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The shooting death of an Israeli man who raced to confront Palestinian attackers has raised questions about the use of excessive force among Israeli security forces and the public.

The letter, signed by dozens of student groups at Harvard, blames Saturday’s attacks on the Israeli people, calling them the “apartheid regime” forcing Palestinians to live in an “open-air prison” in Gaza.

A full flight from war-torn Tel Aviv touched down at Boston Logan International Airport on Tuesday morning, including young children who spent the last few days huddling into crawl spaces and shelters to shield themselves from the attacks that began over the weekend. The flight arrived around 6 a.m., and NBC10 Boston spoke with several passengers as they got off…

The open-air Tribe of Nova music festival will go down in Israeli history as the country’s worst civilian massacre. Hamas militants attacked a large music festival in the desert near the Gaza-Israel border. The attack killed hundreds of people and triggered chaotic escape efforts as revelers tried to run or hide from gunfire. Dozens of militants blew through Israel’s heavily...

A horrific loss amongst the violence in Israel — Brandeis University professor emeritus Ilan Troen shared with NBC10 Boston how his daughter Deborah and his son-in-law saved his 16-year-old grandson when Hamas began its attacks on Israeli civilians.

Major airlines are suspending flights to Israel after it formally declared war following a massive attack by Hamas.

At least 11 Americans have been killed in the violence in Israel and more are still unaccounted for after Hamas attacked from the Gaza Strip over the weekend, President Joe Biden said Monday.

Israel’s military ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday, halting deliveries of food, water, fuel and supplies to its 2.3 million people as it pounded the Hamas-ruled territory with waves of airstrikes in retaliation for the militants’ bloody weekend incursion.

Supporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause rallied in American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he’s ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel after the surprise attack by Hamas that has left more than 1,000 dead and thousands wounded on both sides.

As the death toll continues to rise from the surprise attack in Hamas and the National Security Council confirms the deaths of several U.S. citizens, President Biden has pledged America’s support for Israel. NBC10’s Karen Hua spoke with local Jewish leaders on what comes next.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said U.S. citizens were also being held hostage by Hamas.

Some Americans also remain unaccounted for after the attacks.

A surprise attack from Hamas sparked a war with Israel on Saturday. NBC10 spoke with the leader of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia about the situation unfolding in the Middle East.

Two hundred and sixty revelers at a music festival in an Israeli desert area in the early hours of Saturday morning were killed.

The capture of dozens of Israeli soldiers and civilians by Hamas militants has stirred Israeli emotions more viscerally than any crisis in the country’s recent memory.

The Israeli government formally declared war and gave the green light for “significant military steps” to retaliate against Hamas for its surprise attack from the Gaza Strip.

Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israel comes at a time when the country faces historic domestic political division, growing violence in the West Bank, and high-stakes negotiations between Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United States.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war against Hamas after the Palestinian militant group launched a surprise attack on Israel, which the IDF says left more than 1,400 dead and thousands injured.