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Israeli soldiers operate tanks near the southern border with Gaza on Wednesday, March 19.

Hamas fires rockets at Israel for first time since truce collapses as toll mounts in Gaza

Dana Karni and Kareem Khadder March 20, 2025

(CNN) — Hamas fired rockets at Israel from Gaza Thursday, the militant group’s first response to Israel’s renewed offensive in the Strip that shattered the two-month-old ceasefire. Three projectiles...

A Palestinian woman sits on the rubble of her house, destroyed in an Israeli strike, in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on March 18.

Israel has resumed the war in Gaza. Why now?

Mick Krever, CNN March 19, 2025

(CNN) — The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, just two months old, has been shaky for some time. But that was thoroughly shattered by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza starting in the early hours...

Gaza ceasefire stops active genocide, but Palestine is still seeking freedom

Gaza ceasefire stops active genocide, but Palestine is still seeking freedom

Nicholas Keller, Columnist February 12, 2025

On Jan. 19, the ceasefire in Gaza was finally implemented after an entire year of genocide. However, this does not mean that Palestine is a free and sovereign nation. The Gaza ceasefire distracts people...

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday.

Key takeaways from Trump’s plan to ‘take over’ Gaza

Lex Harvey, CNN February 5, 2025

(CNN) — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed reporters at the White House Tuesday, during which the president laid out his plan for the US to “take over”...

Gadi Mozes, age 80, was among those held by Palestinian Islamic Jihad and released in central Gaza on January 30.

Chaotic scenes at Gaza hostage release bring condemnation from Israeli leaders

Mick Krever and Kareem Khadder January 30, 2025

Tel Aviv, Ramallah and Khan Younis (CNN) — Chaotic scenes surrounding the release of Israeli and Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday brought condemnation from Israeli leaders and a temporary delay in the...

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after Israeli strikes on Tuesday.

Israel and Lebanon trade accusations of ceasefire violations. Here’s what we know about the uneasy truce

Tamara Qiblawi, CNN November 28, 2024

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon appears to be largely holding, despite accusations of violations from both sides of the border. US President Joe Biden said the deal that...

Kent freshman Sarah Rizk chalkes messages on Riseman Plaza after the conclusion of the candlelight vigil, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2024. Half Palestinian in descent, Rizk attended the event to be a voice for her ancestors and help support the cause.

Students honor lives lost since Oct. 7, 2023, at candlelight vigil

Ari Collins, Reporter October 14, 2024

Thursday night, Kent State students gathered to honor the memory of the lives lost during the ongoing conflict in Gaza, which escalated on Oct. 7, 2023.  The event was hosted by Students for Justice...

Palestinians move patients from Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after the Israeli military issued evacuation orders in an area east of Deir al-Balah, Gaza.

UN halts Gaza aid deliveries after Israeli military orders new evacuation amid polio vaccine push

CNN — The United Nations temporarily paused aid deliveries in Gaza on Monday over safety concerns after the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders, a senior UN official said, possibly complicating...

Activists hold up signs calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on May 4, 2024.

Local activists hold weekly interfaith protest calling for permanent ceasefire in Gaza

Leah Shepard, Reporter May 4, 2024

During their first semester as a student at the university, music education major Benjamin Kronenberg walked past the Taylor Hall parking lot, the site where four students lost their lives, every single...

Displaced Palestinian children prepare to have a meal of rice near a food distribution point in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas militants.

American Muslims say they feel urgent need to send aid to Gaza this Ramadan as threat of mass starvation looms

Monica Haider, CNN March 11, 2024

The month of Ramadan feels heavier this year for 33-year-old Palestinian American Nadia Duwaik, than it has in the past. Duwaik told CNN she ordinarily approaches Ramadan excited about the chance to...

More than 100 killed amid Israeli gunfire and panic at Gaza food lines, Palestinian officials and witnesses say

Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond, CNN March 1, 2024

CNN -- More than 100 people were killed amid devastating scenes in northern Gaza, where Israeli troops opened fire Thursday, triggering panic as hungry Palestinian civilians...

Talks on a Gaza deal are at an impasse. Here’s what we know

CNN -- Talks on a hostage and ceasefire deal for Gaza appear to be at an impasse. Israel’s top-level delegation has returned from Cairo, and there has been no word from Hamas...