Israel-Hamas war

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Biden: Israel Will Allow Humanitarian Relief to Gaza

But only through the border with Egypt, and with inspections

(Newser) - President Biden said Wednesday that Israel had agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to begin flowing into Gaza from Egypt with the understanding it would be subject to inspections, and that such aid should go to civilians and not Hamas militants. In remarks from Tel Aviv, where the president had gone...

Biden: It Appears Gaza Hospital Was Hit by 'the Other Team'

President indicates he aligns with Israel's version of events

(Newser) - President Biden appeared Wednesday at a joint press conference in Tel Aviv with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and spoke about the blast at a Gaza Strip hospital —an event that has thrown the region into further turmoil. The Palestinian Health Ministry called it a "targeted" bombing of...

Calls for an Israel Ceasefire Are Growing

178 legal scholars are the latest to call for Israel ceasefire

(Newser) - Even before the horror over the hundreds killed at a Gaza hospital Tuesday, legal scholars in the US were calling on President Biden— who said he was "outraged" at the hospital tragedy—to work toward an immediate ceasefire. Gaza officials say an Israeli airstrike hit the hospital, but Israel...

Egypt&#39;s Border Crossing With Gaza Remains Closed. Why?
Egypt's Border Crossing
With Gaza Remains
Closed. Why?
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Oct 18, 2023 12:30 AM CDT

Egypt's Border Crossing With Gaza Remains Closed. Why?

It remains closed as thousands wait on one side, and aid is stuck on the other side

(Newser) - As Israel bombards Gaza in retaliation for Hamas' attacks on Israel, thousands of Palestinians are lined up on the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing—the only crossing at the Egypt-Gaza border. On the Egypt side sit trucks full of aid supplies for the devastated region. Yet the crossing remains...

Biden 'Outraged' by Gaza Hospital Explosion

Jordan leg of his Middle East trip has been called off

(Newser) - President Biden departed for the Middle East on Air Force One Tuesday but the visit will now be a single-country trip. The Washington Post reports that the Jordan leg of the trip was called off after an alleged Israeli airstrike killed hundreds of people at a Gaza hospital Tuesday and...

Israel Blames Militants for Hospital Explosion

Countries across region condemn alleged Israeli airstrike that killed hundreds in Gaza

(Newser) - Expressions of condemnation and grief are pouring in after hundreds of people were killed in an explosion at a Gaza City hospital that Hamas attributed to an Israeli airstrike but the Israeli military said was caused by a misfired militant rocket. Countries such as Syria and Saudi Arabia blamed Israel...

Hundreds Reported Killed in Blast at Gaza Hospital

Victims were at al-Ahli Hospital

(Newser) - Update: Israel has since said it has evidence the blast was caused by a misfired rocket from a Palestinian militant group; see that story here . The original reporting was based on claims made by the Gaza Health Ministry. It follows: The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike Tuesday...

Student Out of Job Over Israel Comments: I Won't Be Silenced

Intercept digs into 'targeted harassment' of those advocating on behalf of Palestinians

(Newser) - New York University law student Ryna Workman had a job offer rescinded , lost their position as president of the Student Bar Association, and received a host of online threats after blaming Israel for lives lost in the latest outbreak of its war against Hamas. Speaking to the Intercept , the lawyer-in-training...

Dozens Dead in Gaza Area Where Civilians Sought Refuge

Israel bombs southern Gaza after telling civilians to flee there; Hamas says top commander killed

(Newser) - Israel bombed areas of southern Gaza, where it had told Palestinians to flee to, ahead of an expected ground invasion, killing dozens of people on Tuesday in attacks it says are targeted at Hamas militants that rule the besieged territory, reports the AP . With no water, fuel, or food being...

Hamas Releases Video of Young Hostage

Mia Schem, 21, is seen in Gaza being treated for an arm injury

(Newser) - Hamas has released video of one of the nearly 200 people taken hostage in its attack on Israel, a 21-year-old woman named Mia Schem, reports the Jerusalem Post . In the clip posted on the Hamas Telegram channel, the French-Israeli national is seen being treated for an arm wound and says...

Israel Is Tracking Those Fleeing Gaza

As it prepares to invade Gaza in attempt to drive Hamas out

(Newser) - As Israel prepares for a ground invasion of Gaza amid its war with Hamas, the Israeli military is using cellphone data to track those who are fleeing the area. The Israeli Defense Force allowed the New York Times to observe the system in what the paper paints as an attempt...

Biden to Visit Israel, Jordan on Wednesday

Blinken announces trip to Israel after overnight meeting with Netanyahu

(Newser) - President Biden has decided to go to Israel on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced. Blinken made the disclosure early Tuesday after meeting for 7½ hours with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had invited the president but apparently hadn't received an answer, and his war Cabinet at...

US Can Help Two Allies at Once, Yellen Says

Biden plans to send combined aid package to Congress

(Newser) - Congress is about to receive a presidential request to approve a package combining aid to two allies embroiled in wars, the New York Times reports. President Biden "has made clear that he is going to go to Congress with a package of funding for Ukraine as well as continued...

Biden Sounds a Note of Caution for Israel

An occupation of Gaza would be a 'big mistake,' he says

(Newser) - As the world awaits what appears to be an imminent ground invasion of Gaza by Israel, President Biden sought to tread a fine line in regard to the Israeli response in a 60 Minutes interview. He supported Israel's right to go after Hamas and said the group should be...

Petraeus: Why Hamas Attack Was Worse Than 9/11

Because of the proportion of the Israeli population that was killed, he says

(Newser) - Retired Gen. David Petraeus discussed the Israel-Hamas war in an interview on CBS News on Sunday, and explained why he believes the surprise Hamas attack that launched the war was, in his words, "far worse" than the terrorist attacks in the US on September 11, 2001. Israel's population...

Diplomatic Efforts Fail to Open Gaza Corridors
Diplomatic Efforts Fail
to Ease Humanitarian Crisis
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Oct 15, 2023 5:20 PM CDT

Diplomatic Efforts Fail to Ease Humanitarian Crisis

US sends another aircraft carrier strike group as a warning against expanding Israel-Hamas war

(Newser) - Diplomats worked Sunday to keep the Israel-Hamas war from spreading, get residents of Gaza to relative safety, and meet the humanitarian needs of the people still there. The US dispatched a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean in a move that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said was...

Hamas Had Detailed Maps of Towns They Attacked
Hamas Came
Very Prepared
for Towns
They Attacked
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Oct 15, 2023 3:45 PM CDT

Hamas Came Very Prepared for Towns They Attacked

Documents found among slain militants shed light on plans to target civilians, take hostages

(Newser) - When Hamas militants breached the border between Gaza and Israel, they knew precisely where they were going and what they would likely encounter. The militants carried detailed maps of the Israeli towns and neighborhoods they raided, reports the Wall Street Journal . Other documents recovered at attack sites make clear the...

Iran Meets With Hezbollah, Issues Warning to Israel

Fallout from a regional war would be 'an earthquake,' foreign minister says

(Newser) - Iran's foreign minister, who met Saturday with Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, has warned Israel that the offensive in Gaza risks widening the war with Hamas—an escalation that "will cause a huge earthquake." Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told a UN envoy that Iran doesn't want a regional war...

Thousands Flee North Gaza
Palestinians Try
to Escape Gaza
Oct 14, 2023 5:30 PM CDT

Palestinians Try to Escape Gaza

Israel tells residents to leave, Hamas says to stay

(Newser) - Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a worsening water and medical supply shortage ahead of an expected land offensive, a week after Hamas' attack on Israel. Israel renewed calls on social media and in leaflets dropped from the air for...

In Middle East Stops, Blinken Lobbies for Limiting War

Biden emphasizes concern for civilians to Netanyahu

(Newser) - With an invasion of Gaza imminent, Secretary of State Antony Blinken went to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday to build international support for ensuring the Israel-Hamas war doesn't spread. Blinken also placed a call to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the New York Times reports....

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