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.
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Committee report finds mixed feelings on Wake Forest University's response to pro-Palestine protests
Back in May, law enforcement officers were called to disband a pro-Palestine rally and encampment at Wake Forest University. A committee charged with reviewing the school’s response to the protest released their findings last week.
A Hamas leader says they will give up governing Gaza, but won’t lay down arms
Basem Naim, a leader in Hamas’ politburo, met with NPR in Qatar for an interview about the war with Israel, prospects for a cease-fire and how the Palestinian group now views its Oct. 7 attack.
With a new semester, colleges brace for more antiwar protests from students
The Israel-Hamas war has prompted some of the most volatile campus protests in decades. This summer, student organizers are rethinking strategies, as are counter-protesters and college administrators.
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills at least 80 people, Palestinian officials say
The Israeli military acknowledged the strike, claiming it hit a Hamas command center within the school. Hamas denied that.
With attention on Gaza, Jewish settlers expand in the West Bank
The war in Gaza has been the main focus in the Middle East. Yet in the West Bank, Israel's government is seizing land and Jewish settlers are establishing outposts at the highest rate in decades.
Hamas names Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar as its new top leader
Hamas says it has chosen its local leader in Gaza to take over as the Palestinian militant group's new top political leader worldwide, following last week's assassination of the previous leader in Iran.
War fears and flight cancellations in Lebanon send travelers and residents scrambling
The U.S. and other governments issued Lebanon travel advisories and some airlines stopped flying there, in anticipation of an escalation of fighting after assassinations in Iran and Beirut.
A rocket hit Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, after Israel struck a Gaza school
A rocket has hit a sports complex filled with children playing soccer in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights region Saturday afternoon, on the same day that an Israeli strike in Gaza devastated a school building and killed dozens.
A pollster sheds light on Palestinian attitudes toward the U.S., Israel and Hamas
For three decades, Khalil Shikaki has provided insights into Palestinian public opinion. The most recent poll showed a rise in Hamas popularity, though a majority of respondents don't support Hamas.