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CEO of CT nonprofit describes what she experienced in Gaza
The CEO of the Fairfield-based nonprofit Save the Children visited Gaza for three days. She explains the living conditions, the immense need and why the safety of aid workers is in jeopardy.
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US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation
U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening stage of an emergency humanitarian assistance authorized by President Joe Biden after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops.
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Gaza ceasefire resolution fails at Hartford City Council
Amid calls for communities to back a ceasefire in Gaza, the Hartford City Council rejected a resolution to do that on Monday.
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Gaza ceasefire resolution fails at Hartford City Council
Amid calls for communities to back a ceasefire in Gaza, the Hartford City Council rejected a resolution to do that on Monday. The resolution pointed out that more than 1,000 Israelis were killed on Oct. 7 and since the Israeli military campaign began, at least 29,000 Palestinians have been killed, including many children and women. “We do not want more…
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Contentious debate in Hamden with proposed ceasefire resolution
A contentious debate took place in Hamden Tuesday night as the legislative council votes on a ceasefire resolution in Gaza.
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Israel's Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza, rebuffing Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza and that “this is contrary to a Palestinian state.”
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Palestinians are using donated eSIM cards to stay in touch with the outside world
Palestinians have faced numerous internet and phone blackouts throughout the months-long war.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Gov. Lamont during event at SCSU
Pro-Palestinian protesters at Southern CT State University interrupted the governor, who was speaking at an event on campus, and appeared to yell at him of not taking action to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Student protesters commandeered a chamber event on Wednesday that was attended by the governor, legislators, municipal officials and others, according to State Rep. Craig Fishbein….
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Desperate families in Gaza cling to a routine for survival
Palestinians seeking refuge in southern Gaza say every day has become a desperate struggle to find food, water, medicine and working bathrooms.
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Americans beg for help getting family out of Gaza. ‘I just want to see my mother again,' a son says
The State Department says some 300 U.S. citizens, green-card holders or close family members are trapped in Gaza by the fighting between Israel and Hamas militants.
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Massachusetts family with 1-year-old pleads US for help as they try to escape Gaza
A Palestinian-American family from Medway, Massachusetts, is among those fleeing northern Gaza.
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Hamas threatens to kill civilian hostage any time Israel hits civilian areas without warning
The group said the statement was a “warning” after Israel issued a “full siege” of Gaza.
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Archaeologists unearth rare lead sarcophagi in 2,000-year-old Roman-era cemetery in Gaza
Archaeologists say they have discovered dozens of ancient graves including two rare sarcophagi made of lead in an ancient cemetery in the Gaza Strip.
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Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Continue as Hopes for a Cease-Fire Grow
Israeli airstrikes against Palestinian militant targets in the Gaza Strip have continued for a third day. The Palestinian death toll has risen to 30 as foreign mediators press ahead with efforts to reach a ceasefire.
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Israel Kills 12, Including 3 Senior Commanders From Islamic Jihad in Targeted Gaza Strikes
The Israeli military says it has killed three senior commanders of the militant Islamic Jihad group in targeted airstrikes.
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Israeli Military Strikes Syrian Army Sites After Rocket Attack
The rocket firings came after days of escalating violence on multiple fronts over tension in Jerusalem and an Israeli police raid on the city’s most sensitive holy site.
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Israel Launches Rare Air Strikes in Lebanon and Gaza as Netanyahu Vows to Extract ‘Heavy Price'
Israel struck targets in southern Lebanon early Friday and resumed air strikes in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said, marking a further escalation in the region following violence this week at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.
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Israeli Police Raid Jerusalem Holy Site as Tensions With Palestinian Worshippers Rise
Israeli-Palestinian violence has surged over the last year, as the Israeli military has carried out near-nightly raids on Palestinian cities, towns and villages and as Palestinians have staged numerous attacks against Israelis.
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Israel and Palestinian Militants Exchange Strikes After Deadly West Bank Raid
Palestinian militants in Gaza launched rockets at southern Israel and Israeli aircraft struck targets in the coastal enclave early Thursday after a deadly gun battle with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank killed 10 Palestinians.
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Israel Raids Hamas Rocket Factory in Gaza As Tensions Escalate
The Israeli military said the airstrikes targeted a rocket production workshop for the militant Hamas group, which controls Gaza. It said the site contained raw chemical materials.