Israel-Hamas war

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The Holy Land Cans Christmas Festivities

With a war raging, church leaders in Jerusalem, Bethlehem say it's no time to celebrate

(Newser) - Each year around Christmas, a tree is set up, lights are strung, and a nativity scene is arranged in Bethlehem's Manger Square, home of the 6th-century Church of the Nativity, which is said to mark the spot where Jesus Christ was born. There will be none of that this...

House Dems Whisked Out of DNC HQ Amid Ceasefire Protest

USCP says 6 officers were injured by 'violent' protesters; protesters say police attacked them

(Newser) - A protest Wednesday outside DC's Democratic National Committee headquarters in favor of a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war led to an evacuation of House Democrats sheltered there, as well as violent clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement. US Capitol Police and DC's Metropolitan Police were on the scene...

Israel Says It Found Weapons in Raid of Gaza Hospital
Israel Displays Weapons
After Raid on Hospital
the rundown
Nov 15, 2023 7:30 PM CST

Israel Displays Weapons After Raid on Hospital

Hamas rejects the claims as fabricated

(Newser) - Israeli forces displayed about 10 guns, ammunition, protective vests, and military uniforms in a video that they said were found in a raid of Gaza's largest hospital on Wednesday. The cache was hidden in a radiology building, an Israeli spokesman said. Hamas, which says it is not using Shifa...

National Book Awards Disrupted by Defecting Sponsors

At least 2 won't attend Wednesday's NYC ceremony, amid rumors authors will call for Gaza ceasefire

(Newser) - The National Book Awards already made headlines earlier this year, when it dropped Drew Barrymore from hosting its annual ceremony due to her resuming her talk show amid the Hollywood strikes. Now, with the event set to take place Wednesday in New York, there's more disruption, this time tied...

Israel Storms Gaza Hospital
Israeli Forces Enter
Gaza Hospital
Nov 14, 2023 7:58 PM CST

Israeli Forces Enter Gaza Hospital

US says intelligence suggests Hamas uses Shifa, other hospitals to support military operation

(Newser) - Israel says its forces have entered Gaza's Shifa hospital, the site of a lengthy standoff. The Israeli army had surrounded the facility as part of its ground offensive against Hamas, claiming the militant group conceals military operations in the hospital complex. But with hundreds of patients and medical personnel...

Biden to Families of Hostages: 'Hang in There, We're Coming'

He says he believes deal between Hamas, Israel will happen

(Newser) - President Biden said Tuesday that he has a message for people whose loved ones are being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza: "Hang in there, we're coming." Sources tell CNN that after prolonged talks, Israel and Hamas are moving closer to a deal to free some of...

President Biden, It&#39;s Time for a Peace Plan


Let's Not Be Netanyahu's
'Useful Idiot'
OPINION
Nov 14, 2023 7:25 AM CST

Let's Not Be Netanyahu's 'Useful Idiot'

Thomas Friedman writes that Biden should float a peace plan, with Trump's 2020 plan as the framework

(Newser) - In the view of Thomas Friedman in the New York Times , Benjamin Netanyahu does not have much of a plan for Gaza. Based on what the Israeli leader has been saying, his long-term vision amounts to this: "Seven million Jews trying to govern five million Palestinians in perpetuity—and...

What We Know About the Hospitals in Gaza
What We Know About
the Hospitals in Gaza
the rundown
Nov 13, 2023 2:45 PM CST

What We Know About the Hospitals in Gaza

Biggest one, al Shifa, is 'nearly a cemetery,' says a WHO spokesperson

(Newser) - The focal point of the Israel-Hamas war has shifted over the last few days to the main hospital in Gaza . And while both sides have blamed the other for putting civilians at risk in the fighting near Shifa Hospital, one thing not in dispute is that the situation is dire....

Cartoonist at Center of Post Hubbub: 'I Want an Open Debate'

Michael Ramirez says yanked cartoon wasn't racist but a specific depiction of a senior Hamas rep

(Newser) - The Washington Post may have belatedly not approved of his Hamas-themed editorial cartoon, but Michael Ramirez is now making the rounds to defend his work. The political cartoonist sat down with both CNN and Fox Digital to further explain the cartoon behind the commotion, which depicted a Hamas leader with...

'If They Stay in This Condition, They Are All Going to Die'

Babies are dying at besieged Gaza hospital

(Newser) - Israel claims it is helping to evacuate people, including babies, from Gaza's largest hospital, where the situation is "catastrophic." But health officials in Gaza as well as people trapped inside the hospital say those claims are false, the AP reports. Those same people also pushed back on...

Hamas' Plan for Oct. 7: Provoke a Regional War

Intelligence officials tell 'Washington Post' the goals of attack on Israel are becoming clearer

(Newser) - At the lowest level, the goals of Hamas on Oct. 7 were made clear on a note found on a dead fighter that read, "Kill as many people and take as many hostages as possible." Analysts say evidence shows that Hamas' overall plan is becoming equally clear: Inflict...

In Israel, Christie Challenges US Protesters

Candidate tours site of Oct. 7 massacre

(Newser) - All of the major Republican candidates for president have expressed support for Israel in its war against Hamas. On Sunday, Chris Christie became the first of them to go there, seeing the destruction left by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, including the blood-stained remains of homes, the New York Times reports....

French March Against Rising Antisemitism

Macron promises to punish those responsible for acts

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of people marched in Paris on Sunday to protest increasing acts of antisemitism during Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and representatives of several parties on the left, as well as far-right leader Marine Le Pen, attended Sunday's march in the...

Gaza Hospital Has 'No Electricity or Medicine or Anything'

Israel says it's fighting Hamas near largest hospital

(Newser) - Hospitals in Gaza, surrounded by Israeli troops and tanks, neared the point of collapse on Saturday as fuel and water supplies ran low and electricity went out. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was "shocked and appalled" by reports from the hospitals, and Doctors Without Borders...

White House Says Israel Has Agreed to 4-Hour Pauses

'It's taken a little longer than I hoped,' Biden says

(Newser) - The White House said Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its assault on Hamas in northern Gaza starting on Thursday. President Biden had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to institute the daily pauses during a Monday call, the AP reports. National Security Council...

WaPo Scrubs Cartoon 'in Poor Taste' From Site

Critics say editorial panel depicting Hamas leader wearing children as human shields was racist

(Newser) - An editorial cartoon in the Washington Post touching on the Israel-Hamas war has been scrubbed from the newspaper's website after reader backlash accused it of being racist and dehumanizing to Palestinians. That's per the Post itself, which reports that the cartoon by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Ramirez was...

Satellite Images of Gaza Are Being 'Obscured'

US companies, restricted to selling limited resolution images of Israel, appear to be going further

(Newser) - Space data companies have begun restricting satellite images of the Gaza Strip as Israel launches a ground assault. In the last month, companies including Planet Labs and Maxar Technologies have shared images allowing news outlets to track the destruction from Israeli airstrikes across Gaza. But "after a New York ...

Gaza May See 3-Day Ceasefire in Exchange for 12 Hostages

The humanitarian pause would allow relief aid in, sources say

(Newser) - Negotiations are underway to reach a three-day humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of about a dozen hostages held by Hamas. That's according to two officials from Egypt, one from the United Nations and a Western diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive...

How the 5 Candidates Would Handle Israel-Hamas

Netanyahu should 'finish the job,' says DeSantis, and others agree

(Newser) - One issue the five GOP candidates on stage Wednesday night agree upon appears to be Israel, or more specifically the need to wipe out Hamas. All were asked how they would respond to the Israel-Hamas situation:
  • Ron DeSantis: He said Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu should "finish the job once
...

Hamas Leader Tells the NYT What Their Goal Is

To bring the Palestinian cause to the fore using violence

(Newser) - In the month since Hamas' surprise attack on Israel, the New York Times has spoken with Hamas leadership about what their objective was in launching it. Chaos and carnage was the point, they say. "Hamas' goal is not to run Gaza and to bring it water and electricity and...

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