The council voted 14-0 to support President Biden’s step-by-step plan for a cease-fire, an exchange of hostages and prisoners and an end to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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Israel used a U.S.-made bomb in a deadly U.N. school strike in Gaza
Israel dropped a bomb on a U.N.-run school it said was being used by Hamas. The blast killed dozens, including women and children, medics and witnesses say. The bomb was U.S.-made, NPR has discovered.
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A family fled Rafah as the war closed in. Now they’re living in a bombed-out school
A classroom in a bombed-out school has become a shelter for an extended family of 20 Palestinians. They fled Rafah after Israel’s latest offensive in the southern Gaza city.
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Israel pushes deeper into Rafah after deadly strike at camp for displaced Gazans
The moves comes despite an order from the top U.N. court for Israel to halt its offensive in southern Gaza.
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Conservative Christians are lending support — and cash — to Israel at war
There is a growing number of Christians around the world looking to visit Israel, driven by the desire to show support for the country and Jews as popular support for Israel falters.
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Spain, Norway and Ireland say they will recognize a Palestinian state
Israel recalls ambassadors, as Spain, Ireland and Norway announce they will formally recognize the Palestinian state this month.
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In Gaza, a hidden threat could kill Palestinians even after a cease-fire
The United Nations says 7,500 metric tons of unexploded ordnance litter the Gaza Strip. The U.N. says it could take 14 years to dispose of these dangers.
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Israel expands evacuation orders in Rafah as aid groups struggle to prepare
Israel’s military issued new evacuation orders in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, forcing even more Palestinians to relocate on Saturday ahead of a likely expanded ground operation there.
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Israel seized control of the Rafah border crossing. The impact could be devastating
The Biden administration has put a hold on an arms shipment to Israel. A senior administration official speaking on the condition of anonymity told NPR it was due to concerns the bombs could be used in Rafah.
Rafah is the site of Israel’s latest campaign in its war against Hamas. It’s also home to some 1.3 million Palestinians. More than half of those people have fled fighting in other parts of Gaza.
On Monday night, Israeli tanks rolled into Rafah taking control of the Palestinian side of the border crossing with Egypt.
The seizure of the border crossing cuts a key supply line for humanitarian aid.
Israel says its incursion in Rafah is a “precise counterterrorism operation.” But possible further military action along with the closed border crossing could exacerbate a humanitarian catastrophe.
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A timeline of events leading up to Israel’s Rafah offensive
The Gaza Strip’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been a key lifeline for people in the Palestinian enclave. Here is a timeline of events since Oct. 7, 2023, leading up to Israel’s offensive.
