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Hamas says it accepts cease-fire as Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate eastern Rafah
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hamas says it accepts cease-fire as Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate eastern Rafah

LA Times  

Palestinians stand in the ruins of a family home in Rafah on Friday. Hamas said the head of its political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, spoke by phone with the Qatari prime minister and the Egyptian minister of intelligence to inform them of the group’s “approval of their proposal regarding the cease-fire agreement.” The cease-fire is seen as key to the release …

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The demise of the UN’s Palestinian agency could spell disaster for millions. Here’s why Israel wants it dismantled
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The demise of the UN’s Palestinian agency could spell disaster for millions. Here’s why Israel wants it dismantled

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. “The reason why Israel for all the years, despite its many criticisms didn’t push hard for dismantling UNRWA, and in fact even cooperated with UNRWA on many occasions, is because UNRWA does provide essential humanitarian services,” …

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Opinion: Netanyahu may be standing in the way of a two-state solution. But he’s far from alone
11 months ago

Opinion: Netanyahu may be standing in the way of a two-state solution. But he’s far from alone

LA Times  

One can understand why President Biden, after sticking his political neck out for Israel for months, is reportedly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He pushed for billions of dollars in additional military aid and backed Israel’s war in Gaza even as it became increasingly unpopular. In this telling, Israel’s “ mowing the grass ” approach — killing militants …

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Democrats Push Biden To Take Stance On Palestine
11 months ago

Democrats Push Biden To Take Stance On Palestine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A group of 60 House Democrats is urging the Biden administration to emphasize the U.S. does not support forcing Palestinians out of Gaza and to firmly resist any Israeli plans that would include expulsion as a resolution to the Israel-Hamas war. In a letter sent to Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Thursday and shared exclusively with …

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Palestinians share their lives in war-torn Gaza via TikTok, X, and Instagram
11 months ago

Palestinians share their lives in war-torn Gaza via TikTok, X, and Instagram

CNN  

— Early on Christmas Day in the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah, Motaz Azaiza shared a terrifying update on X. Hundreds of people flooded the replies with concern for the 24-year-old Palestinian photojournalist, who has been documenting Israel’s military assault on Gaza on social media since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7. “People can tell for themselves …

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Gazans are starting to blame Hamas for wartime suffering
1 year ago

Gazans are starting to blame Hamas for wartime suffering

Live Mint  

When news of the Oct. 7 attacks on southern Israel by Hamas militants reached Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, many took to the streets in celebration, distributing sweets and cheering fighters as they paraded hostages through the enclave. But as Israel started pounding Gaza, destroying infrastructure and killing civilians, things started to change," said Mkhaimar Abusada, a political scientist at …

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Israel orders more evacuations as Gazans wonder where there is left to go
1 year ago

Israel orders more evacuations as Gazans wonder where there is left to go

LA Times  

Israeli warplanes heavily bombarded an area around Khan Yunis in southern Gaza on Monday as the military ordered mass evacuations from the town in the face of a widening ground war that is pushing Palestinians into progressively tinier slivers of the besieged territory. Residents said Monday that they heard airstrikes and explosions in and around Khan Yunis overnight after the …

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Who 'Would Accept Such A Life?' Gaza Conditions Worsen As U.S. Aid Comes Up Short
1 year, 1 month ago

Who 'Would Accept Such A Life?' Gaza Conditions Worsen As U.S. Aid Comes Up Short

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sakhr Humaid received the call from the Israel Defense Forces telling him to evacuate not once but twice. “It’s a scary situation, one of terror and worry and an extreme fear over one’s life.” Five weeks into the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, the global conversation about the conflict largely focuses on the humanitarian crisis in …

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Opinion: Why isn’t more humanitarian aid reaching Gazans?
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: Why isn’t more humanitarian aid reaching Gazans?

LA Times  

Last weekend, humanitarian relief supplies finally started trickling into Gaza as Israel’s aerial bombardment intensified. Ongoing hostilities can make logistics of delivery nightmarish, especially in places like Gaza’s northern “evacuation zone.” One of the most common humanitarian quandaries, however, is a kind of moral hazard. In 2003, Sen. Mitch McConnell opposed President Bush’s proposed $20-million aid package to the PLO, …

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The people of Gaza will pay the price for Hamas taking the violent path
1 year, 2 months ago

The people of Gaza will pay the price for Hamas taking the violent path

ABC  

The strangest thing about standing outside the ruin of a Gazan building is the view you get into the neighbouring apartments. In May 2019, in one of the previous bouts of fighting between Hamas and Israel, called "rounds" or "escalations" by Israeli politicians and media outlets, I went to see what the Israeli military meant by "precision strikes" in Gaza. …

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