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On Oct. 7 a surprise attack by militant group Hamas left around 1,200 Israelis dead, and hundreds were taken hostage. Israel responded with air strikes and a ground campaign in the Gaza Strip that has caused more than 10,000 deaths.

Israeli attack that killed Reuters journalist, wounded others must be investigated as a war crime, Amnesty International says
Dylan Collins, Agence France-Presse (AFP) video coordinator for Lebanon and Syria, Aya Majzoub, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch and Al Jazeera reporter Carmen Joukhadar attend a press conference by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as they released findings from their investigations into the deadly October 13 strikes by Israel on southern Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon, December 7, 2023. REUTERS/Emilie Madi
Belgium wants to deny entry to violent Israeli settlers from occupied West Bank
Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and minister of Civil Services and State-owned companies Petra De Sutter arrives for the Minister's Kern meeting regarding the tax reform, in Brussels, July 9, 2023. (Photo by NICOLAS MAETERLINCK / Belga / AFP) / Belgium OUT (Photo by NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. criticizes Israel on Gaza civilian toll as UN to hear ceasefire demand
An aerial picture shows displaced Palestinians who fled Khan Yunis setting up camp near warehouses affiliated in the UN in Rafah further south near the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt, on December 7, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Backed by air power, tanks and armoured bulldozers, Israeli troops were fighting Hamas in Khan Yunis, the biggest city in southern Gaza, as well as in Gaza City and the nearby Jabalia district of the north. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
Senior UN official denounces ‘blatant disregard’ in Israel-Hamas war after many UN sites are hit
The Commissioner-General of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the UNRWA headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Lazzarini said there is no haven in Gaza for civilians, including U.N. shelters and "safe zones" designated by Israel. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
U.S. officials alert religious groups on antisemitism, Islamophobia threats
FILE PHOTO: FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

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Israeli attack that killed Reuters journalist, wounded others must be investigated as a war crime, Amnesty International says
Dylan Collins, Agence France-Presse (AFP) video coordinator for Lebanon and Syria, Aya Majzoub, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch and Al Jazeera reporter Carmen Joukhadar attend a press conference by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as they released findings from their investigations into the deadly October 13 strikes by Israel on southern Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon, December 7, 2023. REUTERS/Emilie Madi
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Belgium wants to deny entry to violent Israeli settlers from occupied West Bank
Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and minister of Civil Services and State-owned companies Petra De Sutter arrives for the Minister's Kern meeting regarding the tax reform, in Brussels, July 9, 2023. (Photo by NICOLAS MAETERLINCK / Belga / AFP) / Belgium OUT (Photo by NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S. criticizes Israel on Gaza civilian toll as UN to hear ceasefire demand
An aerial picture shows displaced Palestinians who fled Khan Yunis setting up camp near warehouses affiliated in the UN in Rafah further south near the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt, on December 7, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Backed by air power, tanks and armoured bulldozers, Israeli troops were fighting Hamas in Khan Yunis, the biggest city in southern Gaza, as well as in Gaza City and the nearby Jabalia district of the north. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Senior UN official denounces ‘blatant disregard’ in Israel-Hamas war after many UN sites are hit
The Commissioner-General of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the UNRWA headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Lazzarini said there is no haven in Gaza for civilians, including U.N. shelters and "safe zones" designated by Israel. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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U.S. officials alert religious groups on antisemitism, Islamophobia threats
FILE PHOTO: FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
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Yemen’s Houthis say they launched ballistic missiles at Israel
An Israeli flag flies on a military vehicle as the Israeli army operates at the border with Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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New signs emerge of ‘widespread’ sexual crimes by Hamas, as Netanyahu alleges global indifference
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz (not pictured) in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023. ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Fighting between Israel, Hamas rages in Gaza’s second-largest city, blocking aid from population
Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strike, shelter in a camp in Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
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Politics Briefing: Joly calls for end to Israel-Hamas violence but not explicitly for a ceasefire
Despite questions from journalists, Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly declined to specifically say she was calling for a ceasefire in the conflict.
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Canada considering options to get extended family of Canadians out of Gaza
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller speaks with reporters, before a cabinet meeting in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Israel moves into Gaza’s second-largest city and intensifies strikes in deadly new phase of the war
Palestinians fleeing the Israeli ground offensive arrive in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
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Calls intensify for Canada to bring extended family of Canadians safely out of Gaza
The New Democrats are calling for Ottawa to create special immigration measures to help get Canadians' extended family members out of the Gaza Strip, as it has during other crises in recent years. NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks to reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, May 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Family of suspected hostage, Jewish groups and MPs rally on Hill against antisemitism
Demonstrators holding Israeli flags converge on Parliament Hill for a rally in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ismail Shakil
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Israel orders Gaza evacuations as it widens offensive but Palestinians are running out of places to go
KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - DECEMBER 4: Palestinian citizens inspect the destruction caused by air strikes on their homes on December 04, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Israel steps up military operations in Gaza after a sustained truce between Hamas and Israel did not hold further than a week despite diplomatic talks and captives released. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)
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Toronto man’s relatives released from Hamas captivity
A Toronto man has been reunited with family members who were taken by Hamas militants and held in the Gaza Strip before being released last week. Left to right, Hagar Brodutch, Ofri Brodutch, Avihai Brodutch, Yuval Brodutch and Uriah Brodutch are seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Aharon Brodutch, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Israel expands Gaza ground offensive, vows to hit the south with ‘no less strength’ than the north
Palestinians help a boy injured in an Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 3, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza on December 3 as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israel wants ‘security envelope’, no Hamas on border after war, official says
Soldiers rest in a mobile artillery unit, during an ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the border with Gaza, in Israel, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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Iran says an Israeli strike in Syria killed two Revolutionary Guard members while on advisory mission
A Revolutionary Guard member stands guard in front of an Iranian domestically built missile displayed during Basij paramilitary force rally in support of the Palestinians in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Cheap and easy-to-use drones are making wars deadlier
William C. Banks
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Israel informs Arab states it wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza, says source
FILE PHOTO: Military vehicles manoeuvre next to a fence, as seen from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, November 5, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT/File Photo
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Daughter of missing Canadian victim of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel searches for answers
Judi Weinstein Haggai, a Canadian hostage still in Gaza. Courtesy of Iris Weinstein Haggai
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Turkey, South Africa criticize Israel over Gaza war at COP28 climate summit
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 01: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks on day one of the high-level segment of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 1, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The COP28, which is running from November 30 through December 12, brings together stakeholders, including international heads of states and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Thai hostages have reunion after homecoming from Gaza
Natthaporn Onkaew, 26, embraces his family as he arrives back home after being held for nearly two months when he was taken hostage by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
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Temporary truce ends as fighting resumes in Israel-Hamas war, renewing concerns for hostages
Rockets are fired by Palestinian militants toward Israel as smoke billows from the southern Gaza Strip, on December 1, 2023, as fighting resumed shortly after the expiration of a seven-day truce between Israel and Hamas militants. A temporary truce between Israel and Hamas expired on December 1, with the Israeli army saying combat operations had resumed, accusing Hamas of violating the operational pause. (Photo by Abderrahman ISMAIL / AFP) (Photo by ABDERRAHMAN ISMAIL/AFP via Getty Images)
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3 young Palestinian men were shot in Vermont. Their families thought the U.S. would be safer
People gather in Pliny Park in Brattleboro, Vt., for a vigil, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, for the three Palestinian-American students who were shot while walking near the University of Vermont campus in Burlington, Vt., Saturday, Nov. 25. The three students were being treated at the University of Vermont Medical Center, and one faces a long recovery because of a spinal injury, a family member said. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
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UN peacekeepers try to stay safe amid Lebanon-Israel border flare-ups
A UN vehicle drives, during a Reuters' visit at Camp Shamrock where Irish and Polish peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are stationed near Maroun al-Ras village close to the Lebanese-Israeli border, in southern Lebanon November 29, 2023. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
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The war in the Middle East is creating new divides in CanLit
Marsha Lederman
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Israeli military confirms release of eight Israeli hostages from captivity in Gaza Strip
A helicopter carrying hostages released amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel arrives at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv district, Israel, November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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UN commission to investigate Hamas sexual violence, appeal for evidence
People gather outside UN headquarters in Jerusalem to call for the return of the hostages kidnapped during the Oct. 7 Hamas cross-border attack in Israel, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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France opens door to EU talks on Israeli settler sanctions
FILE PHOTO: A man stands near damaged objects after an Israeli settlers' attack near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank October 6, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta/File Photo
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Israel, Hamas say truce will continue in effort to release more hostages, prisoners
A van carries hostages released by Hamas from Gaza earlier this evening, including Yarden Roman seen waving on November 30, 2023 in Ofakim, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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‘No sense of fatigue’ among NATO allies when it comes to support for Ukraine, Blinken says
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a press conference following the Nato Foreign Ministers meeting on Ukraine at Nato Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
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Mediators aim to extend Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza as last planned hostage releases begin
Palestinian children sell sweets in front of the rubble of a destroyed building in Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, on the fifth day of the temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar)
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Freed Israeli woman describes worsening conditions while held hostage by Hamas
Ruth Munder, a released Israeli hostage, walks with an Israeli soldier shortly after her arrival in Israel on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. A four-day cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war began in Gaza on Friday with an exchange of hostages and prisoners. (IDF via AP)
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Hamas senior official invites Elon Musk to Gaza, day after Israel visit
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 27: Elon Musk (L) meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog (R) on November 27, 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel. Billionaire and boss of the social network X, Elon Musk, travelled to Israel during the truce between Israel and Hamas. Musk is due to speak with Israeli President Isaac Herzog about the online fight against anti-Semitism. (Photo by Haim Zach (GPO) Handout via Getty Images)
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Diplomats seek extension of Israel-Hamas truce as deadline looms
Hamas fighters accompany newly released hostages before handing them over to the Red Cross in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on November 28, 2023. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
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Companies under increasing scrutiny for where they stand on Israel-Hamas conflict
Protesters are escorted out of the Four Seasons Hotel by the police after interrupting the Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony in Toronto, on Monday, November 13, 2023. Corporations are under increasing scrutiny for where they stand on the Israel-Hamas conflict as protesters push for peace. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Elon Musk visits Israel after criticism for endorsing antisemitic post
KRAR AZA, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 27: In this handout image provided by the GPO, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) takes Elon Musk (L) on a tour of Kibbutz Kfar Aza after the October 7th Massacre took place there, on November 27, 2023 in Kfar Aza, Israel. Billionaire and boss of the social network X, Elon Musk, travelled to Israel during the truce between Israel and Hamas. Musk is due to speak with Israeli President Isaac Herzog about the online fight against anti-Semitism. (Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO) Handout via Getty Images)