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US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation
U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening stage of an emergency humanitarian assistance authorized by President Joe Biden after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops.
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Israel's Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza, rebuffing Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza and that “this is contrary to a Palestinian state.”
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Palestinians are using donated eSIM cards to stay in touch with the outside world
Palestinians have faced numerous internet and phone blackouts throughout the months-long war.
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Desperate families in Gaza cling to a routine for survival
Palestinians seeking refuge in southern Gaza say every day has become a desperate struggle to find food, water, medicine and working bathrooms.
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Americans beg for help getting family out of Gaza. ‘I just want to see my mother again,' a son says
The State Department says some 300 U.S. citizens, green-card holders or close family members are trapped in Gaza by the fighting between Israel and Hamas militants.
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‘These kids had to be in a safe place': Plymouth family relieved to be back from Gaza
A Plymouth family is relieved to be back home in Massachusetts, a return that felt nearly impossible after being trapped in Gaza since the war broke out. The Shafai family touched down at Logan Airport in Boston Tuesday. “My spirit always kept me going, knowing these kids had to be in a safe place, and I put all my effort,”…
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Medway family, trapped for weeks in Gaza, arrives home in Massachusetts
A Medway family that was trapped in Gaza for weeks as the Israel-Hamas war intensified is now back home in Massachusetts. Abood Okal, Wafaa Abuzayda and their 1-year-old son Yousef, who were desperate to leave the war-torn territory amid fears for their safety, arrived at Boston Logan International Airport on Monday and are now “safe and sound at home,” according…
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Mass. family, trapped for weeks in Israel-Hamas War, leaves Gaza
A family from Massachusetts has left Gaza, after spending weeks afraid that they would be killed amid shelling from Israel. Medway residents Abood Okal, Wafaa Abuzayda and their 1-year-old son Yousef had been waiting weeks to leave the war-torn territory. “The Okal Family is overwhelmed with the love and support they have received from home and abroad, but they are…
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Medway family stuck in Gaza as war escalates
The State Department estimates there are 600 Americans still stuck in Gaza as Israel prepares for a ground offensive after last week’s surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel.
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Friend ‘freaking out' for Medway family still trying to flee Gaza
A Massachusetts family, including a 1-year-old boy, remains stuck in Gaza as it tries to flee the violence. For a second straight day Monday, Medway residents Abood Okal and Wafaa Abuzayda went with their infant son, Yousef, to the Rafah crossing into Egypt. There, the Palestinian-American family — in Gaza visiting family — faced another round of disappointment. “I’ve just…
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Clock is ticking to stop humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians sheltering in U.N. facilities are on less than 1 liter (1 quart) of water per day
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Medway family still stuck trying to leave Gaza: ‘particularly distressing'
A Palestinian-American family from Medway, Massachusetts, is still trying to find a way out of Gaza. Abood Okal and Wafaa Abuzayda were visiting family with their 1-year-old son, Yousef, when Hamas launched a surprise attack in Israel. As Israel responded with retaliatory airstrikes, they could hear the bombings happening around them. According to family friend Sammy Nabulsi, they went to…
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Massachusetts family with 1-year-old pleads US for help as they try to escape Gaza
A Palestinian-American family from Medway, Massachusetts, is among those fleeing northern Gaza.
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Hamas threatens to kill civilian hostage any time Israel hits civilian areas without warning
The group said the statement was a “warning” after Israel issued a “full siege” of Gaza.
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Archaeologists unearth rare lead sarcophagi in 2,000-year-old Roman-era cemetery in Gaza
Archaeologists say they have discovered dozens of ancient graves including two rare sarcophagi made of lead in an ancient cemetery in the Gaza Strip.
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Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Continue as Hopes for a Cease-Fire Grow
Israeli airstrikes against Palestinian militant targets in the Gaza Strip have continued for a third day. The Palestinian death toll has risen to 30 as foreign mediators press ahead with efforts to reach a ceasefire.
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Israel Kills 12, Including 3 Senior Commanders From Islamic Jihad in Targeted Gaza Strikes
The Israeli military says it has killed three senior commanders of the militant Islamic Jihad group in targeted airstrikes.
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Israeli Military Strikes Syrian Army Sites After Rocket Attack
The rocket firings came after days of escalating violence on multiple fronts over tension in Jerusalem and an Israeli police raid on the city’s most sensitive holy site.
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Israel Launches Rare Air Strikes in Lebanon and Gaza as Netanyahu Vows to Extract ‘Heavy Price'
Israel struck targets in southern Lebanon early Friday and resumed air strikes in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said, marking a further escalation in the region following violence this week at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.
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Israeli Police Raid Jerusalem Holy Site as Tensions With Palestinian Worshippers Rise
Israeli-Palestinian violence has surged over the last year, as the Israeli military has carried out near-nightly raids on Palestinian cities, towns and villages and as Palestinians have staged numerous attacks against Israelis.