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18 dead after Israeli strikes in Gaza

Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes in central and northern Gaza killed at least 18 people, including five children and two women.

Two strikes hit tents for displaced people in the urban Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza early Wednesday. The bodies of nine people, including three children, were brought to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the nearby town of Deir al-Balah. An Associated Press journalist saw the bodies at the morgue.

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Gallant postpones trip to Washington at Netanyahu's request

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has postponed a trip to the United States scheduled for this week, delaying a planned meeting with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin, the Pentagon said.

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Syria says children among 7 civilians killed in Israel Damascus strike

A war monitor said four people, including two non-Syrians, were killed in an Israeli air strike Tuesday targeting a building in the Syrian capital used by Iran's Revolutionary Guards for meetings with Hezbollah.

"Israel targeted a building frequented by senior Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah operatives, as well as a car parked in front of the building... killing four people," the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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Fighting rages in north Gaza as warplanes pound Jabaliya, Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya

Palestinians say heavy fighting is underway in northern Gaza, where Israel has ordered another wholesale evacuation and launched a ground operation a year into the war with Hamas.

At least 15 people, including two women and four children, were killed Tuesday in the fighting in Jabaliya, the nearby Kamal Adwan Hospital said.

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US losing trust in Israeli govt. as Israeli official says not seeking war with Iran

The Biden administration has in recent weeks grown “increasingly distrustful” of what the Israeli government says about its military and diplomatic plans in the multi-front war it is fighting, four U.S. officials told U.S. news portal Axios.

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Netanyahu says Israel is waging a 'war of resurrection'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel was fighting a “war of resurrection” and would continue until achieving its goals, as Israelis marked the anniversary of the Hamas attack.

“This is the war of our existence — the ‘war of resurrection’. This is what I would like to officially call the war,” Netanyahu said during a Cabinet meeting.

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Gaza war long felt personal for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Now they're living it

The war in Gaza was always personal for many Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

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What to know about fighting in Lebanon and Gaza

Israel launched a new air and ground offensive in northern Gaza Sunday, hours after pounding Beirut's southern suburbs in the heaviest bombardment since it stepped up its pursuit of Hezbollah last month.

The intensified campaign on two fronts, including an overnight strike on a Gaza mosque that killed 19, came as Israel remained on high alert ahead of memorial events to mark the surprise attack a year ago that triggered the ongoing war.

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Biden, marking Oct 7, says 'fully committed' to Israel's security

President Joe Biden said Monday, on the anniversary of the Hamas attacks, that the United States remains "fully committed" to Israel's security, and that Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas, Iran and others.

"One year later, Vice President (Kamala) Harris and I remain fully committed to the safety of the Jewish people, the security of Israel, and its right to exist," Biden said in a statement marking the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas.

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Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli crowds rally across the world on Oct. 7 anniversary

Crowds were participating in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests and memorial events across Europe, North Africa and Asia on Sunday on the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.

Sunday's events followed massive rallies that took place Saturday in several European cities, including London, Berlin, Paris and Rome. Other events are scheduled through the week, with an expected peak on Monday, the date of the anniversary.

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