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   2 days ago · The Israel-Hamas War is the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, especially Hamas, that began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched an assault on Israel that killed more than 1,200 people in Israel.

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   • Protests trail Netanyahu from Tel Aviv to Washington

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     STORY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was met with standing ovations at his address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. While outside, Capitol police deployed pepper spray on protesters opposed to the visit by the foreign leader. "America and Israel must stand together." Netanyahu described the U.S. and Israel as allies in a joint fight against the threat posed by Iran and its proxy forces across the Middle East. And he thanked U.S. President Joe Biden for his support of Israel following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip. "And he came to Israel to stand with us during our darkest hour, a visit that will never be forgotten." But ten months after that attack, in which the Palestinian militants killed 1,200 people and took more than 200 hostages, fighting rages on in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian health officials say Israel's retaliatory operation has so far killed more than 39,000. Dozens of U.S. lawmakers boycotted his speech. Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, who is Palestinian, sat in the gallery holding a sign declaring Netanyahu a war criminal. And the protests outside echoed the pressure the Israeli leader faces at home. Israelis for months have been demanding that he resign. Others are urging him to secure the release of more than 100 captives still believed held in Gaza. Ahead of his visit to Washington, families of the hostages pressed the prime minister to stay and work toward a potential cease-fire that would see their release. Netanyahu told U.S. lawmakers talks were underway at the moment that could lead to a breakthrough... As we speak, we're actively engaged in intensive efforts to secure their release, and I'm confident that these efforts can succeed. Some of them are taking place right now." And he also described his endgame after fighting had concluded. "Gaza should have a civilian administration run by Palestinians who do not seek to destroy Israel. That's not too much to ask." A senior Hamas official said Netanyahu's speech showed the prime minister did not intend to clinch a ceasefire deal. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Biden this trip, as well as with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

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     Protests trail Netanyahu from Tel Aviv to Washington

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     STORY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was met with standing ovations at his address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. While outside, Capitol police deployed pepper spray on protesters opposed to the visit by the foreign leader. "America and Israel must stand together." Netanyahu described the U.S. and Israel as allies in a joint fight against the threat posed by Iran and its proxy forces across the Middle East. And he thanked U.S. President Joe Biden for his support of Israel following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip. "And he came to Israel to stand with us during our darkest hour, a visit that will never be forgotten." But ten months after that attack, in which the Palestinian militants killed 1,200 people and took more than 200 hostages, fighting rages on in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian health officials say Israel's retaliatory operation has so far killed more than 39,000. Dozens of U.S. lawmakers boycotted his speech. Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, who is Palestinian, sat in the gallery holding a sign declaring Netanyahu a war criminal. And the protests outside echoed the pressure the Israeli leader faces at home. Israelis for months have been demanding that he resign. Others are urging him to secure the release of more than 100 captives still believed held in Gaza. Ahead of his visit to Washington, families of the hostages pressed the prime minister to stay and work toward a potential cease-fire that would see their release. Netanyahu told U.S. lawmakers talks were underway at the moment that could lead to a breakthrough... As we speak, we're actively engaged in intensive efforts to secure their release, and I'm confident that these efforts can succeed. Some of them are taking place right now." And he also described his endgame after fighting had concluded. "Gaza should have a civilian administration run by Palestinians who do not seek to destroy Israel. That's not too much to ask." A senior Hamas official said Netanyahu's speech showed the prime minister did not intend to clinch a ceasefire deal. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Biden this trip, as well as with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

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     Netanyahu sees 'demilitarized' Gaza, Palestinian civilian control

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     STORY: :: Netanyahu says Gaza should have a 'civilian administration run by Palestinians' ::Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel "My vision for that day is of a de-militarized and de-radicalized Gaza. Israel does not seek to resettle Gaza. But for the foreseeable future, we must retain overriding security control there to prevent the resurgence of terror, to ensure that Gaza never again poses a threat to Israel." :: July 24, 2024 :: Washington, D.C. Netanyahu told the U.S. Congress he was confident that efforts to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. Dozens of Democratic lawmakers skipped his speech to Congress, expressing dismay over the thousands of civilian deaths and the humanitarian crisis from Israel's campaign in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave of Gaza. Hamas-led fighters triggered the war on Oct. 7 by storming into southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 captives, according to Israeli tallies. Some 120 hostages are still being held though Israel believes one in three are dead.

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     'October 7 will live in infamy': Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress

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     Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress, vying for support against Hamas and Iranian threats.

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     Johnson reassures Netanyahu on U.S. commitment during Capitol Hill visit

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     House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke on Capitol Hill alongside Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday, reassuring the prime minister of the U.S. commitment to its ally in the Middle East as the war against Hamas in Gaza continues. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on Netanyahu's visit.

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     Netanyahu addressing Congress about war in Gaza, Israel's road ahead

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     Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face Congress Wednesday to provide an update on the war against Hamas in Gaza. Several Democratic lawmakers will not attend the address, according to CBS News' Scott MacFarlane, including Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

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     Netanyahu in U.S. says hostage deal may come soon

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     STORY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, a day before he's set to speak to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. But even abroad, he could not escape pressing challenges back home. Video and images released by his office showed him meeting with families of Israeli hostages believed held by Hamas in Gaza. He told family members that "the conditions are ripening," for a cease-fire that would bring some of the captives home. But senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters there was nothing new in Netanyahu's stance. He said, "Netanyahu is still stalling and he is sending delegations only to calm the anger of Israeli captives' families." That anger was on full display in the days before Netanyahu left for Washington. UPSOUND: "Mr. Netanyahu, this is not the time for a show trip." Danielle Alony was held captive in Gaza along with her five-year old daughter before they were freed in a November cease-fire. Adına Moshe is another former hostage "I call on you, prime minister, don't go before you sign the deal. Save those you can. There are living hostages, there is no time." Hamas gunmen killed 1,200 people and took more than 200 captive in an Oct. 7 rampage through Israeli communities, according to Israeli tallies. In a week-long truce in November, more than 100 hostages were freed in return for 240 Palestinian prisoners. Hamas and other militants are still holding 120 captives, around a third of whom have been declared dead by Israeli authorities. Israel's devastating retaliatory air and ground operation has so far killed more than 39,000 people in ten months of fighting, according Palestinian health officials. Netanyahu's visit comes amid a renewed push by Israeli forces in Khan Younis. Israel called on civilians to again evacuate the city. Those forced out include Ibtithal al-Breim, along with her family. She told Reuters they had to leave without food, water, or essentials. She said missiles were falling, and she saw aircraft and tanks moving into her neighborhood. Months of efforts mediated by Egypt and Qatar to reach a new ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas gained momentum in recent weeks under a proposal outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden in May. An Israeli negotiation team was due on Thursday to resume talks that would include hostages being released in return for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

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     Palestinian faction deal and Netanyahu US visit: AP Explains

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     Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the U.S., sparking hopes of a U.S.-led effort to mediate an end to the nine-month Israel-Hamas war. However, it's come at a time when Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed in Beijing to form a government together - a move Israel has denounced. The AP's Joe Federman explains.

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     Israel orders evacuation, dozens of Gazans killed

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     STORY: Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed dozens of Palestinians near Khan Younis, Gaza medics said on Monday (July 22), as many fled the damaged city. That’s after Israel issued new evacuation orders to some neighborhoods in southern Gaza in what it said were renewed attacks in those areas. Medics said the Palestinians were killed by tank salvoes in some towns just east of Khan Younis, with the area also bombarded by air. The Gaza health ministry said the dead included several women and children and that dozens of others had been injured by Israeli fire. The Hamas-run ministry does not distinguish between militants and civilians in its death tallies. Outside of Khan Younis' Nasser hospital, prayers were held for victims of the strikes. Medical staff there said that the situation at the medical facility, where a large number of casualties were being treated, was "out of control". Ayman al-Qahwaji, whose sister was killed, branded it a "massacre of civilians" - and said many were asleep when the attacks happened. Palestinian officials said 400,000 people are living in the targeted areas. Adding that those asked to evacuate were not given time to leave before the Israeli strikes began. Some families fled on donkey carts, others on foot, carrying mattresses and other belongings. Jabr Thabet is among them: "We demand the countries of the world and the leaders of the world to look at us in a humanitarian state and see the situation that we are in. We are displaced three times a week. We are now displaced under iron and fire. We are being targeted while we are being displaced, and there is also no transportation. The financial situation is difficult, we have no money to travel, to go and return, our situation is difficult." An Israeli military statement said the new evacuation orders were given due to renewed Palestinian militant attacks - including rockets launched from the targeted areas in eastern Khan Younis. The military added that to facilitate the evacuations, it was adjusting the boundaries of a humanitarian zone in Al-Mawasi to keep civilians away from areas of combat with Hamas-led Palestinian militants. Israel vowed to eradicate Hamas after militants killed 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages in an Oct.7 cross-border assault, Israeli tallies say. Gaza health authorities said the death toll among Palestinians in Israel's retaliatory offensive had exceeded 39,000 as of Monday. Ceasefire efforts remain at an impasse after nine months of war.

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     Yemen's Houthis say they fired missiles at Israel's Eilat

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     STORY: :: July 21, 2024 :: Sanaa, Yemen :: Yahya Saree, Houthi military spokesperson “The missile forces of the Yemeni armed forces carried out a qualitative military operation that targeted important targets in the Umm Al-Rashrash (Eilat) area south of occupied Palestine, using a number of ballistic missiles, and achieved its goals successfully by the grace of Allah.” “The Yemeni armed forces also confirm that the response to the Israeli aggression on our country is inevitable and will be great and mighty, Allah willing.” Israel said earlier on the same day that its air defenses intercepted a surface-to-surface missile fired from Yemen. Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets near Yemen's Hodeidah port on Saturday, (July 20) killing at least three people and wounding 87, a day after a drone launched by the Iranian-backed group hit Israeli economic hub Tel Aviv. The Houthis' Supreme Political Council said there would be an "effective response" to the strikes. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the Houthis "will not hesitate to strike vital targets of the Israeli enemy." The strike on Yemen, which Israeli officials said came after more than 200 Houthi attacks on Israel, underlined fears that the Gaza war, triggered by the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, could spiral into a regional conflict.

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     Israel strikes several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack in Tel Aviv

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     The Israeli army said Saturday it struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day. The Israeli strikes appeared to be the first by Israel on Yemeni soil since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, and they threatened to open a new front in the region as Israel battles proxies of Iran.

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     Protest in Paris over Israel's Olympic participation

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     STORY: ::July 20, 2024 ::Pro-Palestinian protesters march in Paris against Israel's participation in the Olympics ::Paris, France Hundreds of protesters marched together as they chanted slogans and waved Palestinian flags. Some people held banners that read "Ban Israel" or "Genocide is not an Olympic event" in French. Members of the pro-Palestinian group Europalestine spoke of a difference in treatment of Russian athletes who are banned from participating under their national flag, saying no such measures have been introduced regarding Israeli athletes amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the IOC initially recommended a ban from international competitions of athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus, but it has since allowed them to qualify as neutrals. The Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Palestinian Hamas militants killed 1,200 people, while about 250 people were abducted to Hamas-governed Gaza as hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's subsequent assault on Gaza has killed over 38,000, according to the local health ministry, flattened most of the enclave and caused widespread hunger.

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     Ralliers demand Israel's Netanyahu secure hostage deal

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     STORY: ::July 20, 2024 ::Protesters demand Israeli leader Netanyahu seal a hostage release deal before flying to the U.S. ::Tel Aviv, Israel :: Naama Weinberg, Relative of Israeli hostage "Netanyahu, stop sabotaging the deal. The hostages are out of time. Now your duty is to secure the deal." ::Eyal Kalderon, Relative of Israeli hostage "The subject of this rally is: seal the deal now and then only then go and travel to the U.S. Of course for the prime minister - you don't have any right to do nothing else besides seal this deal." ::Yair Moses, Relative of Israeli hostage "Prime Minister Netanyahu is supposed to go to United States to speak at the Congress and we think that he should go there only after he has come to an agreement and a deal to bring them home and until this is not agreed, he should be here and manage only this." Family members of the hostages and their supporters rallied in Tel Aviv ahead of Netanyahu's scheduled address to the U.S. Congress on July 24, when he is expected to try to shore up ties with Israel's most important foreign ally despite an increasingly frosty relationship with President Joe Biden's administration. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday (July 19) a long-sought ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas was within sight, saying negotiators were "driving toward the goal line." Asked about Netanyahu's visit, Blinken said Washington wants to bring the ceasefire agreement over the finish line. Naama Weinberg, whose cousin Itai Svirsky was taken hostage on October 7 and reported dead by Hamas in January, demanded at a news conference on Saturday for Netanyahu to "stop sabotaging the deal." "The hostages are out of time. Now your duty is to secure the deal," Weinberg said, alongside other hostage relatives, adding that "no new terms or conditions, no tricks, no deceit" were acceptable. Netanyahu has vowed to eradicate Hamas after the group's fighters killed 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages in the Oct. 7 attack, according to Israeli tallies. At least 38,919 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's offensive since then, Gaza health authorities say, with much of the densely populated enclave reduced to rubble. Hopes for ending the conflict and securing hostage return are diminishing as Israel-Hamas negotiations, mediated by Egypt and Qatar, continue.

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     Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen

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     STORY: :: Houthi Media Centre Yemen’s Houthis released video of this massive blaze on Saturday, said to show the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the port of Hodeidah. :: Al-Masirah TV The movement’s main television outlet said oil facilities and a power station at the port were targeted, and that there were fatalities, as well as scores of people wounded. :: Israeli Army Israel’s military said its F-15 fighter jets hit Houthi military targets — and said these images show a jet taking off for the operation. ::GPO Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the port was an entry point for deadly weapons for the Houthis from Iran. Israeli officials said the Yemen strike came after more than 200 Houthi attacks on Israel. :: Israeli Army On Friday, the Israeli army released this footage of a drone in Tel Aviv, followed by a blast. :: Tel Aviv, Israel :: July 19, 2024 The Houthis claimed a drone attack that day in the city, which involved a long-range Iranian-made drone launched from Yemen. A man was killed in the attack. :: October 7, 2023 Israel's strike on Yemen underlined fears that the Gaza war — which was triggered by the Hamas-led attack on Israel in October — could spiral into a regional conflict. :: File As the Gaza war continues, Houthis have been stepping up attacks against Israel and Western targets, saying they're acting in solidarity with Palestinians. :: File Fighting between Israeli forces and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon has been escalating, too. :: File On Saturday, Iran's foreign ministry condemned the attacks and warned against the escalation of tension. :: Houthi Military Media As for Saturday's strike, a Houthi military spokesperson said forces would respond and “not hesitate to strike vital targets of the Israeli enemy.” For his part, Netanyahu called on the international community to increase pressure on Tehran and its proxies: the Houthis, Hamas and Hezbollah. All as he prepares to travel to Washington, where he is due to address the U.S. Congress.

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     IDF launches airstrikes inside Yemen

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     Israel launched its first claimed, direct airstrike on Houthi targets since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

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     Israeli strike hits building in Gaza's Nuseirat

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     STORY: :: An Israeli strike hits a building in central Gaza :: Nuseirat, Gaza :: At least 30 Palestinians were killed as Israeli forces pounded several areas, health officials say :: July 20, 2024 Israeli forces pounded several areas across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 30 Palestinians, according to health officials, as tanks advanced deeper into western and northern Rafah. Israel vowed to eradicate Hamas after its fighters killed 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostage in an Oct. 7 attack, according to Israeli tallies. At least 38,919 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's retaliatory offensive since then, Gaza health authorities say.

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     Squeezed by Israel, the Palestinian Authority is in crisis

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     STORY: These roads in Jenin refugee camp were torn up by Israeli army bulldozers months ago. But the Palestinian Authority, or PA, can't afford to fix them. A financial crisis has crippled President Mahmoud Abbas' administration in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. It's prompting questions over how it can govern there, let alone run the Gaza Strip too when the war ends, as the United States and other countries want. The strains are visible in Jenin, where Israel has long targeted Palestinian militants and has stepped up operations since October. Mahmoud Abu Talal is a local activist in Abbas' Fatah faction. "A lot of penalties have been imposed on the (Palestinian) Authority. The Authority's situation is like it has fallen off a plane nowadays, I am being straight forward here, the PA is taking a beating, just like the people. And God knows if it will be able to withstand this or what. The coming phase is uncertain." The salaries and services provided by the PA once helped keep Abbas and his Fatah faction relevant, despite Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank... :: Hamas military wing :: Given as Gaza City, Gaza ...and the challenge of militant groups like Hamas. And despite the violence that has surged across the West Bank since the Gaza conflict broke out in October, with hundreds of Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli forces. PA finances have long been in disarray. :: September 1993 But officials say this is the worst crisis since the Authority was created under interim peace deals 30 years ago. Government employees are being paid a fraction of their salaries. Health services are collapsing. Donor states have cut back funding, demanding reforms to tackle corruption and waste. Israel, whose military controls the West Bank, collects taxes on goods that pass through it into the occupied territory, and it's supposed to hand them over to the PA. But since Hamas attacked southern Israel in October, Israel has withheld a chunk of those tax revenues... ...to the tune of $1.6 billion, according to Mohammad Abu Rub, a PA spokesperson. "The financial crisis is real and ongoing. Israel deducts around two-thirds of the revenue, and this puts all the government plans on hold, and increases public debt for the Palestinian public's finances. Israel continues to withhold more than 6 billion shekels from the Palestinian government." Israel denied it had retained that amount. It says the funds would be sent to Gaza and end up in Hamas hands. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office did not answer questions for this article. The United States has urged Israel to release the funds. At this government clinic in Jenin, Hayat Hamdan hoped to find subsidized medication for her wheelchair-bound husband. But cuts to PA salaries mean staff at such clinics only show up a couple of days a week, according to unions. And many of the pharmacy shelves are empty. HAYAT HAMDAN: "They told me it is out of stock, just like many other types of medicines. We are from Arraba, and there we don't find the medicine for patients, we end up having to buy them at our own expense." :: July 5, 2023 Last year, angry crowds confronted senior Palestinian Authority officials, accusing them of weakness in the face of Israeli military raids... ...as militant fighters paraded in the streets. The Palestinian Authority last held parliamentary elections 18 years ago and many Palestinians view it as corrupt. More than 60% of Palestinians want to see it dissolved, according to an opinion poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in June. It also found that support for armed struggle had risen.

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     Hamas committed numerous war crimes during Oct. 7 attacks, report finds

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     A new Human Rights Watch report found Hamas committed numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. Human Rights Watch also tells CBS News that due to lack of access, they have been unable to do a comprehensive report on Israel's conduct in Gaza. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta has more.

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     Netanyahu slammed for US trip amid stalled hostage talks

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     STORY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced heated opposition in the Knesset on Wednesday (July 17) from opposition lawmakers. He was repeatedly interrupted and challenged for his management of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, and over stalled talks aimed at freeing Israelis held hostage by the Palestinian militant group. Netanyahu defended the military's accomplishments, saying he'd defied international pressure to back down before accomplishing his objectives. The prime minister faces widespread criticism for security failings ahead of Hamas's surprise attack on October 7, when gunmen from Gaza rampaged through Israeli towns, killing 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's devastating retaliation has killed more than 38,000 Palestinians, according Gaza health officials, and reduced much of the densely-populated enclave to rubble. Still, more than 100 Israelis are believed to be held captive in Gaza. Hopes that a proposed cease-fire agreement outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden might bring an end to the fighting and a return of hostages have dwindled as Israeli and Hamas negotiations mediated by Egypt and Qatar drag on. Protests in Israel - sometimes numbering in the tens of thousands - have demanded Netanyahu bring the kidnapped home, and resign. The clashes in the country's parliament on Wednesday come ahead of Netanyahu's planned visit to Washington next week where he is set to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress. Opposition leader Yair Lapid demanded to know whether Netanyahu would use the occasion to announce he'd accepted a hostage deal. If not, Lapid said, don't go to Washington. Go to Qatar or Cairo or stay here and hold discussions around the clock. He added, "don't go give a speech in the air-conditioning in Washington while the hostages are dying of suffocation in Gaza's tunnels." Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Biden, who has defended Israel's operation in Gaza and condemned Hamas, but called for greater efforts to relieve the humanitarian crisis and pushed for a cease-fire that would allow more aid and a return of Israeli captives.

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     Shiite Muslims in Pakistan, Lebanon and Iraq commemorate Ashoura, marking the death of Imam Hussein

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     Shiite Muslims in Pakistan, Lebanon and Iraq are commemorating Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, while paying tribute to Palestinians as the Israel-Hamas war has entered its 10th month and tensions heighten between Hezbollah and the Israeli military. (AP video by Muhammad Farooq, Ali Sharafeddine, Salman Ameen and Ali Jabar/ Production by Ahmed Sami)

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     Israeli strike hits mosque in central Gaza's Nuseirat

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     STORY: :: Palestinians survey the damage after an Israeli airstrike hit a mosque in central Gaza :: July 17, 2024 :: Nuseirat, Gaza :: Zaid Daghish, Nuseirat resident "What did they want from the mosque, what is in the mosque? The mosque has been closed since the beginning of the war, no one prays inside, what did the mosque do to deserve this? What did our children do? We are really tired, we swear that we are very tired, to the Arab world, we are very tired. I swear to God we are tired." Palestinians were seen rummaging through the rubble of the damaged area, some clearing it and others probing for belongings. Israeli forces pounded areas in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing at least nine Palestinians, according to health officials, while Israeli tanks carried out a limited advance further into Rafah in the south. Israel vowed to eradicate Hamas after its militants killed 1,200 people and took over 250 hostages in an attack on southern Israeli communities on Oct. 7, according to Israeli tallies. On Tuesday (July 16), the military said it had eliminated half of the leadership of Hamas' military wing, with about 14,000 fighters killed or captured since the start of the war. More than 38,000 Palestinians have been killed and thousands more injured in the Israeli military offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

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     Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 57, Palestinians say

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     STORY: :: Graphic Warning Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 57 people on Tuesday, according to Palestinian health officials, as Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters. Gaza health officials said those casualties included 23 killed at a United Nations school in Nuseirat. The Israeli military said in a statement it attacked a group of "terrorists" who had operated from inside the school, after taking steps to mitigate the risk to civilians. Gaza's health ministry said another 17 were dead after an airstrike in Khan Younis on a car near a tented area housing displaced families in the humanitarian-designated area of Al-Mawasi. Tahrir Matir witnessed the airstrike. “The car was moving and a young man was walking - the car was targeted, blood was splashing, and shrapnel hit our tents and martyrs were left on the street. We screamed, "we need an ambulance." We put them on carts and rickshaws and the ambulance came after a while." Reuters footage showed residents carrying bodies of the dead and wounded on donkey carts and in rickshaws to hospitals. The Israeli military said the strike targeted a senior militant of the Islamic Jihad group, an ally of Hamas. In a statement, the military said, "We are looking into the reports stating that several civilians were injured as a result of the strike." Israel has vowed to eradicate Hamas after its militants killed 1,200 people and took over 250 hostage in an attack on southern Israeli communities last Oct. 7, according to Israeli tallies. At least 38,713 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's retaliatory offensive since then, Gaza health authorities said in their latest update on Tuesday. The Israeli military said in a statement on Tuesday that half of the leadership of Hamas' military wing has been eliminated, with approximately 14,000 fighters killed or captured since start of Gaza campaign.

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     Waste crisis deepens misery in Gaza as war rages

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     STORY: Bulldozers plough through piles and piles of waste as residents in Khan Younis watch on. This worsening sanitation crisis is increasing the risk of disease spreading. And deepening the misery of those living through the war raging in Gaza. Ahmed Shaloula was displaced from Gaza City and is now living in Khan Younis. “No one is supporting us, and the smell is killing us. We can’t sleep, we can’t eat, we can’t drink, the smell is killing us. We are calling on the municipality of Khan Younis to remove the waste. We can’t sleep, all night we’re fighting mosquitos, and we can’t stay still. No one is caring for us. People are catching diseases like scabies. No one is standing with us, stand with us.” The waste lines streets which have been reduced to rubble during the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. Since October, Palestinians have faced Israeli air strikes, shelling and ground offensives. They are also crippled by shortages of water, food, fuel, medicine and a lack of functioning hospitals. And, in what is one of the world’s most densely populated places, there is now an ever increasing mountain of garbage. But calling for government services to help is wishful thinking. Omar Matar, a Khan Younis Municipality official, says nine months of war have caused $200 million worth of damage to critical infrastructure like sewage systems and waste trucks. With the situation exacerbated by a lack of fuel - which is needed to operate the cleaning and sewage systems. “The piling up of waste has led to bad smells, spread of insects and rodents in addition to the leakage of liquids from the waste to the underground water reservoir which is the main source of water for the residents of Khan Younis and Gaza enclave generally. This dumping land was not correctly designed to stop the leakage of waste liquids into underground water.” Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 people hostage, according to Israeli tallies. Israel responded with an offensive that killed more than 38,000 people, according to Gaza health authorities.

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     Four people wounded in car ramming attack in central Israel

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     STORY: Four people were wounded when a suspected attacker rammed into a bus stop in central Israel on Sunday, Israeli authorities said. The suspect, who police believe to be a resident of east Jerusalem, was shot and "neutralized" by security forces at the scene: Central district commander Avi Biton: "You can see behind me the site of the ramming attack, a terrorist drove this vehicle here, a Toyota, arrived and committed a ramming attack. To our great sorrow he severely injured three and critically injured one other. I wish a quick recovery to the wounded here, on behalf of the police and I think on behalf of the whole public." Police said they were searching the area, near the city of Ramle, for possible accomplices. Violence has increased in Israel over the course of its military campaign in Gaza against Hamas, which attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7. Hamas-led militants killed 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages in the cross-border raid, according to Israeli tallies. Israel has retaliated with military action in Gaza that has killed more than 38,000 Palestinians, medical authorities in Gaza say. Senior Hamas officials said Sunday the group has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks in Cairo and Doha after intensified weekend Israeli attacks in Gaza which have left more than a hundred people dead.

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     West Bank protests against Israeli strike on humanitarian zone

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     STORY: :: Protesters march around the West Bank city of Jenin :: after an Israeli airstrike hit a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza :: July 13, 2024 :: Israel said the attack targeted Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif :: Mahmoud Abu Talal, Protester "This is not the first massacre committed by the occupation against children, women and elders. The occupation is helpless to reach the resistance movement. Each time they commit a massacre and claim that they were attacking leaders of the resistance, but we tell them you are cowards, murderers and criminals, you only kill children and women." Displaced people sheltering in the area said their tents were torn down by the force of the strike, and described seeing bodies and body parts strewn on the ground. Israel said Saturday's attack in Khan Younis targeted Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif but it was uncertain whether he had been killed. Hamas said in a statement that Israeli claims it had targeted leaders of the group were false and aimed at justifying the attack, which was the deadliest Israeli attack in Gaza in weeks.

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     Hamas military chief Deif has long been a target for Israel

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     STORY: An Israeli strike on Khan Younis in Gaza on Saturday, that Palestinian officials said killed dozens, was targeting Hamas’ 58-year old military leader Mohammed Deif. That’s according to the Israeli military which said it is still assessing the result of the strike which Hamas said was not targeting its leaders. Deif seen here in this undated photo is an elusive figure who has rarely spoken and never appeared in public. :: October 7, 2023 :: Ashkelon, Israel An Israeli security source said he is one of the planners of the October 7th raid on Israel. Deif is believed to have been directing military operations from the tunnels and backstreets of Gaza following Israel’s counterattack as well. He rose up the Hamas ranks over 30 years, has topped Israel's most wanted list for decades, and is held personally responsible for the deaths of dozens of Israelis in suicide bombings. :: September 26-27, 2002 :: Gaza City Deif has survived at least seven Israeli assassination attempts including this one in 2002 in Gaza City. Hamas sources said he lost an eye and sustained serious injuries in one leg in one of the assassination attempts, while his wife and two children were killed in an Israeli air strike in 2014.

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