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Israeli forces target UN facilities | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (430+ words) JERUSALEM -- Israeli forces on Tuesday targeted at least two United Nations facilities, pushing forward with a crackdown against the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees tasked with delivering humanitarian services to millions of people across the region. Crews began bulldozing the United…...
Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ week, 4+ day ago (561+ words) Health officials and family members said at least one child was among the dead in northern Gaza following several strikes there as well as east of Gaza City. All 13 people were killed on Thursday. Israel's army said Friday that it…...
Attorney for former Middle East center director says University of Arkansas is under pressure
3+ week, 5+ day ago (80+ words) After more than 20 members of the Arkansas Senate released a statement last week weighing in on the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's discipline of the erstwhile director of the King Fahd Center ... Ryan Anderson covers higher education across the state. He…...
Israel says top Hamas commander killed | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (685+ words) The world in brief Israel says top Hamas commander killed JERUSALEM -- Israel on Saturday said it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory's south. Hamas in a statement…...
Footage of Israeli hostages published | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (482+ words) TEL AVIV -- New footage of six Israeli hostages shows them celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah while being held captive in a tunnel in Gaza, several months before they were killed. Israel said all six were killed last August by…...
Mansfield fullback Burton sets tone, scores 5 TDs in victory vs. Salem
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (22+ words) To earn the program's first state championship appearance, Mansfield turned again to senior fullback Andrew Burton. His efficiency was key Friday night....
Thai worker’s remains returned to Israel | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (594+ words) JERUSALEM -- Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal were those of a Thai agricultural worker, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday. The return of Sudthisak Rinthalak's remains leaves just…...
Israeli forces kill at least 13 in Syrian town | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (295+ words) DAMASCUS, Syria -- Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13 people, Syrian officials said, in the deadliest Israeli attack since its troops seized a swath of southern Syria…...
Review shows mounting deaths in Israeli prisons | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (453+ words) Of the 98 prisoner deaths PHRI documented since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war, 27 occurred in 2023, 50 in 2024 and 21 this year, the most recent on Nov. 2. PHRI says the actual death toll over this timeframe is "likely significantly higher," noting that…...
Israel returns 15 bodies to Gaza | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (632+ words) KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza -- Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Friday, officials at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said, in the latest step in fulfilling the terms of the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement. The bodies were returned after…...