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The Latest Breaking News from Hamas

Jews, Like Palestinians, Are 'Indigenous' to the Middle East

The Hamas-embraced idea that Jews have no place in Israel fosters extremism on both sides.

Reason

What you need to know about Biden's wartime trip to Israel

President Biden is in Tel Aviv on Wednesday as Israel gets ready for a ground invasion against Hamas in Gaza. But after a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital, Biden canceled plans to go to Jordan.

WEKU

Downtown Lexington the site of a pro-Palestinian Rally

The heart of downtown Lexington became the site for a rally in support of Palestinians in the Middle East. The event during a busy drive time attracted about 200 people to the Courthouse Plaza.

WEKU

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A Palestinian author's award ceremony has been cancelled at Frankfurt Book Fair. This sends the wrong signals at the wrong time

A ceremony scheduled for the Frankfurt Book Fair, at which a Palestinian author, Adania Shibli, was to receive a prestigious award, has been cancelled in the wake of the Hamas attacks on Israel.

The Conversation

What can Biden’s Israel visit accomplish after Gaza hospital bombing?

The US president will discuss war, humanitarian aid, Iran’s warnings and the potential for the conflict to spread.

Al Jazeera

Berkeley professor tells law firms not to hire his ‘antisemitic’ students, amid campus free speech crisis

Professor Steven Davidoff Solomon accused members of the student body of ‘advocating hate and practicing discrimination’

The Independent UK

What we know so far about the deadly strike on a Gaza hospital

Palestinian officials say nearly 500 people were killed in an Israeli air raid on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

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What the papers say – October 18

A dramatic escalation in the Gaza conflict dominates Wednesday’s front pages.

The Independent UK

Biden leaves for Israel, scraps Jordan visit after summit with Palestine, Egypt leaders cancelled

U.S. President Joe Biden, on October 18, left the White House for a quick trip to Israel to show solidarity with the people of the country in the aftermath of the terrorist attack by Hamas.

The Hindu

Macron ‘firmly’ condemns strike on Gaza City hospital, Biden’s Jordan visit cancelled

Hundreds of people were killed Tuesday in a blast at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City that the Gaza health ministry says was the result of an Israeli air strike. Israel's military has denied involvement, saying the strike was the result of a rocket misfired by the Islamic Jihad militant group.

Radio France Internationale

AP PHOTOS: The death toll soars on war's 11th day, compounding misery and fueling anger

With airstrikes intensifying and diplomats struggling for answers, the war between Israel and Hamas raged on for an 11th day, with no refuge available from pain and grief.

The Independent UK

UK will work to ‘find out what happened’ after Gaza hospital blast – Cleverly

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the ‘innocent civilians in Gaza’ must be protected after footage showed the building in flames.

The Independent UK

More US ships head toward Israel and 2,000 troops are on heightened alert. A look at US assistance

Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with whatever it needed to respond

The Independent UK

AOC slams ‘destructive and dangerous’ DeSantis for saying all Gaza refugees are antisemitic

A Palestinian American child in Chicago was stabbed to death in an apparent hate crime triggered by the confict in Israel and Gaza

The Independent UK

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PA forces fire tear gas at West Bank protesters after Gaza hospital strike

Palestinian Authority security forces use tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters in Ramallah.

The Guardian - UK

Labour leadership meets councillors after resignations over Middle East crisis

Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Sue Gray, and David Lammy respond after councillors quit party

Chicago Sun-Times

After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads

The Hamas-run health ministry said at least 500 people had been killed. Many residents had sought refuge in hospitals following Israel’s order to evacuate to southern Gaza.

The Hindu

After sparking controversy in the Lok Sabha, BJP MP Bidhuri rakes up appeasement issue in Tonk

The BJP has assigned poll responsibilities to Bidhuri in Tonk, which has a sizeable Muslim population

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The Independent UK

Biden heads to Israel for high-stakes discussions on Netanyahu’s war plans and Hamas hostages

While the US president wants to show support for Israel, the humanitarian situation in Gaza will loom large

The Independent UK

Hundreds killed in strike on Gaza hospital where displaced families were sheltering

Israel denies responsibility for airstrike as ‘more than 500 dead’ on eve of Biden flying in for talks on Netanyahu’s war plans

The Independent UK

Desperate American Palestinians still trapped in Gaza

‘We are American citizens and should be treated the same as the Americans who got put on planes out of Tel Aviv’

France 24

Anti-Islam Indian accounts on X falsely accuse Palestinians of faking war injuries

Two viral videos are circulating in India on accounts with Islamophobic and pro-Israel tendencies, which claim to show Palestinians faking injuries amid the war between Israel and Hamas. These videos are old and have nothing to do with the recent conflict. We tell you more in this edition of Truth…

The Guardian - UK

EU leaders vow unified effort to mitigate humanitarian crisis in Gaza

After week of mixed messages in Brussels, Charles Michel stresses need for ‘clear unified course of action’

The Independent UK

Former AP videojournalist Yaniv Zohar killed in Hamas attack at home with his family

Former Associated Press videojournalist Yaniv Zohar was killed in his home along with his wife and two daughters during Hamas’ bloody cross-border rampage on Oct. 7

The Conversation

How women in Israel and Palestine are pushing for peace — together

On Oct. 4, 2023, just days before the Hamas attacks on Israel and the retaliatory Israeli aerial bombardment and siege on Gaza, thousands of Israeli and Palestinian feminist peace activists gathered in Jerusalem and near the Dead Sea.

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