President Biden talked about the sweeping changes he has seen during his long career, urged an end to wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, and said “some things are more important than staying in power.”
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An Israeli strike on a Gaza humanitarian zone kills at least 19
The Israeli military said it was targeting a Hamas command and control center in al-Muwasi, west of Khan Younis, and killed three Hamas commanders in the strike. Hamas did not confirm the deaths.
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Jordanian voters go to polls amid fears of a wider war
For the first time, political parties in Jordan are enabled to play a bigger role, relying on their platforms, amid fears of a wider war in the region.
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Dozens killed from an Israeli strike in a Gaza humanitarian zone, Palestinians say
Tuesday’s strike was among the deadliest strikes yet in a sprawl of crowded tent camps along the Gaza coast that Israel designated as a humanitarian zone for hundreds of thousands of civilians.
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Whatever happened to … the Gaza neurosurgeon who faced a wrenching decision
Husam Abukhedeir, the chief neurosurgeon at Al-Shifa Hospital, helped the injured, watched many died, including his sister, then knew what he had to do to protect his family. How is he faring today?
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As polio vaccinations begin in Gaza, U.N. says success hinges on a pause in fighting
Health care workers plan to reach more than 640,000 Palestinian children in a matter of days while Israel has agreed to staggered pauses in fighting.
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The U.S. urges major changes to Israel’s evacuations in Gaza, a leaked memo says
In an internal memo obtained by NPR, U.S. officials warn that Israel’s “drastically increased” evacuation orders in Gaza have further displaced Palestinians and could debilitate aid efforts.
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‘Institutional neutrality’: How one university walks a fine line on Gaza protests
School is back in session, and the line between providing campus security and allowing for free speech is still extremely thin.
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Israel says it rescued a hostage found alone in an underground tunnel in Gaza
Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, was taken to a hospital in Israel, where members of his large Bedouin Arab family gathered around his bedside in a joyful reunion.
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Israel says it recovered 6 hostages’ bodies in Gaza
The Israeli military recovered the bodies of six hostages taken to Gaza in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Hamas says some captives have been killed and wounded in Israeli airstrikes.
