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Israel says it is arming clans opposed to Hamas in Gaza

5:06pm June 05, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the government was arming factions in the Gaza Strip to combat Hamas, after accusations from an opposition politician.

Hamas responds to U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza

12:36pm May 31, 2025

While the militant group says it will release 10 living and 18 deceased hostages still held in Gaza, there appear to be other details that need to be worked out before a ceasefire is declared.

A screengrab shows according to the Israeli Army, Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar, taken from a handout video

Netanyahu says Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces

12:05pm May 28, 2025

Speaking on Wednesday in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, Netanyahu said that Sinwar was killed in an Israeli airstrike, but did not provide specifics.

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U.S. Ambassador Huckabee is 'outraged' at European leaders for condemning Israel

2:05pm May 21, 2025

In an interview with NPR, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said the U.K., Canada and France were "blaming the wrong perpetrator," and that Hamas is responsible for the suffering in Gaza.

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Israel says it will allow a 'basic quantity' of food into Gaza to prevent starvation

4:34am May 19, 2025

by Daniel Estrin

Israel blocked all supplies into Gaza for nearly three months, the longest blockade it has ever imposed on Gaza. But Israel is relenting amid international pressure to allow food into the territory.

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More than 100 Palestinians are killed in Gaza in a day of Israeli airstrikes

5:34pm May 16, 2025

It has been a deadly week of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.

Hamas has released U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, held in Gaza since 2023

7:21am May 12, 2025

Edan Alexander, an Israeli soldier raised in New Jersey, is believed to be the last living U.S. citizen captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. Four other Americans' bodies are still held in Gaza.

World Central Kitchen closes soup kitchens across Gaza due to dwindling supplies

4:51pm May 08, 2025

Israel's ongoing blockade of aid for Gaza forced the humanitarian group to shut its soup kitchens as it faced empty warehouses and no replenishment of supplies in the war-battered enclave.

Israel plans new control of food and supplies in Gaza

4:13am May 05, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

The United Nations and major groups currently running aid operations in Gaza, briefed by Israel on the plans, said they would not cooperate with the plans.

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New Israeli ceasefire offer demands Hamas discuss disarming, but group rejects it

4:41pm April 15, 2025

Hamas is rejecting a new Israeli proposal to pause the war in Gaza, a Hamas official told NPR. Earlier, officials mediating talks had expressed optimism that a deal could be reached within weeks.