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Palestinian Americans on the Israel-Hamas war: ‘We’re not even allowed to grieve’
The dozen Palestinian Americans NPR talked to from around the U.S. say they are mourning Gaza, while feeling completely abandoned by their country.
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Israel increases strikes on Gaza and 2 more hostages are freed. UN says aid sent so far is a trickle
With Israel still barring the entry of fuel, the U.N. said aid distribution would soon grind to a halt when it can no longer fuel trucks inside Gaza.
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Israel strikes across Gaza after allowing another small aid convoy into the besieged enclave
The WHO said seven hospitals in northern Gaza have been forced to shut down due to damage from strikes, lack of power and supplies, or Israeli evacuation orders.
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Harassment and hate crimes have spiked since the most recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict erupted
Philly- and Jersey-area officials have cautioned that certain individuals and institutions could become targets of hate.
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Listen 2:402nd batch of aid crosses into Gaza as Israel intensifies strikes
Fourteen trucks with essential supplies provided by the United Nations entered the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday. It included water, food and medical equipment, but no fuel.
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Supernova festival survivor details near-death experience for Philly’s Jewish Priorities Conference
Natalie Sanandaji appeared virtually at the Weitzman National Museum in Philadelphia on Sunday, recounting her close brushes with death.
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Listen 1:14Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from the ‘nightmare’ of Gaza’s hospitals
Hospitals in the Gaza Strip are nearing collapse under the Israeli blockade that cut power and deliveries of food and other necessities to the territory.
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In a Palestinian enclave in New Jersey, grief pervades everything
Residents of the Paterson, N.J., community say nearly everyone there knows someone killed in the Israel-Hamas war.
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Egypt’s border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza
Just 20 trucks were allowed in, an amount aid workers said was insufficient to address the unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
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Hundreds of Philly high school students walk out of class to march in support of Palestinians
“I have to say something,” one student said. “I have to use my voice.”
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Dr. James Gordon joins us to talk about healing from trauma. His work in conflicts around the world has informed his understanding of what it takes to recover.
Air Date: October 20, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 41:57Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released
The pair, who also hold Israeli citizenship, were the first hostages to be released, and more than 200 are still being held.
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Biden declares support for Israel and Ukraine is ‘vital’ for U.S. security
Biden said he would send an urgent funding request to Congress, which is expected to be roughly $100 billion over the next year.
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Philadelphia City Council halts public comment after shouting over Hamas resolution
People against the war came to City Council to express their sides in the conflict.
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Palestinians trapped in Gaza find nowhere is safe during Israel’s relentless bombing
The deal to get aid into Gaza remains fragile, while hospitals in the sealed territory say they are on the verge of collapse.
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