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Israeli soldiers shoot and kill an American woman during a West Bank protest, witness says
Israeli soldiers killed an American woman participating in an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank on Friday, another protester who witnessed the shooting told The Associated Press. Two doctors said...

Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before an expected pause in fighting
A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus began on Saturday.

Israeli forces launch a big operation in the West Bank and kill at least 10 fighters
Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, where its forces killed at least nine Palestinians and sealed off the volatile city of Jenin, according...

Israeli evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza, cramming Palestinians into shrinking ‘humanitarian zone’ where food is scarce
Young girls screamed and elbowed each other in a crush of bodies in southern Gaza, trying desperately to reach the front of the food line.

The White House insists it is making progress on Gaza cease-fire as talks continue over the weekend
CIA Director William Burns and Brett McGurk, a senior adviser on the Middle East to President Joe Biden, are leading the U.S. side of negotiations that began on Thursday.

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says
More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry said Thursday.

Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades
A settlement tracking group says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades.

Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling return of troops to southern Gaza city
The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis.

In the searing heat of the Gaza summer, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage
In the stifling summer heat, Palestinians say the odor and filth surrounding them is just another inescapable reality of war — like pangs of hunger or sounds of bombing.

Israel’s pledge to guard an aid route into Gaza falls flat as lawlessness blocks distribution
Israel has established a corridor for the delivery of aid into southern Gaza but a declared "tactical pause" in its war with Hamas has brought little relief to desperate Palestinians.
