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Israel’s withdrawal suggests the war has entered a new phase.
The Israeli military’s departure from southern Gaza over the weekend has left the territory without a major battlefield for the first time since a brief truce with Hamas in November, raising hopes that the two sides might reach another cease-fire ...
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Monday Briefing
Israel says it withdrew troops from southern Gaza.
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Israel Withdraws Troops From Southern Gaza as War Hits 6-Month Mark
With the conflict at an apparent impasse, international mediators were gathering in Cairo with hopes of brokering a temporary cease-fire.
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Monday Briefing: Israel Pulls Some Troops from Southern Gaza
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Israel Withdraws a Division of Troops From Southern Gaza
The Israeli military said it withdrew a division of ground troops from southern Gaza on Sunday, raising questions about its plans as the war reached its six month mark. The army said that the 98th Division had left Khan Younis in southern Gaza in ...
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Israel Is Making the Same Mistake America Made in Iraq
As the war in Gaza reaches its six-month mark, I’m getting a disturbing sense of déjà vu. Israel is facing many of the same challenges that America faced in Iraq, and it is making many of the same mistakes. When I read my colleagues Aaron Boxerman ...
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The Israeli hostage whose body was returned Saturday had spoken of feeling unsafe.
Elad Katzir, the Israeli hostage whose body was recovered and returned to Israel on Saturday, had long felt unprotected living along Israel’s border with Gaza. In an interview with The New York Times in 2009, after Palestinian rocket attacks led to a ...
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Gazans Describe Search For Food and Wonder If It Will Get Worse
On most mornings before the war, Suhail Al-Asaad, a body builder, could be found at his kitchen counter in Gaza City, eating an omelet of eight egg whites before speed-walking along the waterfront and heading to the gym to lift weights. That ...
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After 6 months of war, some Israelis wonder if Netanyahu is dragging it out.
Nearly six months since it began, Israel’s war in Gaza is dragging on. So, too, is the tenure of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In Israel, some are now asking: Are the two linked? To his allies, Mr. Netanyahu’s refusal to agree to a cease-fire in ...
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Amid Tragedy, Anguished Pleas for Gaza
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