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Hezbollah announces new leader, Israel bans U.N. Palestinian Refugee Agency
The Lebanese-based Hezbollah militant group says it has appointed Naim Qassem as its new leader after the killing of Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike last month. Meanwhile, Israeli ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Israel's potential ban on Palestinian aid agency UNRWA raises concerns
UNRWA "really plays an irreplaceable role right now in Gaza, where they are on the front lines getting humanitarian assistance to the people that need it," U.S. State Department spokesperson ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Far-right Israeli settler movement aims to push Palestinians out of Gaza
Following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas, a far-right Israeli settler movement began advancing efforts to drive Palestinians out of Gaza even if it violates international ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says
The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees says that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create ...World - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Strike on Gaza Hospital Destroys UN Supplies, Palestinian Officials Say
Israeli troops had withdrawn from Kamal Adwan Hospital after arresting most of the medical staff. The Israeli military said it was “unaware of a strike” there.World - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Destructive Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 5, Palestinians Say
The Israeli military said its soldiers had engaged in close combat in the Nur Shams area of the occupied territory.World - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Israel officially informs U.N. of end to relations with Palestinian relief agency
Israel has officially notified the United Nations that it was cancelling the agreement that regulated its relations with the main U.N. relief organization for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) since ...Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Israel withdraws from agreement with UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Israel notified the United Nations on Monday that it was withdrawing from the 1967 agreement with UNRWA, the main aid agency for Palestinian refugees, following passage of two laws in the country’s ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
An Israeli strike kills 20 in north Gaza, where Palestinians say they've had little food for weeks
Palestinian officials say an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed at least 20 people, mostly women and childrenWorld - ABC News - 22 hours ago -
Israel Strikes Syria for Second Day, Targeting Hezbollah Weapons Facilities
The military said the attacks were meant to reduce the transfer of weapons and intelligence from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah, the armed group in Lebanon.World - The New York Times - 18 hours ago -
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A Palestinian student was asleep in his tent at a hospital when an Israeli strike brought an inferno
Shaban al-Dalu, a 19-year-old Palestinian university student, had survived an Israeli strike on a mosque when, only a week later, he was killed in a new strike on the courtyard of the central Gaza ...World - ABC News - October 17 -
'I had to bulldoze my house' - Palestinians face spike in Israeli demolition orders in East Jerusalem
Human rights groups say the number of homes demolished has nearly doubled since 7 October 2023.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
The Israeli military says it has killed Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar during a battle in GazaWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
Middle East latest: Netanyahu says Israel has ‘settled its account’ with Sinwar
Israel says Hamas top leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in a battle with Israeli forces in GazaWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
Yahya Sinwar's killing is a win for Israel, but many Palestinians are proud of his defiant last stand
Supporters of Hamas are pledging to redouble what they call the “resistance” against Israel, roused by a video claiming to show Yahya Sinwar's final moments.Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
Palestinian officials say 87 dead or missing after Israeli strikes on homes in northern Gaza
Palestinian officials say 87 dead or missing after Israeli strikes on homes in northern GazaWorld - ABC News - October 20 -
Israel targets Hezbollah's financial arm and begins striking Beirut
Israel’s military says it is now taking aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah’s financial arm and plans to attack a “large number of targets” in Beirut and elsewhereWorld - ABC News - October 21 -
Middle East crisis live: child among four people killed in Israeli airstrike at hospital in south Beirut
Lebanese health ministry says more than 20 were wounded as spokesperson for hospital says entrance of hospital was hit. Israeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
US investigation of IDF unit over alleged abuse against Palestinians could jeopardize aid
Nine members of Force 100 investigated over allegations of sexual assaulting prisoner at Sde Teiman detention camp. An Israeli military unit that has been accused of human rights abuses against ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
‘Skipping the top’: Pro-Palestinian 'Uncommitted' movement co-founder won’t vote for Harris or Trump
Layla Elabed, co-founder of the Uncommitted National Movement, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss her decision not to vote in the presidential contest and why she is using her ballot to focus on ...Politics - NBC News - October 23 -
Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills 17 as Blinken says cease-fire talks will resume
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip has killed at least 17 peopleWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza has killed 16 people
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza has killed 16 peopleWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
Blinken announces additional $135 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinians during Mideast visit
Blinken announces additional $135 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinians during Mideast visitWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
Blinken announces $135 million in aid for Palestinians, still trying to push for cease-fire
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, still trying to restart long-dormant cease-fire negotiations in the Middle East, has announced an additional $135 million in aid money for Palestinians in ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
‘Israel is trying to erase our presence’: Palestinians say ‘generals’ plan’ to clear north Gaza is under way
Many believe new offensive, along with tightening of siege, is following blueprint for removing remaining population. Hospitals shelled, shelters set alight, men and boys separated from their ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Key mediator Egypt proposes a 2-day Gaza cease-fire and the release of 4 hostages
Egypt’s president says his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freedWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
Middle East crisis live: world leaders express ‘grave concern’ at Israeli vote to ban Unrwa; deadly airstrikes reported in Lebanon
Israel passes bill dealing huge blow to humanitarian efforts in Gaza and the West Bank; at least 60 people killed in latest reported strikes . . The Israeli army told residents in parts of ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike in northern Gaza killed 34, mostly women and children
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike in northern Gaza killed 34, mostly women and childrenWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills at least 60, officials say, as Hezbollah announces new leader
Gaza's Health Ministry says an Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people, more than half of them ...World - ABC News - October 29
