Gaza Pres. Biden delivered a primetime speech making a case for continued U.S. support for both Israel and Ukraine in their wars. He made a case that U.S. leadership "holds the world together" and ev …

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Gaza The U.S. and Israel are certain that it was an errant Palestinian rocket - not an Israeli airstrike - that killed hundreds at a hospital in Gaza City, but the Arab world is blaming Israel. Both …

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GazaHamas said a massive blast killed at least 500 Palestinians seeking treatment and / or shelter at one of the hospitals it runs in Gaza City yesterday.Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike; Israel said …

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GazaPres. Biden will visit Israel and Jordan this week to reiterate U.S. support for Israel and encourage PM Netanyahu to exercise moderation in a seemingly imminent ground invasion of Gaza.Biden will …

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Gaza War On The Rocks posted a nice analysis (pasted below) of the implications of Hamas's surprise offensive into Israel: at best, it was a "stunning intelligence failure" that Israelis will remembe …

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