Israel-Hamas war

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Deal for a 5-Day Pause in Gaza Said to Be Close

It would be the longest freeze in combat operations since Israel-Hamas war began

(Newser) - Sources tell the Washington Post the US is close to negotiating a deal between Israel and Hamas in which fighting in Gaza will pause for five days, and dozens of women and children currently being held hostage there by Hamas would be freed. The newspaper initially reported that a tentative...

31 'Very Sick' Babies Are Evacuated From Gaza Hospital

WHO says premature infants will be taken to Egypt

(Newser) - Thirty-one premature babies were safely transferred from Gaza's main hospital to another in the south on Sunday and will be moved to Egypt, health officials said, as scores of other critically wounded patients remained stranded there days after Israeli forces entered the compound. The fate of the newborns at...

Global Rallies Sparked by War Include Holocaust Survivors

Paris gathering raises concern about rising antisemitism

(Newser) - Survivors of Nazi atrocities joined young Jewish activists outside the Paris Holocaust memorial on Saturday to sound the alarm about resurgent antisemitic hate speech, graffiti, and abuse linked to the Israel-Hamas war. Thousands of pro-Palestinian and left-wing activists rallied in Paris and around Britain on Saturday to call for a...

Tel Aviv-to-Jerusalem March Pressures Netanyahu

Hostages' families ask for more empathy from government

(Newser) - Thousands of family members and supporters of some 240 hostages held in Gaza streamed into Jerusalem on Saturday, castigating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government over his management of the war with Hamas and pleading with the government to do more to bring their loved ones home. The march...

Gaza Gets Back Some Power, Internet After Fuel Deliveries

Israel says it will permit 2 tanker trucks of fuel daily into Gaza, though UN says more is needed

(Newser) - Limited phone and internet services began working again Friday across Gaza after fuel was delivered to restart generators that power the networks, according to the Palestinian telecommunications company Paltel. Israel announced that it will allow two tanker trucks of fuel (about 15,850 gallons) into Gaza each day for the...

Israel: Body of 2nd Hostage Found Near Gaza Hospital

Israeli authorities say body of 19-year-old Noa Marciano was discovered

(Newser) - Israel Defense Forces troops in Gaza say they've found the body of yet another hostage taken during the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, reports the BBC . The Daily Beast identifies this hostage as 19-year-old Noa Marciano, whose body "was found and extracted by IDF troops adjacent...

Hashtag Pointing to bin Laden's 'Letter to America' Explodes

TikTok removes it after the topic goes viral

(Newser) - Against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, Osama bin Laden's 2002 "Letter to America" is getting renewed attention—and causing massive controversy. As NBC News reports, TikTok removed the #lettertoamerica hashtag after posts on the social media platform referring to the letter started gaining attention on other social...

College Professor Charged in Death of Jewish Protester

Loay Alnaji faces involuntary manslaughter charge in Nov. 6 death of Paul Kessler

(Newser) - The 50-year-old suspect questioned in the death of a Jewish man during protests in California has now been arrested. Loay Alnaji was detained Thursday morning and was expected to be booked on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, said the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, per NBC News . Bail will be...

So Far, Evidence From Gaza Hospital Is &#39;Underwhelming&#39;
So Far, Evidence From Gaza
Hospital Is 'Underwhelming'
the rundown
Nov 16, 2023 11:12 AM CST

So Far, Evidence From Gaza Hospital Is 'Underwhelming'

Israel under pressure to justify raid by showing it was used as a Hamas command center

(Newser) - Israeli troops who raided Gaza's biggest hospital on Wednesday continued to pore over the grounds on Thursday looking for evidence that Hamas used the area as a secret military base. So far, the Israel Defense Forces have displayed photos of a relatively modest cache of guns, bulletproof vests, and...

The Holy Land Cans Christmas Festivities

With a war raging, church leaders in Jerusalem, Bethlehem say it's no time to celebrate

(Newser) - Each year around Christmas, a tree is set up, lights are strung, and a nativity scene is arranged in Bethlehem's Manger Square, home of the 6th-century Church of the Nativity, which is said to mark the spot where Jesus Christ was born. There will be none of that this...

House Dems Whisked Out of DNC HQ Amid Ceasefire Protest

USCP says 6 officers were injured by 'violent' protesters; protesters say police attacked them

(Newser) - A protest Wednesday outside DC's Democratic National Committee headquarters in favor of a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war led to an evacuation of House Democrats sheltered there, as well as violent clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement. US Capitol Police and DC's Metropolitan Police were on the scene...

Israel Says It Found Weapons in Raid of Gaza Hospital
Israel Displays Weapons
After Raid on Hospital
the rundown
Nov 15, 2023 7:30 PM CST

Israel Displays Weapons After Raid on Hospital

Hamas rejects the claims as fabricated

(Newser) - Israeli forces displayed about 10 guns, ammunition, protective vests, and military uniforms in a video that they said were found in a raid of Gaza's largest hospital on Wednesday. The cache was hidden in a radiology building, an Israeli spokesman said. Hamas, which says it is not using Shifa...

National Book Awards Disrupted by Defecting Sponsors

At least 2 won't attend Wednesday's NYC ceremony, amid rumors authors will call for Gaza ceasefire

(Newser) - The National Book Awards already made headlines earlier this year, when it dropped Drew Barrymore from hosting its annual ceremony due to her resuming her talk show amid the Hollywood strikes. Now, with the event set to take place Wednesday in New York, there's more disruption, this time tied...

Israel Storms Gaza Hospital
Israeli Forces Enter
Gaza Hospital
Nov 14, 2023 7:58 PM CST

Israeli Forces Enter Gaza Hospital

US says intelligence suggests Hamas uses Shifa, other hospitals to support military operation

(Newser) - Israel says its forces have entered Gaza's Shifa hospital, the site of a lengthy standoff. The Israeli army had surrounded the facility as part of its ground offensive against Hamas, claiming the militant group conceals military operations in the hospital complex. But with hundreds of patients and medical personnel...

Biden to Families of Hostages: 'Hang in There, We're Coming'

He says he believes deal between Hamas, Israel will happen

(Newser) - President Biden said Tuesday that he has a message for people whose loved ones are being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza: "Hang in there, we're coming." Sources tell CNN that after prolonged talks, Israel and Hamas are moving closer to a deal to free some of...

President Biden, It&#39;s Time for a Peace Plan


Let's Not Be Netanyahu's
'Useful Idiot'
OPINION
Nov 14, 2023 7:25 AM CST

Let's Not Be Netanyahu's 'Useful Idiot'

Thomas Friedman writes that Biden should float a peace plan, with Trump's 2020 plan as the framework

(Newser) - In the view of Thomas Friedman in the New York Times , Benjamin Netanyahu does not have much of a plan for Gaza. Based on what the Israeli leader has been saying, his long-term vision amounts to this: "Seven million Jews trying to govern five million Palestinians in perpetuity—and...

What We Know About the Hospitals in Gaza
What We Know About
the Hospitals in Gaza
the rundown
Nov 13, 2023 2:45 PM CST

What We Know About the Hospitals in Gaza

Biggest one, al Shifa, is 'nearly a cemetery,' says a WHO spokesperson

(Newser) - The focal point of the Israel-Hamas war has shifted over the last few days to the main hospital in Gaza . And while both sides have blamed the other for putting civilians at risk in the fighting near Shifa Hospital, one thing not in dispute is that the situation is dire....

Cartoonist at Center of Post Hubbub: 'I Want an Open Debate'

Michael Ramirez says yanked cartoon wasn't racist but a specific depiction of a senior Hamas rep

(Newser) - The Washington Post may have belatedly not approved of his Hamas-themed editorial cartoon, but Michael Ramirez is now making the rounds to defend his work. The political cartoonist sat down with both CNN and Fox Digital to further explain the cartoon behind the commotion, which depicted a Hamas leader with...

'If They Stay in This Condition, They Are All Going to Die'

Babies are dying at besieged Gaza hospital

(Newser) - Israel claims it is helping to evacuate people, including babies, from Gaza's largest hospital, where the situation is "catastrophic." But health officials in Gaza as well as people trapped inside the hospital say those claims are false, the AP reports. Those same people also pushed back on...

Hamas' Plan for Oct. 7: Provoke a Regional War

Intelligence officials tell 'Washington Post' the goals of attack on Israel are becoming clearer

(Newser) - At the lowest level, the goals of Hamas on Oct. 7 were made clear on a note found on a dead fighter that read, "Kill as many people and take as many hostages as possible." Analysts say evidence shows that Hamas' overall plan is becoming equally clear: Inflict...

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