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October 17, 2023

Sec Blinken exchanges warm greeting with Palestinian president, remains silent on aid for Gaza

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday as Israel appears poised to invade Gaza in the coming days.

October 17, 2023

Iran foreign minister warns 'preemptive action' against Israel expected within hours

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian threatened "new fronts" will open in Israel-Hamas war and warned Tehran will take "preemptive action" soon.

October 17, 2023

Kirby: 'No question' that Hamas hostage seen in video was speaking 'under duress'

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says a French-Israeli woman who appeared in a video released by Hamas likely was speaking “under duress."

October 17, 2023

NPR affiliate pulls show after guest doubted that Hamas killed women, children during terror attacks

An NPR station pulled a show after a professor at Northwestern University in Qatar "expressed doubt that women and children had been killed by Hamas" during the attack on Israel.

October 17, 2023

DeSantis rips ‘politically correct’ Haley, refuses to ‘import’ Gazan refugees taught to ‘hate Jews’

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Nikki Haley's comments and argued Gazans are taught to hate Jews and oppose Israel.

October 17, 2023

Billionaire quits Harvard board after student letter supports Hamas over Israel

Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer resigned his post on the executive board of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government after the college's delayed response to a letter supporting Hamas.

October 17, 2023

AOC blames Muslim boy's murder in part on DeSantis' 'destructive' rhetoric on Gaza refugees

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., claimed comments like those made by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis about Gaza refugees led to a young Muslim boy's murder.

October 17, 2023

Jewish college students say they're scared to go to class, blame universities for silence on antisemitism

Georgetown and American University students joined 'FOX & Friends' to detail the antisemitism they have witnessed since the Israel-Hamas war began. 

October 17, 2023

Versailles Palace evacuated twice for 'security reasons' following week of terrorist threats

The Palace of Versailles, outside Paris, abruptly closed due to "security reasons," evacuating visitors and locking down with police presence.

October 17, 2023

GOP senator calls for ‘immediate’ halt of US aid to Palestinians, says it will end up ‘in the hands of Hamas’

Sen. Marsha Blackburn says U.S. aid to Gaza should be cut off, echoing sentiment from other GOP figures against accepting refugees from the region.