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Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Hadeel al-Shalchi is an editor with Weekend Edition. Prior to joining NPR, Al-Shalchi was a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press and covered the Arab Spring from Tunisia, Bahrain, Egypt, and Libya. In 2012, she joined Reuters as the Libya correspondent where she covered the country post-war and investigated the death of Ambassador Chris Stephens. Al-Shalchi also covered the front lines of Aleppo in 2012. She is fluent in Arabic.
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At least 90 Palestinians were killed in an airstrike that the Israeli military said was targeting two top Hamas military leaders -- the most senior of whom has evaded assassination multiple times.
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The powerful Israeli strike was directed at the head of the Hamas military wing, Mohammed Deif. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged he didn't have definitive information on Deif's fate.
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Many residents are ignoring the order as Israel renews military action in Gaza's largest city. A local civil defense group said the neighborhood of Shujaiya is uninhabitable.
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The pier will be used to deliver long-stalled humanitarian aid. Will it finally live up to the Biden administration’s hopes?
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Israel's far-right finance minister's economic policies have the potential to collapse the Palestinian Authority and cause fiscal chaos in the West Bank.
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is in Washington this week, and will continue conversations while Israel fights on two fronts -- in Gaza and on the border with Lebanon.
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Thousands across Israel have been protesting daily this week demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accept a ceasefire deal to bring back the remaining hostages inside Gaza.
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Palestinians living in Ramallah, the West Bank's largest city, say they are trapped, unable to travel because of settler violence and checkpoints.
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A weekend operation by Israel in Gaza freed four hostages held by Hamas. Gaza health authorities say the raid also took the lives of more than 270 Palestinians.
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Israeli troops have withdrawn from the Jabalia refugee camp in north Gaza. The three week offensive forced tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee. Families are returning to scenes of devastation.