How 6 months of Israel's war in Gaza have upended the Middle East
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How 6 months of Israel's war in Gaza have upended the Middle East

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How 6 months of Israel's war in Gaza have upended the Middle East Enlarge this image toggle caption Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Hamas unleashed its early morning rampage in southern Israel six months ago this Sunday, igniting the deadliest war ever between Israelis and Palestinians. Enlarge this image toggle caption Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images But as Israel waged its aggressive air and ground campaign, and the civilian Palestinian death toll soared, we've seen unprecedented criticism of Israel, a country that has long received bipartisan backing in the U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images Part of that tension is the killing of a team of aid workers with World Central Kitchen in Gaza, including an American. Enlarge this image toggle caption Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Myre: I first covered Israel-Palestinian fighting in Gaza in the early 2000s, when the Palestinians waged an uprising.

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Israel bombs al-Mawasi camps, school amid wave of attacks across Gaza
1 day, 17 hours ago
Escalating Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 50 Palestinians in 24 hours
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1 day, 17 hours ago
Israel and Hamas appear close to a ceasefire deal. These are the sticking points
4 days, 20 hours ago
Middle East latest: Israeli strike on a Gaza school kills 17 people sheltering there
5 days, 9 hours ago
"A calculated policy of deprivation": Israel committing "act of genocide" in Gaza, HRW says
5 days, 17 hours ago
Israel plans an extended occupation of Syrian buffer zone
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6 days, 14 hours ago
Gaza ceasefire talks heat up again amid deadly Israeli attacks
6 days, 17 hours ago
Death Toll From Israel's War In Gaza Surpasses 45,000 Palestinians
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1 week, 1 day ago
Death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza surpasses 45,000
1 week, 1 day ago
Israeli strike in Gaza kills 25 people
1 week, 4 days ago
UN urges Gaza truce, backs Palestine agency
1 week, 4 days ago
Middle East latest: Israeli airstrikes kill 28 in Gaza, including 7 children, health officials say
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1 week, 5 days ago
Israel forces Palestinians in Maghazi camp to flee for their lives again
1 week, 5 days ago
Seeing Gaza from Berlin
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Qatar says ‘momentum’ building back up in Gaza ceasefire efforts
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Israel kills dozens of civilians across Gaza
2 weeks, 4 days ago
An Israeli strike on a Gaza tent camp kills at least 21 people
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Mideast conflict: Jewish settlers attack Palestinian towns and clash with Israeli troops
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2 weeks, 6 days ago
Amid ceasefire, Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon killing 11 after Hezbollah attack
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3 weeks ago
UN blames Israel for Gaza chaos as aid deliveries halted after threat of armed gangs, looting
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3 weeks, 1 day ago
Israel committing Gaza war crimes and ethnic cleansing, says Moshe Yaalon
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Northern Gaza: Former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing
3 weeks, 1 day ago
UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Middle East: 3 die in overcrowding outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage. Israel strikes in Lebanon
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3 weeks, 4 days ago
‘Winter in Gaza means more people will die shivering’: The added threat for displaced Palestinians
3 weeks, 4 days ago
At least 42 Palestinians killed as Israel ramps up bombing in central Gaza
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3 weeks, 5 days ago
26 Palestinians killed after Israel launches strikes in central Gaza
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Here's why this deal has made a Gaza truce all the more unlikely
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Biden OKs $680m Israel arms sale despite new Gaza ceasefire push: Reports
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Hell and high water: Gaza waits for a ceasefire of its own
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Flooding in Gaza compounds hardship of people displaced by Israeli attacks
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4 weeks, 1 day ago
Since Gaza Siege, Israel Has Cracked Down On Its Dissenting Palestinian Citizens
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Israeli attacks kill over 100 across Gaza and Lebanon
1 month ago
Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza
1 month ago
Israeli strikes kill 120 Palestinians in Gaza within 48 hours
1 month ago
More than 100 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in 48 hours
1 month ago
Israel's siege of northern Gaza raises questions about potential plans to starve and conquer territory
1 month ago
Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
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1 month ago
Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
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1 month ago
Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
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1 month ago
Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
1 month ago
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 43,799
1 month, 1 week ago
Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 1 week ago
Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 1 week ago
Israel's methods in Gaza war consistent with 'genocide': UN Special Committee
1 month, 1 week ago
Israel’s forced displacement in Gaza amounts to war crime: HRW
1 month, 1 week ago
The Gaza genocide may not be in the news, but it hasn’t stopped
1 month, 1 week ago
Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee
1 month, 1 week ago
Israeli strikes kill 14: Palestinians say Netanyahu making North Gaza a buffer zone, planning return of Jewish settlers
1 month, 1 week ago
Middle East latest: 3 young siblings among 6 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, medics say
1 month, 1 week ago

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