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Tens of thousands of Gazans are making the most difficult of choices, leaving their homes behind to survive.

A raid of a hospital that Israel asserts is a base for Hamas is shaping up as a watershed moment in a conflict that has put the Mideast on edge.

Source: Israel Seizes Gaza Hospital That Became Symbol of the War Itself

A single photograph captures the horror of a hospital in Gaza that is running out of everything but patients.

Source: What One Photo Shows About a Gaza Hospital in Chaos

Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, made the disclosure in testifying about threats to the United States after Hamas’s surprise attack on southern Israel last month.

Source: F.B.I. Ramps Up Investigations of Hamas

A mission to rescue cancer-stricken children from the violence in Gaza has involved multiple countries and last-minute connections in the chaos of war.

Source: Inside the Desperate Effort to Evacuate Young Cancer Patients From Gaza

On Wednesday, the devastated neighborhood, where local officials say dozens were killed and hundreds were wounded in a Tuesday attack, was hit again.

Source: Palestinians Struggle to Reach Jabaliya Family Members After Israel Airstrike

After shocks from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there’s little cushion if the fighting between Hamas and Israel becomes a regional conflict.

Source: Risk of a Wider Middle East War Threatens a ‘Fragile’ World Economy

Hundreds of people, including a few Americans, left the besieged territory for Egypt, the first group allowed across the border since the war began.

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Source: Hundreds Leave Gaza Strip for Egypt as Israel Closes In on Main City

A president focused on China and Ukraine had little time or inclination for a distant goal that stymied several of his predecessors.

Source: Biden Found Even Modest Israel-Palestinian Peace Steps Impossible

Chile and Colombia said they were recalling their ambassadors to Israel in light of the strikes.

Source: Bolivia Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Israel Over Strikes in Gaza