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        <title><![CDATA[Gwen Ackerman - Former Senior Writer]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biden Warns Netanyahu Not to Attack Rafah as Ramadan Begins]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-10/israel-hamas-deal-elusive-ahead-of-ramadan-as-us-pressure-grows</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marissa Newman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 10:21:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Timing Is Everything for Israel-Hamas Truce]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-08/timing-is-everything-for-israel-hamas-truce-as-humanitarian-crisis-worsens</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gwen Ackerman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:59:03 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A person looks at the pictures of hostages held in Gaza hang on a wall in Israel on March 7. Photographer: Amir Levy/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hamas Sends Team to Cairo as Israel Seeks Hostages’ Status]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gwen Ackerman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 09:37:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Says Cease-Fire on Table for Hamas as Aid Drops Begin]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gwen Ackerman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2024 16:34:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel to Launch Rafah Attack Unless Hostages Home in March]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-18/israel-to-launch-rafah-offensive-unless-hostages-home-by-ramadan</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisa Odenheimer]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 17:58:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hezbollah Vows to Escalate Israel Fight After Civilian Attacks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Khraiche]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:28:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel-Hezbollah Tensions Rise With Rocket Barrage From Lebanon]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-14/israel-hit-by-missile-barrage-in-escalation-of-lebanon-attacks</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gwen Ackerman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:23:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biden Urges Netanyahu to Shield Rafah Civilians in an Attack]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-11/netanyahu-says-israel-plans-to-move-rafah-civilians-before-fight</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gwen Ackerman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 16:07:49 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A resident rides a horse-pulled cart along a street ravaged by Israeli bombing in Rafah on Febr. 9, 2024. Photographer: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Vows to Control Security in the Gaza Strip After the War]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gwen Ackerman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:50:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Israel Is Bitterly Split by a Judiciary Overhaul]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-02/why-israel-is-bitterly-split-by-a-judiciary-overhaul</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gwen Ackerman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 15:50:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top Court Overturns Netanyahu’s Judicial Oversight Law]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-01/israel-s-top-court-overturns-netanyahu-s-judicial-oversight-law</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gwen Ackerman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 18:30:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Cuts Force Size in Gaza as It Enters Next Phase of Hamas War]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Bronner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 18:21:37 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Israeli troops roll back from the Gaza Strip on Dec. 31.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Herzog Says Israel Ready to Pause Fight in Bid for Hostages]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-19/herzog-says-israel-ready-to-pause-fight-in-exchange-for-hostages</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gwen Ackerman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:09:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Fuel Stations Hit By Possible Hack in Sign of Tensions]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-18/iran-fuel-stations-disrupted-by-possible-sabotage-tv-says</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsalan Shahla]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 07:51:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anxious and Armed, Israel Has Been Transformed After Hamas Attack]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-14/israelis-buy-guns-after-hamas-attack-transformed-society</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gwen Ackerman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Rebuffs Calls to Halt Gaza War as Forces Move South]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-05/un-says-no-safe-place-in-gaza-as-about-1-000-killed-since-truce</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gwen Ackerman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:24:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Says Hamas Violated Terms of Cease-Fire as Truce Lapses]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-01/israel-and-hamas-s-truce-ends-with-no-announcement-of-extension</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fares Alghoul]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:03:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Says Israel Must Not Repeat Scale of North Gaza Damage]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney McBride]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:15:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blinken Presses Israel to Obey International Law During Fighting]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney McBride]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:53:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel and Hamas Extend Their Truce for Another Day]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:03:07 GMT</pubDate>
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