How does Hamas get its weapons? A mix of improvisation, resourcefulness and a key overseas benefactor
The brutal rampage by Islamist militant group Hamas on Israel last weekend involved thousands of rockets and missiles, drones dropping explosives, and untold numbers of small arms and ammunition.
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Gaza crisis grows under intense bombardment as Israel retaliates to Hamas atrocities
Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepened Thursday as Israeli jets continued to pound the densely populated enclave in response to Hamas' brutal terror attacks, while Israel's government formed an emergency war cabinet and ordered hospitals to prepare for an expected escalation of violence.
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In Israel, 'the place where you want your kids to grow up' has suddenly turned into the front line
People from Be'eri sometimes used to say the reason the Israeli kibbutz was so close to the Gaza Strip was because otherwise, it would be too perfect.
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This woman held off Hamas by barricading safe room door with a vacuum cleaner and rolling pin
An Israeli woman and her daughter survived Hamas' 12-hour siege of their kibbutz by barricading themselves into a safe room using a vacuum cleaner and a rolling pin.
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The world will pay a high price if China cuts off supplies of chipmaking materials
Just one month after China announced it would curb exports of germanium and gallium, both essential for making semiconductors, its overseas shipments of the materials fell to zero.
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Gaza's sole power station stops working as fuel runs out, after Israel orders 'complete' blockade
Gaza's only power station has stopped working after the fuel needed for generating electricity ran out on Wednesday, Gaza officials said.
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'We live in different worlds': Poland's toxic politics is splitting the country in two, one family at a time
The front door to the Martynowska residence is a point of no return. Every week, as Karolina prepares to cross it, she steels herself. Like millions of families in Poland, hers is split along political lines -- and bracing itself for a key election Sunday.
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China wants to be a peace broker in the Middle East. How has it responded to the Israel-Gaza war?
When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Beijing in June, China vowed to contribute "Chinese wisdom, Chinese strength" to resolve the long-standing conflict between the Palestinians and Israel.
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Israel's history suggests the clock is ticking for Netanyahu after Hamas attack failures
In his more than three decades in politics, Benjamin Netanyahu has accrued almost as many nicknames as he has election wins.
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UN 'deeply concerned' over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing
The United Nations says it is "deeply concerned" by reports that civilians, including women and children, were killed and injured in a bombing at a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar.
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Israel steps up Gaza offensive as brutality of Hamas attacks laid bare
Israel has stepped up its offensive in Gaza following Hamas' weekend assault as soldiers who retook villages from the Islamist group's fighters unveiled the brutality that had been meted out to civilians in coordinated attacks that US President Joe Biden described as "sheer evil."
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Australian reporter Cheng Lei released from China after three years detention over espionage charges
Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has been released by China, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday, more than three years after she was detained on espionage charges.
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