Deaths

White House Decries Deaths in Gaza Aid Stampede as Israeli Civilians Shot Dead in Samaria

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JERUSALEM, Israel – More than 100 Palestinians are reported dead following an early morning stampede Thursday surrounding humanitarian aid trucks in north Gaza. Meanwhile, Israelis mourned the death of two people from a terrorist attack at a gas station in a Jewish community north of Jerusalem. The White House labeled the deadly Gaza stampede caught on … Read more

Israelis Mourn Soldier Deaths as Leaders Vow Fight for Hostages, Against Hamas, to Continue

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JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel is still mourning the deaths of 21 Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed in Gaza Monday. Despite those deaths, Israeli leaders pledge to continue the war to defeat Hamas.   IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi visited the site Tuesday where the soldiers died. Hamas terrorists fired RPGs at the building where the soldiers … Read more

Jews of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Remembered in Poland, 80 Years after Their Deaths

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WARSAW, Poland – This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, when Polish Jews fought to the death in 1943 against the Nazis who had imprisoned them in their own neighborhood. In September 1939, the Germans invaded Poland, and within a month occupied Warsaw, Poland’s capital, home to nearly 1.3 million people.     … Read more