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Israel vows complete siege of Gaza as it strikes Palestinian territory after incursion by Hamas
Israel has vowed to lay total siege to the Gaza Strip, as its military scours the country’s south for militants, guards breaches in its border fence and pounds the impoverished, Hamas-ruled territory in the wake of an unprecedented weekend incursion.
Minnesota officials closely watch events in Israel
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said her office is helping dozens of her constituents that are in Israel get back to the United States.
Israel declares war, goes after Hamas fighters and bombards Gaza
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. 
Israel is trying to regain full control of its territory a day after Hamas attack
The Israeli military said Sunday that it is still battling Hamas militants in several Israeli communities a day after they broke through the Gaza border to launch an unprecedented wave of attacks.
Over 2,000 feared dead after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan
Images shared by Afghan journalists showed at least one village reduced to rubble after a series of quakes flattened stone and mudbrick homes in the country's west.
Biden decries the 'unconscionable' Hamas attack and warns Israel's enemies not to exploit the crisis
Biden said at the White House on Saturday that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States “stands with the people of Israel in the face of these terrorist assaults. Israel has the right to defend itself and its people, full stop."
Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza Strip stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation
Israel says at least 250 people have been killed and 1,100 wounded, making it the deadliest attack in years. The military confirmed that a number of Israeli soldiers and civilians had been seized and taken into Gaza. At least 232 people in the Gaza Strip have been killed in Israel’s retaliation and at least 1,610 wounded.
Customs agents seize box of giraffe poop at Minneapolis airport
An Iowa woman who makes jewelry out of animal droppings tried to bring giraffe feces back from an African safari. It was destroyed after being intercepted during a customs check at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Jon Fosse, a Norwegian master of spare Nordic writing, wins the Nobel Prize in literature
Jon Fosse, a master of spare Nordic writing in a sprawling body of work ranging from plays to novels and children’s books, won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for works that “give voice to the unsayable.”