Israel viewed Shifa Hospital as a key target in a conflict that has killed thousands of Palestinians and unleashed widespread destruction in Gaza.
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Tens of thousands of supporters of Israel rally in Washington, crying ‘never again’
Hamas militants stormed into Israel from Gaza in a surprise incursion on Oct. 7, killing more than 1,200 and taking over 200 hostages.
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Israeli military forces raid Gaza’s largest hospital in operation against Hamas
Almost the entire population of Gaza – 2.3 million – has squeezed into the southern two-thirds of the tiny territory, where conditions are deteriorating as bombardment continues.
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Medics and patients – including babies – stranded as battles rage around Gaza hospitals
The Israeli military claims Hamas has set up its main command center in and beneath the largest hospital – a claim that both Hamas and the hospital deny.
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More than 100,000 people march in Paris against soaring antisemitism amid Israel-Hamas war
France has the largest Jewish population in Europe, but given its own World War II collaboration with the Nazis, antisemitic acts today open old scars.
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Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital – and people trapped inside say they cannot flee
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected growing international calls for a cease-fire unless it includes the release of all the nearly 240 hostages captured by Hamas in the Oct. 7 rampage.
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Netanyahu rejects growing calls for a cease-fire as Israel battles Hamas outside main Gaza hospital
Israel has portrayed the hospital as Hamas’ main command post – claims Hamas and hospital staff deny.
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‘From the river to the sea’: Why 6 words spark fury, passion over Israel-Hamas war
Like so much of the Mideast conflict, what the phrase means depends on who is telling the story – and which audience is hearing it.
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Palestinian evacuees say thousands of people sheltering at hospital have fled after strikes
The Israeli army alleges that Hamas hides in and under hospitals and that it has set up a command center under Shifa – claims the militant group and hospital staff deny.
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Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee, White House says
President Biden said Thursday that there was ‘no possibility’ of a formal cease-fire at the moment.