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Airstrikes hit Gaza as Israel says it doesn't plan to control life there after destroying Hamas
Oct 20, 2023 8:41 AM - Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip early Friday, hitting areas where Palestinians had been told to seek safety, and it began evacuating a sizable Israeli town near the border with Lebanon, the latest sign of a potential ground invasion of Gaza that could trigger regional turmoil.
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Protesters in Iraq, Indonesia, South Korea demonstrate over Israeli airstrikes
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Russia extends detention of a US journalist detained for failing to register as a foreign agent
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Gaza awaits aid from Egypt as Israel readies troops for ground assault
Oct 20, 2023 12:29 AM - Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes Thursday, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge, and the country's defense minister ordered ground troops to "be ready" to invade, though he didn't say when. -
Biden says support for Israel and Ukraine is 'vital' for US security, will ask Congress for billions
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Israel will let Egypt deliver some aid to Gaza, as doctors struggle to treat hospital blast victims
Oct 18, 2023 11:32 PM - Israel said Wednesday that it will allow Egypt to deliver limited humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The first crack in a punishing 10-day siege on the territory came one day after a blast at a hospital killed hundreds and put immense strain on Gaza's struggling medical system. -
President Biden wraps up Israel visit with a warning against being 'consumed' by rage
Oct 18, 2023 11:27 PM - President Joe Biden swept into wartime Israel for a 7½-hour visit Wednesday that produced vocal support, a deal to get limited humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt, likely by the end of the week, and a plea for Israelis not to allow rage over the deadly Hamas attack to consume them. -
Buffalo Grove resident returns to Israel to join fight against Hamas
Oct 11, 2023 11:59 PM - A 21-year-old Stevenson High School graduate is preparing to fight with the Israel Defense Forces, after volunteering for service following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that killed more than 1,000 civilians. -
Deerfield graduate's family fears she and her mother have been taken hostage
Oct 9, 2023 9:55 PM - A recent Deerfield High School graduate and her mother, who were visiting family in Israel, have been reported missing, and relatives fear they have been taken as hostage by Hamas. -
Trump accused of asking staffer to delete Mar-a-Lago footage in classified documents case
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