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​Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters form a human chain in front of the crowd gathered near the family home of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, where the Hamas militant group prepares to hand over Israeli and Thai hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis, on January 30, 2025, as part of their third hostage-prisoner exchange..
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Hamas: Then & Now

Israel hunted Yahya Sinwar — the Hamas leader and mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack — for over a year. He was hidden deep within Gaza’s shadowy tunnel networks.

​People gather to get food relief in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on March 17, 2024.
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In Gaza, food is scarce and famine is spreading

A UN-backed report has warned that famine is spreading throughout the Gaza Strip, where at least 33 children have died of malnutrition since the end of May.

​U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a joint press conference with Kenyan President William Ruto at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2024.
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What is Biden’s red line in Rafah?

The White House on Tuesday said a recent Israeli airstrike that killed dozens of refugees in Rafah — reportedly with US-made bombs — did not cross President Joe Biden’s red line for withholding weapon shipments from Israel.

​Palestinians search for food among burnt debris in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on an area designated for displaced people, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 27, 2024.
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Rafah refugee deaths draw condemnation

“A tragic mistake.” With those words, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu attempted to mitigate the fallout from last week’s airstrike in Rafah that killed 45 Palestinians sheltering in a refugee camp.

​Displaced Palestinian woman Mai Anseir stands with children at a school where they shelter as they prepare to flee Rafah after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of the southern Gaza City, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 13, 2024.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Waves of Palestinians displaced, Deadly cartel violence in Mexico, Fatal riots in New Caledonia, Biden sanctions Nicaragua, Israeli soldiers killed by friendly fire

Xi invites Putin to China to strengthen "no limits" partnership
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Xi invites Putin to China to strengthen "no limits" partnership

Does Putin's upcoming visit with Xi Jinping signal a continuing “no-limits” partnership between China and Russia? Why is Europe alarmed with Georgia's “foreign agents” law? How will Biden respond if Israel continues to push into Rafah? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool/File Photo
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Netanyahu fires back at Biden over arms threat

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday his country would “stand alone” and fight “with its fingernails” if Joe Biden followed through on a threat to cut certain arms shipments to the Jewish state.

​President Joe Biden speaks at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony at the US Capitol on May 7, 2024.
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Biden’s “ironclad” support for Israel faces its sternest test

President Joe Biden has what appears to be a political mission impossible: finding a thread that unites the pearls of Democrat support over the war in Gaza.

​Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 7, 2024.
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Biden threatens to cut off some weapons to Israel if Rafah invaded

“We’re not going to supply the weapons and the artillery shells used” in a seemingly imminent Israeli invasion of Rafah, US President Joe Biden said in a CNN interview Wednesday, his toughest language on Israel yet.

With a Rafah invasion, is the Israel-Hamas cease-fire dead?
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With a Rafah invasion, is the Israel-Hamas cease-fire dead?

With Israel beginning its invasion of Rafah, is the recent Hamas agreed to cease-fire dead? Will widespread flooding in Brazil lead to a larger crisis in the region? Will a Russian invasion of Ukraine endure as long as Putin, who begins his fifth term as president, remains in office? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.