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Dozens of casualties and more feared buried in Israeli airstrike on Gaza humanitarian zone targeting Hamas militants

Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN September 10, 2024

CNN — An overnight Israeli airstrike on an area that Israel itself had designated as a humanitarian zone for displaced people in southern Gaza killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, according to...

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...

Letter to the Editors: The boycott divest and sanction movement against Israel violates authentic liberal values

Barry Dunietz August 26, 2024

This letter is written in response to an article titled "Kent State alumni join call for university divestment. Is it possible?" published on KentWired on July 29, 2024. Readers and reporters of KentWired,...

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, group says

Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN July 30, 2024

(CNN) — Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in the Iranian capital Tehran, Iranian state media Press TV reported Wednesday, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Hamas...

People gather for a protest in support of Palestine after the May 4 Commemoration on May 4, 2024.

Kent State alumni join call for university divestment. Is it possible?

Adriana Gasiewski, Reporter July 29, 2024

During this year’s May 4 Commemoration, returning alumni witnessed students protesting against the war in Gaza, prompting them to wonder how they could support the students’ cause. Ken Hammond,...

Hundreds arrested across campuses in the US, including UCLA and Columbia. Here’s what to know

CNN Staff, CNN May 1, 2024

Protests at times turned violent between pro-Palestinian protesters and Israel supporters at various campuses across the US overnight. Approximately 300 people were arrested by the New...

College campus protests highlight tensions in Biden’s coalition

Gregory Krieg, CNN April 30, 2024

CNN-- President Joe Biden’s hopes of recreating the coalition that lifted him to office in 2020 are coming under threat as the protest movement against Israel’s war in Gaza spreads across college...

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...

Biden says he has decided how to respond to attack in Jordan

CNN -- President Joe Biden told reporters Tuesday he has made a decision about the US response to the drone strike that killed three US service members and injured dozens in Jordan. Asked by CNN’s...

Letter to the Editor: Good versus evil, or when impressionable minds are manipulated to raise antisemitism

Barry Dunietz January 29, 2024

This letter is written in response to an opinion letter, written by Destiny Torres, which was published on KentWired on Dec. 11, 2023. John Spencer, a retired U.S. army officer expert on urban warfare,...

Dozens of community members protest for Palestine in Cleveland

Destiny Torres, Reporter January 27, 2024

Traffic was stopped near the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Friday, as a Pro-Palestinian march called for a permanent ceasefire to the Israeli-Hamas war and for city representatives to speak...