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Day 17 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Monday, Oct. 23

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Palestinian emergency services and local citizens search for victims in buildings destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on October 22, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Gazans are evacuating to the south as advised by the Israeli government, ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive. Israel has sealed off Gaza, leaving the entire population without fuel, water or aid, and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes, which have killed more than 2,000 people and some 400,000 displaced, afte

Day 16 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Sunday, Oct. 22

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Al-Monitor Staff

SOUTHERN ISRAEL - OCTOBER 21: An IDF soldier jumps off the front of a tank on October 21, 2023 in Southern Israel. Today marks two weeks since the kibbutzim and communities around the Gaza border, as well as the Super Nova party a were attacked by Hamas militants. As Israel prepares to invade the Gaza Strip in its campaign to vanquish Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that launched a deadly attack in southern Israel on October 7th, worries are growing of a wider war with multiple fronts, including at th

Day 15 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Saturday, Oct. 21

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Al-Monitor Staff

Children light candles during a solidarity vigil organized by Lebanon's Press Photographers Syndicate and the Ajial Social Communication Center, at the Ramlet al-Bayda beach in Beirut on October 22, 2023 in memory of killed Lebanese Journalist Issam Abdallah and in support of Palestinians amid the the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)

Day 14 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Friday, Oct. 20

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Al-Monitor Staff

RED SEA - MAY 10: In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Logistics Specialist 1st Class Ousseinou Kaba (left), from Silver Spring, Md., and Logistics Specialist Seaman Abigail Marshke, from Flint, Mich., attach cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) May 10, 2019 in the Red Sea. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has been deployed to U.S. Cen

Day 13 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Thursday, Oct. 19

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Al-Monitor Staff

Biden brought a message of support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Day 12 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Wednesday, Oct. 18

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children in hospital

Day 11 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Tuesday, Oct. 17

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Al-Monitor Staff

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Day 10 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Monday, Oct.

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Al-Monitor Staff

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Rafah crossing still closed for Americans fleeing Gaza, despite US-Egypt deal

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Al-Monitor Staff

Lebanese Broadcast Corporation International (LBCI) television show host Giselle Khoury sits at her desk 02 May 2001 during a visit to Dubai. Khoury, who runs the "Hiwaar al-Umr", or "Life Dialogue", general affairs show is noted for her engaging interviewing skills. EDITORS NOTE: Khoury's left eye is naturally lighter than the right one. (Photo by EDDY PADO / AFP) (Photo by EDDY PADO/AFP via Getty Images)

Tributes pour in for Giselle Khoury, Lebanon’s maverick journalist, after battle with cancer

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Al-Monitor Staff

A picture taken from the southern Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip on Oct. 15, 2023.

Day 9 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Sunday, Oct. 15

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Al-Monitor Staff

Ben Caspit and Daoud Kuttab Webinar

Israeli, Palestinian journalists preview Gaza war at Al-Monitor event

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Al-Monitor Staff