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Fast Forward Hamas frees two additional hostages from Gaza as more than 200 remain
The release of Nurit Yitzhak and Yocheved Lifshitz comes after the terror group released two other hostages on Friday
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Opinion Will Hamas say ‘Uncle!’ before America says ‘Enough!’?
Israel has to avoid civilian casualties, even if America doesn't
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Culture The shifting narratives of the Gaza hospital bombing: 24 hours in a fog of war story
As the world scrambled to figure out who bombed a hospital in Gaza, people analyzed videos and spread unverified theories online
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Fast Forward ‘Hamas will be washed away’: Top congressional leaders pledge support for Israel
The top-level turnout was a testament the degree to which the pro-Israel community has galvanized the political class since Hamas invaded Israel
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Fast Forward Israel-Colombia spat deepens, as Israel stops arms sales and Bogotá threatens to cut ties
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said Hamas is the “invention of Mossad” and compared Israel’s bombing of Gaza to Nazism.
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Opinion Netanyahu has turned his back on Israel’s hostages, and abandoned Israel in its darkest moment
Israel's prime minister is plowing ahead with a campaign against Gaza with no apparent plan to protect Israeli hostages
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Opinion Hamas has always undermined Palestinian safety. The costs have never been more extreme
Hamas preaches Palestinian autonomy, but displays an intentional disregard for the value of Palestinian life
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Fast Forward As news of American victims in Israel trickled in, these sisters’ fates diverged
Roya and Norelle Manzuri, who attended a Jewish day school in California, were feared missing. Now one has been found dead
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