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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, a long rumored move that was announced on Election Day in the United States. Gallant will be replaced by Foreign Minister Israel Katz, Netanyahu said in a statement. “In the midst of a war, more than ever, full trust is required between the prime minister and the minister of defense,” Netanyahu said. Netanyahu's decision was welcomed by his ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who congratulated the prime minister on the move. In a nationally televised statement in May, Gallant challenged Netanyahu over his refusal to discuss a cease-fire and hostage deal.

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☆ Israel marks the anniversary of October 7 Hamas attacks with tears and anger
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

To mark the anniversary of his death, his family huddled around the memorial on Monday, hugging each other and David’s picture. War rages onMonday marked the first anniversary of the Hamas terror attacks, and a year since Israel began its war against the militant group in Gaza. Throughout the morning, loud booms of outgoing fire reverberated throughout southern Israel as the IDF hit targets in the Gaza strip. Indeed, as the anniversary events got under way, several rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, injuring two people. Time stopped here,” Amat Moshe, whose grandparents were residents of the kibbutz, told CNN at the Nir Oz cemetery.

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☆ How the October 7 attacks became a turning point for US politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Like the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Hamas horror set off a chain of events that affected countless lives, unleashing political disturbances thousands of miles away. At home, the fallout of the Hamas attacks has coincided with the toxic politics of a presidential election year. Deep domestic political aftershocksThe Hamas terror attacks – and Israel’s response – have laid bare and widened splits in American society and domestic politics. He has found common interest with Republicans who sought to use the war to damage Biden as the election loomed. Many American Jews have felt unsafe at home amid antisemitism provoked both by Hamas’ attacks and some of the protests over Israel’s response.

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☆ At least 24 killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza mosque and school
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Destroyed buildings lie in ruin in central Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, on Jan. 13, 2024. At least 24 people were killed and 93 others wounded when Israeli airstrikes targeted a mosque and a school sheltering displaced people in the Gaza Strip early on Sunday morning, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said. The strikes on the mosque and the school, near the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, came as the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in the enclave approaches its first anniversary. Israel's subsequent military assault on Gaza has killed nearly 42,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry. It has also displaced nearly all of the enclave's 2.3 million people, caused a hunger crisis and led to genocide allegations at the World Court that Israel denies.

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☆ Netanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah’ until its objectives are met
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024. And that's exactly what we're doing ... we'll continue degrading Hezbollah until all our objectives are met," Netanyahu said. He said he traveled to the United Nations to refute the untruths he had heard from other leaders on the same rostrum earlier in the week. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024. Israel is vowing to step up its attacks on Hezbollah until its citizens can return safely to their homes.

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CNN —At least 22 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school compound Saturday, Palestinian officials said, with Israel saying it targeted Hamas fighters sheltering there. A spokesman for the Gaza Civil Defense, Mahmoud Basal, said the missile hit the Al-Zaytoun School, near Gaza City, where thousands were sheltering. The Government Media Office in Gaza said 13 children, including a 3-month-old infant were killed. The Israeli military said that the compound was being used as a Hamas command center and precautions had been taken to avoid civilian casualties. Aircraft “conducted a precise strike on terrorists who were operating inside a Hamas command and control center in Gaza City” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

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“We have war, no schools… Yet the children are eager to learn,” Al Ghoul told CNN. Oula Al Ghoul, a Palestinian teacher, has established a makeshift classroom for displaced children in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. Israel’s bombing campaign has destroyed 123 schools and universities in Gaza, according to the Government Media Office (GMO) there. Several Palestinian children told CNN that days spent learning have been replaced by a struggle for survival. She told CNN on Friday that she had registered for her university course last fall – just before the hostilities erupted.

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CNN —At least 18 people, including United Nations staff, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a UN school-turned-shelter in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Gaza Civil Defense and hospital officials. This is the fifth time that the school compound has been targeted since October 7, according to the UN agency and a Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson. Mahmoud Basal, a Gaza Civil Defense spokesman, said search operations were ongoing amid the rubble, with children and women among the injured. In a separate attack, at least nine members of the same family were killed in an Israeli strike in Jabalya, northern Gaza, it said. Footage of the aftermath, published by Gaza’s Civil Defense, showed the dismembered limbs of children.

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A view from the area after Israeli airstrikes on a tent encampment Khan Younis, Gaza, on September 10. Mahmoud Bassam/Anadolu/Getty ImagesThe overnight strike on a humanitarian safe zone in Gaza that killed 40 Palestinians comes just hours after children across the strip should have been returning to school on Monday. It is not yet clear how many of those killed in the strike are children, but “entire families have disappeared in the sand,” Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesperson, Mahmoud Bassal said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck the facility to eliminate Hamas terrorists who were operating from within the humanitarian zone. The tent encampment in Khan Younis, Gaza on Tuesday, following overnight Israeli strikes.

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☆ Al Mawasi: Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza humanitarian zone
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Mohammed Tawfeeq | Irene Nasser | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

More than 60 people were also wounded in the strike, according tothe Gaza Civil Defense, as rescuers raced to recover victims buried under sand and debris. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Monday evening that it “struck significant Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command-and-control center embedded inside the humanitarian area” in Khan Younis, Gaza. Gaza Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said Palestinians in the area were not warned of the strike in advance. “Ambulance and civil defense crews were mobilized to the site, and there is talk of a large number of killed and wounded,” he said. Video circulating on social media, and shared by Hamas media outlet Al Aqsa TV, showed Gaza Civil Defense members digging in the sand as they search for missing people.

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CNN —At least 90 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school in Gaza, according to local officials. Gaza Civil Defense said the Al-Tabi’in school was housing displaced Palestinians in the Al-Daraj neighborhood in the eastern part of Gaza City when it was hit overnight into Saturday. Omar al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty ImagesIsraeli military action in Gaza has killed nearly 40,000 Palestinians and injured over 90,000, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. “Families are having a hard time identifying their children.”Displaced Palestinians gather in the yard of a school hit by an Israeli strike in Gaza City on August 10, 2024. Airstrikes on multiple school buildings sheltering displaced Palestinians last weekend killed at least 47, including many children, and injured dozens more.

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☆ Israeli military says it killed Hamas armed wing leader Mohammed Deif in Gaza airstrike last month
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Israel's military on Thursday said it killed the chief of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike in July. "We can now confirm: Mohammed Deif was eliminated," the Israel Defense Forces posted on its official X account. The October attack set off the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, now in its tenth month, and the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza enclave that local authorities say has killed more than 39,000 people. The Israeli military said that the strike that killed Deif took place on July 13 and hit a compound on the outskirts of Khan Younis, near a tent encampment for displaced Palestinian people. Gallant added: "Israel's defense establishment will pursue Hamas terrorists — both the planners and the perpetrators of the 07.10 massacre.

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☆ At least 30 dead in Gaza school airstrike; Israel says targeted militants
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

At least 30 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian health officials said, an attack that Israel said targeted militants who were using the compound. Israel's military said it had targeted militants operating there and that it had taken steps to reduce the risk to civilians. The people sheltering in Khadija school are all wounded people, they are innocent and this should not happen to them," she said. Israel says Hamas uses Gaza's civilians as human shields by operating within densely populated areas, humanitarian zones, schools and hospitals, which Hamas denies. "Hamas terrorists used the (school) compound as a hiding place to direct and plan numerous attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel.

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CNN witnessed exhausted and angry Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis, once Gaza’s second-biggest city. People displaced in Khan Younis expressed anger at Israel, Hamas and other Arab leaders for the war. They are fighting civilians, women, and children.’Smoke billows over Khan Younis, following Israeli bombing in the neighborhood earlier this week. The IDF post warned civilians in Khan Younis that it “will act forcefully against terrorist organizations. The Civil Defense also alleged that its rescuers in Khan Younis had been targeted while trying to recover civilians.

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☆ Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But CNN cannot independently verify his claims: Israel has barred foreign journalists from entering Gaza independently and our only access is via embeds with the Israeli military. The area was seized by the Israeli military, which says it has uncovered dozens of tunnel shafts as well as rocket launchers used to fire rockets into Israel. He won’t say exactly how long Israeli forces will need to occupy this corridor, but says it could be weeks or months. Jeremy Diamond/CNNHagari also says Israeli forces killed more than 900 Hamas fighters in Rafah and are close to defeating Hamas’s Rafah brigade. As for the Rafah ground operation, Hagari cannot say whether it will be the last in Gaza.

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☆ ‘All Eyes on Rafah’: How a viral image of Gaza took over the internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Eyes being on Rafah has not stopped the violence, wrote scientist Ayesha Khan on Instagram. The phrase “All Eyes on Rafah” has been appearing in various graphics and images associated with the war in Gaza for months and is not necessarily tied to this specific viral image. “Because you’re directing everyone’s gaze to an image that doesn’t really show the horror of what happens in conflict zones.”What does ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ mean? Others have pointed out that the image does not actually include the words “Palestine” or “Gaza” — names that have been widely politicized even before October 7. “Rafah does not have the immediate name recognition for people who haven’t been paying attention,” said writer Heben Nigatu on X.

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☆ Biden's $1 billion weapons package to Israel is coming back to haunt him
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAhead of Israel's assault on Rafah, President Joe Biden issued several stark warnings to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A $1 billion arms dealThe statement suggests Biden will continue to move forward with a $1 billion weapons package to Israel. As BI previously reported, the weapons deal could be seen as an attempt to heal Biden's relationship with Netanyahu and to halt accusations that the US is emboldening Iran. For instance, Biden previously withheld a shipment of bombs before announcing that the planned weapons deal would go ahead.

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☆ 'This can no longer be justified': International outcry over Rafah attack piles more pressure on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A Palestinian child plays with the rubble after Israel bombs Palestinians' tents and shelters in Rafah, Gaza on May 27, 2024. The Israel Defense Force initially said it used "precise munitions" and "intelligence" to target two senior Hamas leaders in the area. There are no safe areas in Rafah for Palestinian civilians," Macron's post read, adding: "I call for full respect for international law and an immediate ceasefire." The U.S., meanwhile, called the images coming out of the attack were "devastating" and "heartbreaking," but refrained from demanding a stop to the Rafah operation. The attack comes two days after the International Court of Justice, the United Nations' top court, asked Israel to "immediately halt" its military offensive in Rafah, citing the "disastrous" humanitarian situation.

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Rafah, Gaza and Jerusalem CNN —Dozens of people were killed on Sunday after a fire broke out following an Israeli airstrike on a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah, Gaza. “Several civilians are still trapped inside the camp, which was attacked without warning,” a Palestinian man filming the fire said. Palestinians mourn over the bodies of relatives killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, the Gaza Strip on Monday. It was among the deadliest strikes by the Israeli military on Gaza’s southernmost city since Israel began its operation there on May 7. Qatar, another key mediator, said Israel’s strike could “hinder” ongoing negotiations, and called the attack a “serious violation of international law.”Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp housing internally displaced people in Rafah, Gaza on Monday.

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☆ Families of female Israeli hostages release graphic abduction footage to pile pressure on Netanyahu
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Families of seven female Israeli soldiers captured by Hamas during the October 7 attacks have released graphic footage of their abduction as they pile pressure on the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure their release. The video shows the women — all Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel — lined up against a wall, their hands bound. The footage was previously released by Hamas, according to the Hostages Families Forum. The campaigning group obtained it from the IDF, which had previously edited the video to exclude the most disturbing scenes. Efforts to reach a deal that would pause the war in Gaza and allow the release of hostages have repeatedly been dashed.

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☆ Israel Responds to Move to Recognize Palestinian State by Withholding Funds
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Israel will not transfer much-needed funds to the Palestinian Authority in the wake of the decision by three European countries to recognize a Palestinian state, the country’s finance minister said on Wednesday, as its foreign minister denounced the European moves as giving “a gold medal to Hamas terrorists.”The decision by the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right leader who opposes Palestinian sovereignty, threatened to push the Palestinian government into a deeper fiscal crisis. He said in a statement that he had informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would no longer send tax revenues to the authority, which administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank in close cooperation with Israel. Mr. Smotrich’s office signaled that the decision was at least partly a response to Spain, Norway and Ireland recognizing Palestinian statehood, and that the Palestinian leadership bore responsibility for campaigning for the move. “They are acting against Israel legally, diplomatically and for unilateral recognition,” said Eytan Fuld, a spokesman for Mr. Smotrich, referring to the authority. “When they act against the state of Israel, there must be a response.”

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☆ Three European Nations Recognized a Palestinian State
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Leaders of Spain, Norway and Ireland said today that their governments would recognize an independent Palestinian state, despite vehement Israeli and American opposition. Well over 100 other countries have recognized a Palestinian state, but in Europe, Israel had enjoyed broad support. That dynamic has begun to shift as the war in Gaza has dragged on. The U.S. supports the eventual creation of a Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, but a White House spokeswoman said today that statehood should be achieved through negotiations, not declarations. Israeli officials denounced the recognition as “a gold medal to Hamas terrorists,” and said they would withhold much-needed tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority.

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☆ Israeli forces release Hamas video of former child hostage
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Lauren Izso | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Israeli military has released a Hamas propaganda video it said it recovered showing a child who was held hostage by Hamas, spokesperson Daniel Hagari said on Sunday. Hagari did not say when or where Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the video, which shows the since-freed child, Ela Elyakim, speaking to the camera asking to be released. The IDF released an image showing sisters Ela and Dafna Elyakim, who were previously held hostage by Hamas, in front of a flag with the Hamas logo. IDFAround 250 people were taken hostage during Hamas’ surprise October 7 attack on southern Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed, according to Israeli officials. Gantz demanded that the cabinet adopt a plan to secure the return of Israeli hostages, the demobilization of Hamas and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip by June 8.

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☆ Opinion | A ‘Changed Landscape’: Voices From Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:I write this as I mark Israeli Independence Day in the changed landscape of my neighborhood. Up the block: those of three more fallen soldiers. The park next to the grocery store: dedicated to the memory of another fallen soldier. Around the corner: the home of a young man murdered at the Tribe of Nova music festival on Oct. 7. Past the park: the home of Noa Marciano, a soldier and hostage who was murdered in Al-Shifa Hospital.

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☆ US officials continue to warn against invasion of Rafah, even as Israel presses ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Blinken and Sullivan both said Biden made the determination because he didn’t want American weapons used in what he estimates would be a bloody, ill-advised operation. At the same time, they sought to rebut claims from Republicans and pro-Israel Democrats that Biden was leaving Israel to fend for itself. Despite American warnings dating back months about the wisdom of a ground invasion into Rafah, Israel appears poised to continue advancing on the city and has issued evacuation orders for some of the 1.4 million civilians estimated to be sheltering there. That is partly why Biden determined that American weapons should not be used in a Rafah offensive. We treat Israel, one of our closest allies and partners, just as we would treat any other country,” Blinken said on NBC.

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