#Gaza refugees can’t be accepted by U.S.

#Gaza refugees can’t be accepted by U.S.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) argued Saturday that the U.S. shouldn’t take in Palestinian refugees fleeing from Gaza amid the war between Israel and Hamas militants. “I don’t know what [President] Biden’s gonna do, but we cannot accept people from Gaza into this country as refugees,” DeSantis, a GOP presidential candidate, said during a campaign…

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#Biden administration authorizes nonessential personnel to depart Israel, West Bank

#Biden administration authorizes nonessential personnel to depart Israel, West Bank

The Biden administration released an updated travel advisory for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza on Saturday as the ongoing conflict in the region persists. The State Department authorized the departure of all “non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members for U.S. Embassy Jerusalem and U.S. Branch Office Tel Aviv.” “Terrorist groups, lone-actor terrorists and…

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#Israel’s deadline for Gaza evacuation closes in: What to know 

#Israel’s deadline for Gaza evacuation closes in: What to know 

As Israel’s military orders 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to immediately evacuate, questions remain as to what forces are expected to do and when they will officially begin.  The evacuation, ordered by Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF), comes ahead of an apparent ramped-up bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’ attack on Israel, which began Oct. 7.  Israel has…

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#Hamas practiced public dress rehearsal before attack

#Hamas practiced public dress rehearsal before attack

Hamas practiced a public dress rehearsal for their recent attack on Israel, according to a propoganda video posted on social media by the group, recognized as a terrorist organnization by the United States. The video posted on Sep. 12 featured fighters utilizing explosives to get through a replica of a border gate on the Gaza-Israel…

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#Hamas claims 13 hostages killed in Israeli airstrikes

#Hamas claims 13 hostages killed in Israeli airstrikes

Hamas claimed that 13 of the approximately 150 people held hostage in Gaza were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the past day.  Hamas said there were foreigners amongst those who died, but their nationalities were not disclosed. The recent fighting, which began when Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday, has resulted in some 2,800 deaths on…

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#Schumer faces Democratic divisions on Israel 

#Schumer faces Democratic divisions on Israel 

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the first Jewish Senate majority leader in history and a staunch ally of Israel, faces a tricky divide in his caucus and the broader Democratic Party over how to respond to the attacks against Israel.   Schumer must navigate the growing tensions between Democratic allies of Israel and progressive…

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#Bipartisan lawmakers introduce Iron Dome appropriations act

#Bipartisan lawmakers introduce Iron Dome appropriations act

Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), Max Miller (R-Ohio) and Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would appropriate $2 billion to help Israel with its Iron Dome defense system. The Iron Dome is a system that intercepts rockets being fired at Israel. “Radical Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists are kidnapping, torturing, raping, burning…

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