaza’s ‘waterfront property’
Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s former White House adviser and his son-in-law, praised the “very valuable” potential of Gaza’s “waterfront property.”
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