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A nurse prepared a dose of the coronavirus vaccine in the Bronx this month. Online misinformation and misstatements about vaccines have helped fuel a resistance to being inoculated.Credit.James Estrin/The New York Times
July 22, 2021
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Live Updates: Airstrikes and Protests Escalate as U.S. Steps Up Mediation
Israeli strikes damaged a road leading to a Gaza hospital on Sunday, while Hamas militants continued firing rockets. President Biden called the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to discuss cease-fire efforts.
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Israel Strikes Gaza Tower Housing A.P. and Other News Media
An Israeli airstrike destroyed a prominent building in Gaza City on Saturday that housed media outlets, including The Associated Press and Al Jazeera. The Israel Defense Forces said it gave an advanced warning for civilians to evacuate.
We are shocked and horrified that the Israelis would target the building that housed A.P.‘s bureau in Gaza. They long knew that A.P.’s bureau was there, and they targeted it. Now, fortunately, we had a warning, and we were able to get our journalists out. We narrowly escaped a huge loss of life. We had 12 journalists in that building. And those brave journalists not onl
Live Updates: Airstrikes Kills Dozens More in Gaza, and U.N. Security Council Meets
An Israeli attack overnight appeared to be the deadliest of the current hostilities. As the conflict with Hamas stretched into its seventh day, international pressure to find a diplomatic solution was building.
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The search for survivors on Sunday in a building in Gaza City that was destroyed in an overnight air strike.Credit.Samar Abu Elouf
International pressure to bring an end to the raging conflict between Israel and Hamas militants mounted on Sunday, even as local health officials said an Israeli airstrike in Gaza overnight killed more than two dozen people, the single deadliest attack of the current hostilities.