Israel is hinting at a wider war in the Middle East — one that the US thinks it will lose: report

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with IDF soldiers in Gaza in November.

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23 lasting images from a chaotic year in politics

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Off years in US politics are supposed to be relatively quiet. Heading into 2023, we expected a divided Congress to pass very little sweeping legislation. We knew that Republicans would be jockeying for the GOP presidential nomination. And you can always expect a surprise or two.

Oh, how quaint that seems now.

Israel drove suitcases stuffed with cash into Gaza to keep Hamas in power: NYT

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A Hamas militant holds up a rifle at the funeral of a fellow fighter in 2019.
Israeli Prime Minister "Bibi" Netanyahu allowed millions in funds to flow to Hamas, the New York Times reported.

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Elon Musk's newest phase is cosplaying as a savior-statesman

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) takes Elon Musk (L) on a tour of Kibbutz Kfar Aza.
Billionaire and boss of the social network X, Elon Musk, in Israel with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) and officials on November 27.

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Elon Musk toured the site of Hamas' October 7 terror attacks on Israel, after being accused of antisemitism

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Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with Elon Musk, right, at Kibbutz Kfar Aza on November 27, 2023.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with Elon Musk, center, at Kibbutz Kfar Aza on November 27, 2023.

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Israel's bombing of a refugee camp could be a turning point. Even its closest allies are expressing concern.

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The aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza.

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Netanyahu is focused on his own political 'survival,' not the war in Gaza, says ex-IDF intelligence chief

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US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 18, 2023.
US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Netanyahu deleted a post on X about a struggle against 'children of darkness' around the time of a tragic hospital explosion in Gaza

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, July 24, 2016.

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Israel's ambassador says there's no humanitarian crisis in Gaza as Israel bombs and lays siege to it, killing thousands of Palestinians

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Palestinian citizens are displaced from their homes as a result of Israeli air strikes on October 9, 2023 in Gaza City, Gaza.
Palestinian citizens are displaced from their homes as a result of Israeli air strikes on October 9, 2023 in Gaza City, Gaza.

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A Palestinian father-of-6 says his youngest kids would scream and cry when they first heard bombs, but now they're 'numb' and sit in the corner instead of playing

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A bombed-out section of western Gaza City.

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