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Palestinians stand around a building destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Israel expands ground assault into Gaza as fears rise over airstrikes near crowded hospitals

By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy and Lee Keath - Associated Press

Mourners embrace during the funeral of Meni and Ayelet Godard, in Kibbutz Palmachim, Israel Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. The Israeli couple were killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, in Kibbutz Be'eri near the border with the Gaza Strip. More than 1,400 people were killed and some 220 captured in an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel by the militant group that rules Gaza. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel expands ground campaign in Gaza, as fears of widening regional war rise

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Israeli tanks take position along the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Israeli forces engage in gunbattles in northern Gaza as invasion questions loom

By Seth J. Frantzman

Palestinian supporters shout slogans as they cross the Brooklyn Bridge during a demonstration demanding a cease-fire on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Thousands break into aid warehouses in Gaza as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens ground offensive

By Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Palestinians carry a child killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip during his funeral at a UN-run school in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ali Mahmoud)

Live updates | Israel pounds Gaza Strip, dismissing calls for cease-fire

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A woman, with a photograph of a child who was abducted during the unprecedented Hamas attack on Israel, hands out yellow ribbons to passing drivers in central Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Yellow ribbons is the symbol for those who are actively asking for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Many Israelis are furious at their government’s chaotic recovery efforts after Hamas attack

By Ravi Nessman and Amy Teibel - Associated Press

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Israeli officials were outraged Wednesday over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' comment that the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel “did not happen in a vacuum,” calling it justification for terrorism. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Resentment brews over Israeli plans for Gaza; U.N. leader denies taking Hamas’ side

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Palestinians look for survivors after an Israeli strike on the Zaroub family house in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct.24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Israel faces backlash as it weighs campaign against Hamas

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Activists hold up a banner denouncing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Israel’s actions during the war with Hamas as they demonstrate at the entrance of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Dutch authorities detained 19 activists who occupied the entrance to court. (AP Photo/Aleks Furtula)

Pro-Palestinian activists occupy international court entry, demanding action against Israeli leader

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Palestinians carry belongings as they leave al-Ahli hospital, which they were using as a shelter, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. The Hamas-run Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike caused the explosion that killed hundreds at al-Ahli hospital, but the Israeli military says it was a misfired Palestinian rocket. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Biden says Israel is not to blame for Gaza hospital attack that left 500 dead

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Trump says he stands with Netanyahu after a barrage of GOP criticism for saying he ‘let us down’

By Jill Colvin - Associated Press

An Israeli soldier walks by a house destroyed by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Be'eri on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. The kibbutz was overrun by Hamas militants from Neraby Gaza Strip Saturday when they killed and captured many Israelis. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

Live updates | Day 6 of the latest Israel-Hamas war

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In July 27, 2020 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz issue a statement at the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel is holding its fourth election in two years after two deadlocked votes and a government that collapsed after less than a year. It is widely seen as a one-issue referendum — with the electorate almost evenly divided — on whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can remain in power. (Tal Shahar/Yediot Ahronot, Pool via AP, File)

Israel forms unity government to prosecute war against Hamas

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Palestinians rescue a young girl from the rubble of a destroyed residential building following an Israeli airstrike, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel Saturday, killing over 900 people and taking captives. Israel launched heavy retaliatory airstrikes on the enclave, killing hundreds of Palestinians. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Live updates | Day 5 of the latest Israel-Palestinian war

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, about the war between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden calls Hamas’ attacks ‘pure evil,’ says Israel must respond

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.(Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)

Netanyahu vows massive response in ‘war to ensure our existence’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Israeli soldiers take position near the Israeli Gaza border, southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations, killing hundreds and taking captives. Palestinian health officials reported scores of deaths from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. (AP Photo/Oren Ziv)

Ground war in Gaza holds huge risks, deep uncertainties for both sides

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden emphasized support of Israel’s ‘right to ‘self-defense’ in call with Netanyahu

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rockets are launched by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, in Gaza, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land, and sea and catching the country off-guard on a major holiday. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

‘We are at war’: 5 things to know about the Hamas militant group’s unprecedented attack on Israel

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system and in support of the Supreme Court ahead of Thursday's pivotal hearing, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. The hearing over a law that makes it more difficult to remove Netanyahu from office deepens a rift between the government and the judiciary amid months of turmoil in Israel. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israel’s High Court hears a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office

By Tia Goldenberg and Moshe Edri - Associated Press