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     Blinken meets Netanyahu in Israel amid push to secure cease-fire, prevent Rafah invasion

     U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Israel Wednesday on the last day of his three-day trip to the Middle East. Photo courtesy of U.S ...

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   Israel, officially State of Israel, Country, Middle East, at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Area (excludes the West Bank and Gaza Strip): 8,522 sq mi (22,072 sq km). Population (2024 est.) 9,177,000 (excludes Israelis in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ).

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   • Blinken presses Hamas to seal cease-fire with Israel, AP Explains

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     U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas to impress on them that “the time is now" for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war.

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     Blinken presses Hamas to seal cease-fire with Israel, AP Explains

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     U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas to impress on them that “the time is now" for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war.

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     170 protesters arrested at Columbia, City College receive summonses

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     U.S. Secretary Antony Blinken visited Israel to push for a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war. He warned that Hamas would be blamed if an agreement to end the conflict in Gaza is not reached.

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     Blinken visits Israel to press for a cease-fire deal in Israel-Hamas war

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     U.S. Secretary Antony Blinken visited Israel to push for a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war. He warned that Hamas would be blamed if an agreement to end the conflict in Gaza is not reached.

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     Palestinians in south Gaza support cease-fire between Israel and Hamas

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     Palestinians in south Gaza expressed expressed cautious optimism on Wednesday a cease-fire deal would be reached between Israel and Hamas in the latest round of talks. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders on Wednesday in his push for a cease-fire deal, saying “the time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war in Gaza. AP video shot by Mohammad Jahjouh, Production by Wafaa Shurafa

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     World awaits Hamas response to Israel cease-fire, hostage release proposal

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     Israel has submitted a proposal for a potential temporary cease-fire and hostage release deal that Hamas has not yet replied to. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more on the negotiation efforts.

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     Hunger stalks north Gaza though bakeries bring bread

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     STORY: "I'm a woman on my own with young girls to feed," says Asmaa al-Belbasi. This is how desperate she and other Gazans are for bread: she walks daily through the dangerous landscape of north Gaza, reduced to rubble by Israeli strikes... and where sporadic fighting breaks out between Israeli forces and Hamas militants. Aid agencies say famine still looms here though some bakeries have reopened and supplies are improving. It's an hour to the bakery and an hour home, she says. "We need to get to this area but can't by car because the roads are all blocked with rubble from strikes. The sun beats down and you find a long queue there from the morning and you're exhausted by the time you return - all for some bread." Restoring Gaza's bakeries and ensuring a regular supply of flour, water and fuel will be crucial to stopping famine. The first bakery re-opened mid-April using flour and fuel provided by the World Food Programme. Hundreds of people stood in line among the ruins and the bakers had to employ stewards to maintain order. Out of five run by Kamel Ajour Bakeries, it's the only one back up and running. Though the need is so high they're running a 24-hour operation, says the bakery's administrator Karam Ajour. "We suffered a lot of damage - more than 80 percent of our equipment across all our branches in the Gaza Strip. But with God's help, as much as possible, we were able to retrieve some of it and operate to provide for the people and produce bread.” Belbasi says she waits at least 20 minutes each day for two bags of flatbread, a staple for Gazans, which she needs for her children and other relatives. "What can we do," she says. There's no transport and no one to help her. Back at home, the girls are waiting anxiously for her safe return. And to eat. Pockets of famine are emerging in Gaza and children have died from malnutrition and dehydration. Even Israel's closest allies have increased pressure on it to do more to let in food. BELBASI: "Before they reopened the bakeries, we would get corn flour which you couldn't knead, it was like a log, it would come out like a biscuit. After a day or two it'd be difficult to eat." Israel has blockaded Gaza for months but aid started to flow in higher volumes into northern Gaza since it opened a new crossing point. But aid agencies warn it is still nowhere near enough and the WFP said last week northern Gaza is still heading towards famine.

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     Blinken visits Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel which was attacked by Hamas

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     U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kibbutz Nir Oz on Wednesday - one of more than 20 towns and villages in southern Israel that were scorched and shattered in the October 7 Hamas attack

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     In Israel, Blinken urges for sustained aid into Gaza

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     STORY: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday (May 1). The U.S. diplomat pushed for more aid into Gaza, while urging Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to accept a deal that would halt fighting and bring some hostages home from the enclave. Israel is the final stop on Blinken's seventh Middle East tour since conflict broke out on Oct. 7 when Hamas attacked southern Israel. It comes a month after U.S. President Joe Biden issued a stark warning that Washington's policy could shift, if Israel fails to take steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering, and the safety of aid workers. Blinken reiterated on Wednesday that the U.S. position is that Hamas was "standing in the way of a ceasefire", according to the State Department. He has urged the group to accept what he called "an extraordinarily generous" truce deal proposed by Egyptian mediators. The deal would see 33 hostages released in exchange for a larger number of Palestinian prisoners and a halt to the fighting in Gaza, with the possibility of a more comprehensive deal later. A senior official for Hamas said the group was still studying the proposed deal but accused Blinken of failing to respect both sides and described Israel as the real obstacle. Blinken's trip to Israel comes amid growing speculation that Israel will soon launch a long-promised assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. More than one million Palestinians displaced from their homes further north are sheltering there.

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     ‘Keep Strong’: Blinken Tells Relatives of Hostages During Israel Visit

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     U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also met with Israeli leaders in a push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. The proposal aims to free hostages and pause the conflict in Gaza. Photo: Tomer Appelbaum/AFP/Getty Images

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     Anticipation builds for Hamas response to latest hostage deal

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     Hamas is expected to submit a response to Israel's current hostage and cease-fire deal proposal "within hours," a senior Egyptian official told ABC News.

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     Firework thrown into pro-Palestinian supporters at UCLA

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     STORY: LAPD confirmed on X that its officers were deployed and on campus "to assist in restoring order." The UCLA student newspaper Daily Bruin said supporters of Israel had tried to tear down a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the campus. The Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas militants from Gaza, and the ensuing Israeli offensive on the Palestinian enclave, have unleashed the biggest outpouring of U.S. student activism since the anti-racism protests of 2020.

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     'Keep strong', Blinken tells protesters in Israel

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     STORY: Escorted by security, Blinken came out to the street to meet with protesters after meeting families of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. The crowd chanted their thanks to U.S. President Joe Biden and Blinken. Blinken on Wednesday kicked off a series of meetings with Israeli leaders, on his seventh visit to the region which has seen an escalation of violence since Oct. 7 when Hamas attacked Israel.

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     Oil prices fall on Mideast ceasefire hopes

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     STORY: The conflict in Gaza has rocked oil markets, sending prices higher. Traders have feared an unpredictable escalation, potentially hitting supplies in the region. On Wednesday, however, there were signs of those concerns easing. U.S. and international oil prices fell on growing hopes for a ceasefire. That follows a renewed push by Egypt to revive talks between Israel and militant group Hamas, which runs Gaza. Benchmark crude prices fell over 1% in early European trade in response, down for a third straight day. Other factors also weighed on the market. New figures showed a rise in U.S. oil stocks, defying forecasts for a fall. The country also saw its biggest monthly increase in production for over three years. Keeping oil from slipping any further was a Reuters survey pointing to a fall in output from OPEC nations. That reflects lower exports from Iran, Iraq and Nigeria. Back in January, the oil producing group of nations and allies agreed voluntary cuts to output in a bid to prop up prices.

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     Police raid Columbia University and arrest protesters

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     STORY: New York City police raided Columbia University and arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators late on Tuesday. Groups of helmeted police marched into the elite university’s campus around 9 p.m. to remove a protest camp that the school has tried to dismantle for nearly two weeks. Some of the students had also seized Hamilton Hall, an academic building and a line of officers climbed into the second story using a police vehicle with a ladder. The NYPD released video of the raid on X, with a statement saying the school had requested assistance to 'take back their campus.' Shortly after officers had moved in, Columbia University President Minouche Safik requested that police stay on campus until at least May 17, two days after graduation, saying in a letter it was, 'to maintain order and ensure that encampments are not re-established'. Protesters say they have three demands from Columbia: Divesting from companies supporting Israel’s government, greater transparency in university finances, and amnesty for students and faculty disciplined over the protests. This week, Safik said Columbia would not divest from finances in Israel, but offered to invest in health and education in Gaza and also make Columbia’s holdings more transparent. Hours before the police entered the school, city officials claimed 'external actors' were provoking an escalation of the protests. New York City Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban: "We are seeing the tactics changing in a way that's endangering public safety. These once peaceful protests are being exploited by professional outside agitators and the safety of all students, faculty and staff are now a concern." One student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil has disputed the idea that outsiders led the occupation. Columbia has been the focal point of a wave of protests across the United States. More broadly, the October 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas militants from Gaza, and the ensuing Israeli offensive on Gaza, have unleashed the biggest surge in American student activism since 2020’s anti-racism protests. Counter-protesters have accused demonstrators of fomenting anti-Jewish hatred. While the pro-Palestinian side say they are being unfairly branded as antisemetic for criticizing Israel’s government.

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     Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters clash on UCLA campus

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     Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters clashed in Los Angeles on the campus of UCLA on Wednesday in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide.

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     Israel's increasing worries about the International Criminal Court, AP explains

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     Israeli officials sound increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court (ICC) could issue arrest warrants for the country’s leaders more than six months into the Israel-Hamas war. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday the ICC was "contemplating issuing arrest warrants against senior Israeli government and military officials as war criminals." The Associated Press' Joe Federman explains the latest.

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     'Our views on Rafah are well-known': Blinken on potential Israeli operation in southern Gaza

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     U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington's views on a Rafah incursion are "very well-known," as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Tuesday it would happen. Netanyahu said Israel would enter Rafah, which Israel says is Hamas' last stronghold, regardless of whether a truce-for-hostages deal is struck.

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     Netanyahu insistent on Rafah invasion regardless of push for hostage deal

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     Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is again signaling he will go ahead with a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite pleas from thousands of protesters to broker a deal to bring back the rest of the hostages held by Hamas. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel to try to get Hamas to accept a deal. Debora Patta has the latest.

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     Aid airdropped into northern Gaza as international pressure to reach cease-fire grows

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     Aid was airdropped into northern Gaza on Tuesday, while international pressure grows to reach a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. (April 30)

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     Disagreements remain on potential Israel-Hamas cease-fire, hostage release deal

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     Israel has offered Hamas what it described as a generous deal for a cease-fire and the release of hostages in Gaza, but snags remain and officials involved with the talks are wary of optimism. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more.

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     Pro-Palestinian protest at University of North Carolina

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     Students were protesting at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill campus on Tuesday over the Israel-Hamas war. Protests have popped up at many college campuses following the arrest of demonstrators this month at Columbia University.

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     'Challenging': UCLA student editor on protest coverage

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     STORY: The pro-Palestinian rallies have sparked intense campus debate over where school officials should draw the line between freedom of expression and hate speech. Some pro-Israel counter-demonstrators have accused the other side of engaging in antisemitism. Friedman, Editor in Chief of the Daily Bruin, says her university has taken a "hands off" approach, minimizing arrests and confrontation with police, unlike schools in Texas or New York. She described the challenges of reporting on the protests while juggling classes and life: "It's tough to balance all of that, but we really want to make sure the community is staying as up to date on what's happening as possible and that we can provide any information that we think is helpful." Friedman also said the Daily Bruin team works hard to try and keep personal biases out of their coverage, in part by having a clear separation between news content and opinion pieces. At the University of California, Los Angeles, where opposing sides had clashed over the weekend, pro-Israeli activists set up a large screen and loudspeakers to play a tape loop of the Oct. 7 cross-border attack on Israel by Hamas militants. The video appears aimed at countering pro-Hamas chants that seeped into campus protests in support of Palestinian civilians besieged in Gaza. UCLA also stepped up security around a pro-Palestinian encampment, consisting of more than 50 tents surrounded by metal fencing near the main administration building on campus.

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     What's in the latest Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal?

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     As the Israel-Hamas war nears its seventh month, world leaders are looking for ways to pressure both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders to agree to a cease-fire. Jon Alterman, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss.

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     Hundreds protest in Israel demanding a ceasefire deal and the immediate release of hostages

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     Hundreds took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Monday during the last day of the Passover holiday, demanding a cease-fire deal and the immediate release of the hostages kept by Hamas in Gaza. (April 30, 2024)

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     U.S. pressures Israel and Hamas to reach cease-fire deal

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     President Biden spoke with the leaders of Egypt and Qatar on Monday in a renewed push for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza. The U.S. is putting pressure on Israel and Hamas to finally sign off on a proposal. Debora Patta has the latest.

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5. www.wikiwand.com › en › IsraelIsrael - Wikiwand

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   Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.

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   Oct 13, 2023 · 13 October 2023. A country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, Israel is the only state in the world with a majority Jewish population. It has been locked in conflict with the...

7. simple.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › IsraelIsrael - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   Israel ( Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל) officially the State of Israel ( Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל) is a country in southwestern Asia on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea. Israel's population is 9.8 million people, of whom 7 million are Jewish. Almost all the other citizens of Israel are Arab (1.2 million) and include Muslims, Christians, and Druze.

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Background. Israel has become a regional economic and military powerhouse, leveraging its prosperous high-tech sector, large defense industry, and concerns about Iran to foster partnerships around the world. The State of Israel was established in 1948. The UN General Assembly proposed in 1947 partitioning the British Mandate for Palestine into an Arab and Jewish state.

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   History of Israel - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Prehistory. Canaan. Ancient Israel and Judah. Second Temple period. Late Roman and Byzantine periods. Early Muslim period. Crusades and Mongols. Mamluk period. Ottoman period. Mandatory Palestine. State of Israel. Demographics. See also. Notes. References. Further reading. External links.

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    The State of Israel was declared in 1948, after Britain withdrew from its mandate of Palestine. Israel joined the UN in 1949 and saw rapid population growth, primarily due to migration from Europe and the Middle East. The Israeli economy has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last 25 years, led by cutting-edge high-tech sectors.