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1 week ago | wsj.com | Dov Lieber |Abeer Ayyoub

Israeli troops have taken over about a third of the Gaza Strip in renewed military action, declaring security zones in swaths of the north and south while pushing out their populations as part of a new strategy to ratchet up pressure on Hamas. After relying mainly on airstrikes and tactical raids for the first year and a half of the war, Israel is now seizing land and threatening to hold it indefinitely as it presses Hamas to release the hostages still held in Gaza.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Dov Lieber |Abeer Ayyoub

6 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) — A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend and came in 14th overall. First Lt. Gabrielle White, and her teammate, Capt. Seth Deltenre, were among the 16 …

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Marcus Walker |Abeer Ayyoub

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2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Marcus Walker |Abeer Ayyoub

1 day agoTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50% of the territory and is squeezing Palestinians into shrinking wedges of land. The largest contiguous area the army controls is …

2 weeks ago | tovima.com | Sudarsan Raghavan |Suha Ma’ayeh |Abeer Ayyoub

A deadly incident with Israeli soldiers sparks investigation and calls for justice A deadly incident with Israeli soldiers sparks investigation and calls for justiceA United Nations team had spent several fruitless days waiting for Israeli forces to permit them to look for a group of Palestinian emergency workers who disappeared after being fired on by Israeli soldiers. Then, a call came in from Israel’s military that would end their wait.