Sam Mednick

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Israel controls 50% of Gaza as Palestinians get squeezed into shrinking wedges of land

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50% of the territory...

Father of the last living American hostage in Gaza hopes Trump can bring his son home

TEL AVIV (AP) — Unlike many families who blame Israel’s government for not getting their loved ones released from captivity in Gaza, Adi Alexander is hesitant to point fingers. Pragmatic and measured,...

Can technology help more survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan?

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — After being gang-raped by armed men while collecting firewood, the 28-year-old tried in vain to get help. Some clinics were closed, others told her to return later...

As warming climate hammers coffee crops, South Sudan tests a tougher species

NZARA COUNTY, South Sudan (AP) — Catherine Bashiama runs her fingers along the branches of the coffee tree she’s raised from a seedling, searching anxiously for its first fruit buds since she...

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