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How Joe Biden got on board with a wartime trip to Israel – and what he hopes to accomplish

CNN -- It took an explicit commitment from his Israeli counterpart to open Gaza for humanitarian aid for President Joe Biden to agree to make an extraordinary wartime trip to Tel Aviv. While the trip...

Hamas releases first video of a hostage taken to Gaza

Ivana Kottasová, CNN October 17, 2023

CNN -- The short video clip shows Mia Schem lying on a bed, her right arm being bandaged by someone out of the frame. A long, fresh scar is clearly visible. Schem, a 21-year-old French-Israeli woman,...

Israel warns of new phase in war on Hamas, as Gaza civilians flee and Israeli troops gather near border

CNN -- A new phase in Israel’s deadly war against Hamas is coming, Israeli forces said on Saturday, warning that the past week of crippling airstrikes in Gaza could soon be followed by “significant...

Palestinians in Gaza struggle to follow Israeli evacuation order and face dire water shortage

Joseph Krauss and Wafaa Shurafa, AP News October 14, 2023

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip AP News — Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water and medical supply shortage ahead...

Blinken vows US support for Israel ahead of possible ground operation as strikes pound Gaza

JOSEPH KRAUSS AND WAFAA SHURAFA, AP News October 12, 2023

(AP)--U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed American support to Israel on Thursday as its military pulverized the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with airstrikes and prepared for a possible ground invasion....

Israeli defense minister orders ‘complete siege’ of Gaza, as conflict with Hamas enters third day

CNN– Israel’s defense minister ordered a “complete siege” of Gaza on Monday, as the military said it had retaken control of Israeli communities near the coastal enclave that were stormed by Hamas...

A passerby stands on the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ monument in Cleveland public square overlooking the protest for Palestinian justice on Saturday, Jan. 29. He stood in the sunlight at the top of the stairs for about five minutes listening to one of the speakers before turning back around and going on his way.

KSU alum leads Palestine protest in Cleveland

Sophie Young Reporter Sophia Lucente Photographer January 30, 2022

Citizens carried hand-painted signs, standing near a table covered with flyers in the green and red of the Palestinian Youth Movement where a volunteer stood offering hand warmers to students and citizens...

Gaza fighting rages on as new truce talks rumored

Ibrahim Barzak, Daniel Estrin, AP August 25, 2014

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Fighting between Israel and Gaza militants raged on Monday despite claims of new ceasefire efforts as hundreds of Israelis living in communities near the coastal strip were...

Letter to the Editor: Julio Pino

Julio Pino August 8, 2014

Letter to a child, burnt by fire, in Gaza:Preamble: "Every spectator is a coward or a traitor."When did the planes come over your house, little angel? Were they bearing the logo of the Israeli corporate...