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‘Harrowing Beyond Description’: Dozens Killed While at Prayer in Sudan

A doctor who spoke with The Times last week was among those killed when a missile hit a mosque on Friday as paramilitaries stepped up their brutal siege of the city of El Fasher.

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Israel’s Assault on Gaza City Stifles Hope of Diplomatic Resolution to War

A negotiated settlement to end the fighting remains distant, in part because of the maximalist positions of Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, and of Hamas.

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Palestinian families fleeing Gaza City, on Tuesday, as Israel launches a major offensive in the area.
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Russia Indoctrinates Children From Occupied Ukraine at 210 Sites, Study Says

War crime investigators at Yale discovered a program of re-education and military and police training that was larger than estimated earlier.

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Russian troops on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, in 2022. A report found that children from occupied territories, including Mariupol and other cities in several regions, were subject to Russian military training and re-education.
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Israel’s Ground Offensive in Gaza City Capped Months of Strikes and Threats

After intensified operations over the past week, the military said troops would gradually advance into the city, believing that at least 2,000 Hamas fighters remain there.

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Israeli military vehicles near the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday.
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Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza, U.N. Inquiry Says

In earlier reports, the commission found that Israel had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in its conflict with Hamas, but stopped short of calling it genocide. Israel denounced the accusation as “fake.”

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A residential area of Gaza City after an Israeli bombing in June.
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Arab Ministers Meet on Response to Israeli Attack in Qatar

Arab foreign ministers gathered on Sunday in the Qatari capital, Doha, to lay the groundwork for a summit there the next day.

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A damaged building in Doha, Qatar, last week after an Israeli strike. Arab foreign ministers gathered on Sunday to debate how to respond to Israel’s missile attack.
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Jerry Seinfeld Compares ‘Free Palestine’ Movement to K.K.K., Report Says

The comments at a Duke University event this week have rankled student activists, who said they fostered a hostile environment on campus.

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Jerry Seinfeld has been vocal about the Israel-Gaza conflict, publicly embracing his heritage and pushing back against critics of Israel.
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