The hospital raid gutted a facility that had once been the heart of Gaza’s health care system but which doctors and staff had struggled to get even partially operating again after a previous Israeli assault in November.
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Syria says an Israeli airstrike destroyed Iran’s consular building in Damascus
The strike on the Iranian consulate building, which killed several people, could mark an escalation of the Israeli military’s ongoing targeting of Iranian military officials and allies in Syria.
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An Israeli airstrike on a hospital tent camp in Gaza kills 2 Palestinians
The strike hit one of several tents in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, where thousands of people have been sheltering for months after fleeing their homes elsewhere in the war-ravaged territory.
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Hundreds rally in Portland, calling for immediate and permanent cease-fire in Gaza
Maine Coalition for Palestine calls on Maine’s state and federal representatives to push for an end to the violence that began in October.
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Israel strikes in Syria kill dozens, including soldiers and Hezbollah militants
Hostilities have soared along the Lebanese border in near-daily exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah that have raised the specter of all-out war.
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Court ruling on ultra-Orthodox in the army imperils Netanyahu’s coalition
Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the suspension of state subsidies for ultra-Orthodox Jews studying in yeshivas instead of doing military service.
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UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
Thursday’s order came after South Africa sought more provisional measures, including a cease-fire, citing starvation in Gaza. Israel urged the court not to issue new orders.
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Most Americans oppose Israel’s war in Gaza, poll finds
The poll shows growing discontent among Americans over the conflict.
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Israel, Hamas dig in as international pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza
The war has killed over 32,000 Palestinians, left much of the Gaza Strip in ruins, displaced most its residents and driven a third of its population of 2.3 million to the brink of famine.
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UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strong clash between U.S. and Israel
The United Nations Security Council issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote.