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Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip overnight killed 12 people, Palestinian medical officials said Sunday. Israeli police meanwhile arrested three suspects after flares were fired at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in the coastal city of Caesarea.

Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two decades since it abandoned the GOP, NBC News reports.

Some 93 people were killed, another 40 people were missing and dozens injured, according to the Gaza government media office.

Dua’A Al Areer and her son Joud, who is bound to a wheelchair, were brought to the US by the Palestine Children Relief Fund so that the little boy can get surgery at Shriner’s Hospital.

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Tufts is the latest university to suspend its branch of the Students for Justice in Palestine group, including for a social media post calling to “Escalate for Gaza” on Oct. 7, the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel. Nevertheless, the group held its demonstration.

One year ago, a Massachusetts man’s family was changed forever. Two relatives of Needham resident Jason Greenberg were killed when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. “Carmela and Noya, who were killed that day only because they weren’t able to keep up with their captors, that brings real sadness to my heart,” said Greenberg. His cousin, Ofer Calderon, was…

Ofer Calderon was kidnapped during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

A temple in Newton hosted an event to commemorate the upcoming anniversary of the conflict escalation in Gaza. 

The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies say Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could change the narrative of the grinding war. Richard Moore, the head of MI6, said Kyiv’s surprise move in August to seize territory in Russia’s Kursk region was “typically audacious and bold on the part of the Ukrainians.” He...

Gaza’s Health Ministry says it has begun a three-day campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus.

Tensions have soared following nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the killing of two senior militants in separate strikes in Lebanon and Iran last week.

This is far from the first time the rival groups have signed reconciliation pacts, only to return to hostilities due to persistent disagreements.

Planned as a temporary fix to get aid to starving Palestinians, the project was panned from the start by aid groups that condemned it as a waste of time and money.

Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians outside Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50, according to the territory’s health officials and emergency workers.

Hundreds of students at the University of Chicago graduated with their diplomas in hand on Saturday, but that wasn’t the case for four students who are involved in ongoing disciplinary proceedings stemming from a pro-Palestinian protest on campus.

The image, which appears to be AI-generated, was shared more than 29 million times in less than 24 hours.

Young children impacted by Israel’s war in Gaza are in Boston as they recover from trauma. Aser Abumuhaisen, 5, is making strides learning how to get around in a wheelchair. His leg had to be amputated below the knee. In January, a bomb hit Aser’s home in Gaza, killing a dozen of his family members, including his parents. “He...

With the help of a nonprofit, life-saving missions in Boston are free for families with little hope left.

Supporters of Israel and the Palestinian people are making their voices heard at MIT campus protests.

About 130 people were arrested at a pro-Palestinian encampment at UMass Amherst Tuesday night, the university said. The encampment — one of many that to have sprung up at college campuses across Massachusetts and the country as the war in Gaza rages on — was unauthorized, according to UMass Amherst, and people involved didn’t follow police orders to disperse. The…