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Iranian Missile Hits Israeli Hospital as Trump Appears to Put Off U.S. Action

President Trump said he would decide within two weeks whether the United States would intervene militarily in the war against Iran, according to the White House press secretary.

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Emergency workers and hospital staff at the Soroka Medical Center in southern Israel after a strike on Thursday.

Will Israel’s Interceptors Outlast Iran’s Missiles? The Answer May Shape the War.

Israel has a world-leading missile interception system but its bank of interceptors is finite.

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Tel Aviv this week. Since Iran started retaliating against Israel’s fire, Israel’s defense system has intercepted most incoming Iranian ballistic missiles.

Iran Missile Strikes Hospital in Southern Israel

The strike highlighted the risks to civilians in Israel and Iran after days of fighting between the two nations.

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The Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel, on Thursday, after an Iranian missile strike.

Israel Diminished Iran’s Air Defenses in Rounds of Strikes

Since last year, Israel forces have repeatedly hit Iran’s defenses. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had worked to “peel off the layers of protection” of Iranian defenses.

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Israeli strikes in Tehran on Sunday. The attacks have highlighted Iran’s lack of preparedness for war.

Gazans Worry Israel-Iran Conflict Will Shift World’s Attention From Their Plight

While Israel and Iran trade attacks, Palestinians in Gaza have been struggling to find food, connect to the internet and survive airstrikes.

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Palestinians displaced by the war walking through a camp in the port area of Gaza City earlier this month.

Gaza Aid Group Says 8 Local Workers Killed and 21 Wounded

Internet and landline services were also cut off in the enclave after key telecommunications infrastructure was damaged, according to a Palestinian ministry.

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Palestinians carry bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, an Israeli-backed organization, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.

Israel Recovers Body of Thai Farmworker in Gaza

Nattapong Pinta was taken hostage and later killed by members of a small militant group in Gaza, the Israeli military said.

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The aftermath of an Israeli attack in Gaza City that killed and injured Palestinians, on Saturday, in Gaza.

Who Is Yasser Abu Shabab, the Leader of the Israeli-Backed Militia in Gaza?

Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin man in his 30s, holds sway in eastern Rafah, an area close to a key border crossing between Israel and Gaza.

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Palestinians carry aid packages in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday.

Israeli Military Recovers Bodies of Two Hostages Taken in Oct. 7 Attack

Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai, who were in their 70s, were killed by members of a small Palestinian militant group, according to the Israeli security forces.

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Judi Weinstein-Haggai and Gadi Haggai in an undated photograph.
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