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May 18, 2021 11:27 a.m.

Conservatives push big issues to fore at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion. Guns. Religion. A Trump-fortified conservative majority is making its presence felt at the Supreme Court by quickly wading into high-profile social issues that have been a goal of the right for decades.

May 18, 2021 9:06 a.m.

Rocket from Gaza kills 2 as Israel topples 6-story building

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A rocket launched from Gaza killed two Thai workers in southern Israel on Tuesday, police said, hours after Israeli airstrikes toppled a six-story building in the Palestinian territory that housed bookstores and educational centers. With the war showing no sign of abating, Palestinians across the region went on a general strike in a rare collective action against Israel’s policies.

May 18, 2021 9:06 a.m.

The Latest: Netanyahu says Hamas dealt 'unexpected blows'

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Palestinian militants have been dealt “unexpected blows” in more than a week of Israeli bombardments in the Gaza Strip.

May 18, 2021 8:39 a.m.

The Latest: Protests along Lebanon-Israel border hit 5th day

BEIRUT — Scores of Palestinians and Lebanese protesting along the border with Israel threw rocks and climbed the cement wall snaking around the frontier, and drew tear gas from Israeli forces Tuesday.

May 18, 2021 8:15 a.m.

The Latest: Man killed, dozens wounded in West Bank protest

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Health Ministry says a Palestinian protester was killed and dozens more were wounded when gunshots rang out at a large demonstration in the occupied West Bank.

May 18, 2021 7:27 a.m.

The Latest: Egypt announces $500 million to rebuild Gaza

CAIRO — Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has announced the allocation of $500 million for reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip.

May 18, 2021 7:09 a.m.

Strike from Gaza kills 2 as Israel topples 6-story building

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A strike launched from Gaza killed two Thai workers in southern Israel on Tuesday, police said, hours after Israeli airstrikes toppled a six-story building in the Palestinian territory that housed bookstores and educational centers. With the war showing no sign of abating, Palestinians across the region went on a general strike in a rare collective action against Israel’s policies.

May 18, 2021 6:27 a.m.

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CAIRO — Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has announced the allocation of $500 million for reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip.

May 18, 2021 6:09 a.m.

The Latest: Israel gives US info about Gaza building strike

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has given the United States information about its bombing of a Gaza building housing The Associated Press and other media outlets.

May 18, 2021 5:27 a.m.

Israeli police: 2 killed in strike launched from Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A strike launched from Gaza on Tuesday killed two Thai workers inside a packaging plant in southern Israel, police said, as Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers continued to trade attacks throughout the day.

May 18, 2021 5:06 a.m.

Medics: 10 people wounded in strike from Gaza on Israel

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli medics say that a strike from Gaza has wounded 10 people, four of them seriously.

May 18, 2021 5:06 a.m.

The Latest: UN agency says situation in Gaza is dire

GENEVA —The U.N. humanitarian agency is describing an increasingly dire situation inside the Gaza Strip as the war between Israel and the territory’s Hamas rulers rages with no end in sight.

May 18, 2021 3:27 a.m.

Palestinians go on strike as Israel-Hamas fighting rages

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians across Israel and the occupied territories went on strike in a rare collective protest Tuesday as Israeli missiles toppled a building in Gaza and militants in the Hamas-ruled territory fired dozens of rockets that killed two people.

May 18, 2021 2:30 a.m.

Israel, Hamas trade fire in Gaza; Palestinians go on strike

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes on what it said were militant targets in Gaza, leveling a six-story building, and militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Tuesday. Palestinians across the region observed a general strike as the war, now in its second week, showed no signs of abating.

May 18, 2021 12:57 a.m.

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