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October 19, 2014
Kobani Fighting Sends 400,000 Refugees to Turkey

Refugees receive help from Turkish authorities and individuals, but say much more is needed
October 19, 2014
Kobani Fighting Sends 400,000 Refugees to Turkey

The offensive by Islamic State militants against the northern Syrian city of Kobani has caused hundreds of thousands of residents to flee to Turkey. They receive help from Turkish authorities and individuals, but say much more is needed. VOA’s Scott Bobb reports from the town of Suruc a few kilometers from the border.
October 16, 2014
Kobani Clashes Continue After US-Led Airstrikes

US military officials say hundreds of Islamic State fighters have been killed in recent airstrikes on their positions in and near the embattled city of Kobani, in northern Syria. VOA’s Scott Bobb reports from just across the border in Turkey.
October 09, 2014
Palestinian Authority Holds First Unity Cabinet Meeting in Gaza

The new government has not been operating in Gaza because of disputes between the two sides and the 50-day war with Israel
October 08, 2014
Israel Rebuked for Controversial East Jerusalem Housing Construction

The governments of Europe and the United States have criticized Israel for announcing it will build 2,600 new housing units in a sensitive part of East Jerusalem. They believe it hinders efforts to secure a peace accord with the Palestinians. Activists say the new neighborhood would complete a band of Jewish areas separating Jerusalem from nearby Bethlehem. Scott Bobb visited the site and has this report.
October 08, 2014
Israel Rebuked for Controversial East Jerusalem Housing

Governments of Europe, US have criticized Israel for announcing it will build 2,600 new housing units in sensitive part of East Jerusalem
September 12, 2014
China, Israel Express Support for Obama's Military Campaign Against IS

Forty countries have already vowed to defeat Islamic State militants wherever they exist, president says
September 12, 2014
Israel Vows Support for Obama Plan Against Islamist Militants

Prime minister also says fight against 'Islamist terrorism' has spawned new alliances in Middle East
September 09, 2014
Israel Accused of Forcing Thousands of Asylum Seekers to Return Home

More than 50,000 Africans, mostly from Sudan and Eritrea, have arrived in Israel over the past eight years
September 02, 2014
Israel Concerned Over Syrian Rebels in Golan

Forty-four UN peacekeepers from Fiji have been seized by Syrian Islamist rebels, and sporadic clashes have spilled into Jewish state
September 02, 2014
Israel Concerned Over Syrian Rebels in Golan

Israeli officials are following with concern the recent fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces near the contested Golan Heights. Forty-four U.N. peacekeepers from Fiji have been seized by Syrian Islamist rebels and the clashes occasionally have spilled into Israel. VOA’s Scott Bobb reports from Jerusalem.
August 27, 2014
Uneasy Calm Settles Over Israel, Gaza Strip

As cease-fire begins, Palestinians celebrate in streets; Israelis remain wary
August 27, 2014
Uneasy Calm Settles Over Israel, Gaza Strip

Israel and the Gaza Strip have been calm since a cease-fire set in Tuesday evening, ending seven weeks of hostilities. Hamas, which controls Gaza, declared victory. Israelis were more wart. VOA’s Scott Bobb reports from Jerusalem.
August 21, 2014
Gaza Fighting Intensifies After Senior Hamas Leaders Killed

Hamas, Israeli Defense Forces confirm targeted military commanders were Mohammed Abu Shammala, Raed al-Attar and Mohammed Barhoum
August 20, 2014
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Wife, Child of Hamas Military Leader

Israel says it hit more than 90 targets in Gaza Wednesday, one of which struck the house of Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif
August 14, 2014
Extended Israel-Hamas Truce Holding

Calm is restored early Thursday to southern Gaza Strip and Israel, despite a brief overnight exchange of rockets and airstrikes
August 13, 2014
Gaza Conflict Brings New Worries to Israeli Border Communities

Attacks from air and tunnels underground aside, many young families debating whether to stay or move permanently to safer ground
August 13, 2014
Gaza Conflict Brings New Worries to Israeli Border Communities

A temporary three-day cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian fighters in Gaza has brought a few days of peace to southern Israel but many residents have yet to return home. They say that in addition to the threat of rockets from above, the latest conflict brought a new fear: from under the ground. VOA’s Scott Bobb reports from Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
August 12, 2014
Israelis Near Gaza Wary of Rockets, Future

Israelis in communities lying close to the boundary with Gaza are trying to recover from the month-long conflict in which more than 3,000 rockets have been fired into Israel. Some have returned home, but they say they live in fear. VOA’s Scott Bobb reports from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, about two kilometers from the Gaza border.
August 12, 2014
Israelis Near Gaza Wary of Rockets, Future

Israelis in communities near boundary with Gaza try to recover from month-long conflict in which more than 3,000 rockets have been fired into region - amid fear, uncertainty

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