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International

A woman mourns as she carries the shrouded body of a child killed following overnight Israeli strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 6. (AFP via Getty Images)
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Community

Why the U.N. revised the numbers of women and children killed in Gaza

Despite lowering its tally of those killed in the past seven months, the United Nations says the Gaza Health Ministry's death toll of more than 35,000 people is reliable.

1 year ago

Palestinians look at a residential building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, March 20, 2024.
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S. report says it’s ‘reasonable to assess’ that Israel has violated humanitarian law

The State Department finds it likely that the Israeli military has committed abuses, but stops short of reaching any sweeping or definitive conclusions.

1 year ago

Andrew Holness speaking at a podium at the graduation
Education

Jamaican Prime Minister addresses Delaware State graduates, recognizing the school’s hundreds of Jamaican students

The visit from Prime Minister Andrew Holness was the first time a sitting head of government delivered a commencement address at DSU.

1 year ago

Mahmoud Abbas speaking at the UN
Politics & Policy

UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid

The 193-member world body approved the Arab and Palestinian sponsored resolution by a vote of 143-9 with 25 abstentions.

1 year ago

Makeshift tents in Rafah
NPR
Politics & Policy

Hamas accepts cease-fire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar

The announcement came hours after Israel ordered tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians to evacuate parts of southern Gaza, signaling a ground assault might be imminent.

1 year ago

Campus protest encampment
NPR
Education

Columbia University cancels its main commencement ceremony after weeks of turmoil

After a tumultuous few weeks on campus, Columbia University is changing its graduation plans, canceling its main ceremony to focus on multiple school-specific celebrations.

1 year ago

Benjamin Netanyahu
Politics & Policy

Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation

The move escalates the feud between the Qatari broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance.

1 year ago

Army supplies on a boat
Community

A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine’

Cindy McCain said a cease-fire and a greatly increased flow of aid through land and sea routes was essential to confronting the growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

1 year ago

Mike Johnson speaking at a podium
NPR
Politics & Policy

House passes bill aimed to combat antisemitism amid college unrest

The Antisemitism Awareness Act would see the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism.

1 year ago

Members of a protest encampment at UPenn hang signs around their camp on May 1, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over Gaza

“Dissent is essential for democracy," he said at the White House. "But dissent must never lead to disorder.”

1 year ago

Protester holds a sign that says 'Genocide'
NPR
Money

Top companies are on students’ divest list. But does it really work?

Protesters want their universities to sell off their investments in companies that have businesses or investments in Israel because of the country's invasion of Gaza.

1 year ago

protest encampment on college campus
NPR
Education

As student protesters get arrested, they risk being banned from campus too

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators continue to turn out at schools across the country despite the risk of detention and suspension.

1 year ago

Spain Israel Palestinians
NPR
Community

Hamas releases video of a second American being held hostage in Gaza

U.S. citizen Keith Siegel was reportedly abducted on Oct. 7 from his home in the community of Kfar Azza, close to the Gaza Strip.

1 year ago

Philadelphia Temple, Drexel and UPenn students marched west on Market Street to the campus of the University of Pennsylvania to protest U.S. support of Israel in the Gaza war on April 25, 2024. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Photo essay: Penn, Drexel and Temple students demand ceasefire in Gaza, establish encampment

Protests, sit-ins and encampments decrying the war in Gaza have swept university campuses across the U.S. Here’s how things unfolded in Philadelphia on Thursday, in photos.

1 year ago

Protesters march from City Hall down Market Street near Drexel
Community
Billy Penn

Students from multiple campuses march through Center City calling for ceasefire in Gaza

Hundreds of students and faculty at Temple, Drexel and Penn staged walkouts and rallies at their respective campuses as part of nationwide demonstrations.

1 year ago

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