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Politics & Policy

U.N. Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

The U.S.-sponsored resolution has been accepted by Israel, according to the U.S. It calls on Hamas, which initially viewed the proposal “positively,” to accept the plan.

2 years ago

Palestinians receive medical care at the European hospital in Khan Younis
NPR
Health

A U.S. doctor in Gaza wants President Biden to know ‘we are not safe’

Dr. Adam Hamawy told NPR he has "never in my career witnessed the level of atrocities and targeting of my medical colleagues as I have in Gaza."

2 years ago

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)
NPR
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.

2 years 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.

2 years 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.

2 years 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.

2 years ago

A student protests the Israel-Hamas war at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
NPR
Courts & Law

Nearly 300 people arrested at U.S. campus protests against the war in Gaza this weekend

From from Arizona to Massachusetts, universities turned to forced removal of pro-Palestinian protests and encampments as students mount organized opposition.

2 years 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.

2 years 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.

2 years ago

Protesters at temple
Community

Philly university students join nationwide call for ceasefire in Gaza; encampment established at Penn

Hundreds marched through Center City on Thursday, stopping at Philly campuses and City Hall, calling for a permanent ceasefire and demanding local divestment from Israel.

2 years ago

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Agnes Callamard
Courts & Law

World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says

The human rights organization's annual report says powerful governments, including the U.S., Russia and China, have led a global disregard for international rules and values.

2 years ago

The American and Ukrainian flags wave in the wind outside of the Capitol on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Washington. The Senate is moving ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Politics & Policy

Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote

The bill passed the Senate on Tuesday after the House had approved the package Saturday.

2 years ago

people marching in the street for a ceasefire
Politics & Policy

The Uncommitted: Pa. primary is another litmus test for Biden’s handling of Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

A coalition wants 50,000 voters to write in “uncommitted” for president, rather than a candidate. The message: Stop aiding genocide or risk losing the state.

2 years ago

Military robot
Science
Billy Penn

Philly manufacturer of military robot dogs is a target of Gaza war protests

Pennovation’s Ghost Robotics has embraced the weaponization of its robots.

2 years ago

Ukrainian soldiers carry shells to fire
NPR
Community

In Ukraine, the vote to renew U.S. aid was cheered. But unease for the future remains

On Saturday, the U.S. House approved nearly $61 billion in assistance, including nearly $14 billion to help Ukraine buy advanced weapons systems and defense equipment.

2 years ago

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