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Palestinians scramble to find food, safety and water as Israeli ground invasion looms

More than a million people have fled their homes in the besieged Gaza Strip in the past week as water supplies dwindle and hospitals warn they are on the verge of collapse, while the enclave’s population waits for an expected Israel invasion that seeks to eliminate Hamas’ leadership after its…

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

Israeli PM Netanyahu calls for world unity against Hamas: ‘Our war is your war’

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for world unity against Hamas in an address to the Knesset. The Israeli military said Monday that Hamas and other Palestinian militants are holding 199 hostages in Gaza, a figure higher than previous estimates. Read our blog to see how the day's events…

France 24 · Oct 16, 2023

DeSantis says US shouldn’t take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza because they’re ‘all antisemitic’

The Florida governor takes a harder line than some of his Republican colleagues, who make a distinction between Palestinian citizens and Hamas militants.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 16, 2023

The fatal stabbing of a Palestinian American boy is being investigated as hate crime

The 71-year-old man accused in the fatal stabbing of the 6-year-old boy in Illinois, which also seriously wounded his mother, was motivated by the Israel-Hamas war, officials say.

WEKU · Oct 16, 2023

Israel-Hamas war | One million Gazans displaced; 2,670 people killed in Israeli attacks

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Hamas to release all hostages and for Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, warning that the region was “on the verge of the abyss”.

The Hindu · Oct 16, 2023

Illinois man kills Muslim boy in hate crime motivated by Israeli-Hamas war

The mother-son duo had lived on the ground floor of the house for two years, according to the organization, saying the suspect was their landlord. Citing text messages from the mother to the boy’s father, the suspect reportedly yelled, “You Muslims must die!” ahead of the stabbing, according to CAIR-Chicago.

The Hindu · Oct 16, 2023

'They're all out': Newcastle group departs Israel

'An extremely stressful eight days.'

Newcastle Herald · Oct 16, 2023

Biden says Hamas must be eliminated but supports two-state solution

President also warned Hezbollah about staying out of deepening conflict

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 10

Israel evacuates 28 communities near Lebanon; number of known hostages taken by Hamas rises to 199; Palestinian death toll now at least 2,750

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

Man killed Muslim boy and wounded woman in hate crime motivated by Israeli-Hamas war, police say

Authorities say a suburban Chicago man has been charged with a hate crime, accused of fatally stabbing a young boy and seriously wounded a woman because of their Islamic faith and the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023