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A sticker reads “Impeachment Now!” with a photo of Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu with a bloody hand on his face

Israelis answer ‘battle cry’ to return to anti-government protests

Israel-Hamas war

After Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, anti-government protests in Israel quieted, but Israelis are back in the streets, saying their message is more important than ever.

Photo showing tanks and jeeps rolling through a desert

How the Hamas assault echoes the 1973 Arab-Israeli war

Israel-Hamas war
Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by his wife Sara, waves to his supporters after first exit poll results for the Israeli Parliamentary election at his party's headquarters in Jerusalem

Netanyahu win is set to ‘change the face of Israel,’ Israeli reporter says

Naftali Bennett is shown wearing a dark suit and raising his right hand in the air.

Benjamin Netanyahu is out, Naftali Bennett is sworn in as Israel’s new prime minister

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Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett wearing a dark suit and sitting while speaking with Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid on his left.

A new alliance in Israel could oust Prime Minister Netanyahu

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Indigenous leaders in Canada call for search for mass graves

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Top of The World: Amid widespread outrage and grief after the discovery of a mass grave holding the remains of 215 children, Indigenous leaders in Canada are calling for a search for other mass graves across the nation. And, Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open. Also, Israel’s two-year-long political struggle to form a lasting government could reach a conclusion this week.

Smoke plumes from airstrikes in Gaza.

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire

Conflict & Justice

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire in Gaza after more than a week of fighting.

Young man in blue shirt lifts a piece of concrete as other men sift through rubble after an airstrike

Prospects of a ceasefire offer hope to ending violence between Israel and Hamas

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Top of the World: Officials close to the negotiations between Israel and Hamas say a ceasefire could be announced in the next 24 hours as hostilities continue. And South Korean President Moon Jae-in is on a four-day visit to Washington, hoping to revive stalled talks with North Korea. Also, Russia assumes the chairmanship of the eight-nation Arctic Council bloc, as the US tries to oppose Moscow’s plans to set maritime rules.

A man is shown bending over and looking at the remains of a bombed out building with rubble scatter all over.

Biden supports Israel-Hamas ceasefire as humanitarian crisis deepens

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Top of The World: US President Joe Biden on Monday expressed support for a ceasefire, according to a readout of a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And, the massive cyclone Tauktae made landfall Monday in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Also, a record 6,000 migrants have jumped fences or swum onto the Spanish city of Ceuta, in North Africa.

A man is shown wearing an orange safety vest and silver helmet and spraying a fire working to extinguish it.

Israel conducts heavy airstrike bombardment on Gaza

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Top of The World: As the conflict enters a second week, Palestinians in Gaza awoke on Monday to heavy airstrikes. And, election results in Chile suggest the country’s center-right ruling coalition failed to secure one-third of seats necessary to control the body that will draft the country’s new constitution. Also, the WHO says working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people.

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