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Israeli airstrikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Rafah as military rescues 2 hostages

By Najib Jobain, Josef Federman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

In Gaza, the operation unleashed another tragedy in a war that has killed 28,340 Palestinians in the territory, displaced over 80 percent of the population and set off a massive humanitarian crisis.

Some Israeli hostage families say priority should be destroying Hamas, rather than make release deal

By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

They argue that the price to be paid for a deal, including the release of large numbers of Palestinian militants by Israel, would endanger Israel in the future.

Netanyahu orders Palestinians in Gaza's crowded Rafah evacuated ahead of expected ground invasion

By Josef Federman, Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

Shortly after midnight Friday, a residential building was struck near Rafah’s Kuwaiti Hospital, killing five people from the al-Sayed family, including three children and a woman. A second Rafah strike killed three more people.

Experts discuss Gaza cease-fire negotiations as Netanyahu rejects Hamas' latest terms

By Nick Schifrin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a counterproposal from Hamas that would have paused the war in exchange for releasing Israeli hostages over the next few months. The U.S. has hoped a pause could spark broader regional diplomatic progress. Nick…

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Netanyahu rejects Hamas terms for cease-fire, vows to fight until 'absolute victory'

By Matthew Lee, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Blinken said an agreement between the sides was still possible. But Netanyahu's remarks also underscored how wide the chasm between Israel and Hamas remains as the war enters its fifth month.

Who is part of Iran's regional armed network and what are their aims?

By Kali Robinson, Will Merrow, Council on Foreign Relations

Fighters from Shiite Muslim-majority countries such as Iraq and Lebanon compose Iran’s main proxies, but groups in Sunni-majority Afghanistan, the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Yemen have also formed associations with Iran.

Blinken meets with Egyptian mediators to push for cease-fire in Gaza

By Matthew Lee, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Egypt fears an expansion of combat to the Rafah area could push terrified Palestinian civilians across the border, a scenario Egypt has said it is determined to prevent.

Obstacles loom as Blinken returns to Middle East to negotiate plans for Gaza

By Matthew Lee, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Blinken hopes to press ahead with a potential cease-fire deal and postwar planning while tamping down regional tensions. But on on all three fronts he faces major challenges.

Hamas shows signs of return in Gaza City after Israel withdraws most of its troops from area

By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Hamas has begun to resurface in areas where Israel withdrew the bulk of its forces a month ago, deploying police officers and making salary payments to some of its civil servants in Gaza City in recent days, four residents and a senior…

Israeli undercover forces disguised as women and medics kill three Palestinians in West Bank hospital

By Aref Tufaha, Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

Israel has come under heavy criticism for its raids on hospitals in Gaza, which have treated the tens of thousands of Palestinians wounded in the war as well as providing critical shelter for displaced people.