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No deal yet, but border negotiators report progress - Roll Call

Top Senate and Biden administration officials met in hopes of reaching a border deal that could unlock support for aid to Ukraine and Israel.

Roll Call · Dec 12, 2023

Palestinians expect a high vote in UN General Assembly demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza

The Palestinians are expecting a high vote for a U.N. General Assembly resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Biden will meet with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas on Wednesday at the White House

President Joe Biden will hold his first in-person meeting with the families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas during its brutal attack on Israel on Oct. 7

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Biden warns Israel is ‘starting to lose support’ over massive civilian death toll in Gaza bombings

Netanyahu must change his government and back a two-state solution, Biden says

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

UN Assembly Moves Past Security Council To Take Lead On Gaza

The UN General Assembly was due to vote Tuesday on a non-binding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza -- a call that the paralyzed Security Council has so far failed to make.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023

Why we should consider a transitional administration for Gaza

The massacre perpetrated against Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7 opened a new chapter in the tragedy that is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The Conversation · Dec 12, 2023

Palestinian Economy Severely Impacted By Israel-Hamas War: World Bank

The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is having a severe impact on the Palestinian economy, according to the World Bank, which now estimates sharp economic contraction this year and next.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023

At 1 Gaza hospital, doctors are fleeing, supplies are low and there's not enough beds

In the Palestinian territory's second-largest city, Khan Younis, thousands have taken shelter on the grounds of Nasser Medical Complex, where staff describe an increasingly desperate situation.

WEKU · Dec 12, 2023

French warship destroys Yemeni Houthi drone targeting oil tanker in Red Sea

A French frigate has destroyed a Yemeni drone that was threatening a Norwegian oil tanker in the Red Sea. Yemen’s Houthis said they carried out a military operation against the tanker as part of its strategy to target ships heading to Israeli ports in a protest over Israel’s bombardment of…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 12, 2023

These photos of Israelis mistreating Palestinian children aren’t from the latest conflict

More than 6,000 Palestinian children are thought to have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas so far, according to numbers released by Hamas. It’s in this context that photos and videos have started circulating online that people say show Israelis mistreating Palestinian children. However, while violence against…

France 24 · Dec 12, 2023