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Assailant Kills 2 Israeli Soldiers at West Bank-Jordan Border
Israel’s military said the attacker crossed the border in a truck transporting aid. He was armed with a gun and a knife, initially opening fire and th...
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Democratic Senators Call for U.S. Recognition of Palestinian State
The resolution has little chance of advancing in the Republican-controlled Senate, given growing G.O.P. opposition to a two-state solution in the Isra...
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The Hottest New Defense Against Drones? Lasers
Cheaper than advanced air defenses and more versatile than low-tech options, lasers have become a popular choice for nations worried about drone attac...
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Israel Pounds Gaza City as Fears Mount for Those Inside
With hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in the city, the Israeli military said it was opening another temporary evacuation route. The U.N. wa...
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Israel’s Assault on Gaza City Stifles Hope of Diplomatic Resolution to War
A negotiated settlement to end the fighting remains distant, in part because of the maximalist positions of Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, and o...
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Trump’s Laissez-Faire Stance Gives Netanyahu Free Pass for Gaza Escalation
As Israel mounts a major Gaza offensive, President Trump has neither urged restraint nor endorsed the action, which Israel’s leader has taken as an im...
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European Countries Condemn Israel’s Ground Offensive in Gaza City
Some of Israel’s oldest allies criticized its latest military assault in Gaza and warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis....
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Israeli Ground Forces Move Into Gaza City, Sowing Chaos
The long-anticipated military assault is aimed, the Israelis said, at routing the militants of Hamas, but it deepened the humanitarian crisis in the G...
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Israel’s Ground Offensive in Gaza City Capped Months of Strikes and Threats
After intensified operations over the past week, the military said troops would gradually advance into the city, believing that at least 2,000 Hamas f...
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Satellite Images Show Israeli Military Buildup Around Gaza City
The images show Israeli armored vehicles in multiple places along the outskirts of the city on Tuesday morning, after Israel said it had begun its arm...
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Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza, U.N. Inquiry Says
In earlier reports, the commission found that Israel had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in its conflict with Hamas, but stopped shor...
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Angered by Israel’s Attack in Qatar, Arab Leaders Meet to Weigh Response
Some Arab officials are pushing for tangible, but not military, action against Israel, and Egypt’s president said the Israeli strike threatened diplom...
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