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David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When Abood Okal, a 36-year-old American father trapped in Gaza, received word from U.S. State Department officials informing him the Rafah crossing into Egypt would likely open on Oct. 21 for the first time since Hamas launched a surprise terror attack on Israel two weeks before, he thought the […]

Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. citizens traveling abroad are urged to “exercise increased caution” in light of the heightened global tensions spurred by Hamas’ terror attack on Israel and the unfolding Israel-Hamas war, the State Department said in a new advisory on Thursday. “Due to increased tensions in various locations around the […]

Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The State Department released a declassified version of its long-anticipated report Friday examining the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, unveiling the harshest critique of any of the administration’s efforts to examine its own handling of the crisis to date. “The decisions of both President Trump and President Biden to end […]