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Israel-Gaza WarLive updates Hostages released Gaza Strip, explained Why Israel
and Hamas are at war See maps
Israel-Gaza WarLive updates Hostages released Gaza Strip, explained Why Israel
and Hamas are at war See maps


AN ASPIRING JOURNALIST DOCUMENTED GAZA’S BEAUTY, THEN ITS DESTRUCTION

By Kevin Sieff
December 28, 2023 at 3:00 a.m. EST
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Before the war, Plestia Alaqad didn’t think much about her Instagram feed. She
posted a few photos of herself next to the Mediterranean, holding her friend’s
son, petting her dog, Luki. She uploaded a photo sitting in a cafe (“Happy and
carefree era,” the caption read) and from an early-morning bike ride (“Catch
sunrises, not feelings”).




ISRAEL-GAZA WAR

Efforts to deliver medical supplies and fuel to hospitals in Gaza have been
increasingly constrained by hungry people stopping convoys in search of food,
the World Health Organization said. Israel has expanded operations in Gaza’s
central area this week.

More than 20,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip during the war
between Israel and Hamas, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

Hostages: More than 100 held in the Gaza Strip have been released. Here’s what
we know about those freed by Hamas so far.

Oct. 7 attack: Hamas spent more than a year planning its assault on Israel. A
Washington Post video analysis shows how Hamas exploited vulnerabilities created
by Israel’s reliance on technology at the “Iron Wall,” the security barrier
around the Gaza Strip, to carry out the deadliest attack in Israel’s history.
Stock traders earned millions of dollars anticipating the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, a
study found.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip has a complicated
history. Understand what’s behind the Israel-Gaza war and read about the history
of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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