Jordan cancels a planned summit of regional leaders and President Biden, saying that the war between Israel and Hamas was ‘pushing the region to the brink.’
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Israeli bombings in Gaza kill dozens as efforts persist to get aid to millions in besieged enclave
Israeli strikes have killed at least 2,778 people and wounded 9,700 others in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry. Nearly two-thirds of the dead were children.
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Biden will head to Israel, Jordan as concerns mount that conflict will spread
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Biden’s travel to Israel as the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip grows more dire.
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Biden postpones trip to Colorado as the Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies
The president’s decision reflects the competing pressure that he faces as he tries to manage bloody conflicts in Ukraine and now the Middle East, always one of the world’s most combustible regions.
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Humanitarian aid stuck at Gaza-Egypt border as Israeli siege strains hospitals, water supply
Trucks carrying badly needed aid have waited there for days unable to pass through. Israeli airstrikes last week forced the shutdown of Rafah, Gaza’s only connection to Egypt.
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Gaza hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and desperately low on supplies as Israeli invasion looms
Medics are warning that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people run desperately low on fuel and basic supplies.
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The Israel-Hamas war: No matter who loses, Iran wins
The Palestinian fighters who launched deadly attacks into Israel on Oct. 7 are not Iranian puppets — but they are doing the work Iran wants done.
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The Israel-Hamas war: Why the very subject of peace is now unthinkable
Rarely has been the prospect of peace between Israelis and Palestinians seem so remote.
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Biden, others condemn attacks in the Middle East, continue to offer support for Israel
The president’s response echoes his longtime pro-Israel attitude. But could draw criticism if Israel roars into Gaza.
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Native Mainer leads Jerusalem Post’s wartime coverage
David Brinn, who grew up in Portland, is the managing editor of Israel’s largest English-language daily newspaper.