For Palestinian civilians caught in the middle of the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and the Hamas militant group, the consequences have been unremittingly difficult, and deadly.

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A year has passed since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the start of its war in Gaza. Here's a look at some key moments from photojournalists on the ground.

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The Hamas-led assault that killed 1,200 people triggered a devastating Israeli military response in Gaza. Now the war has engulfed Lebanon and threatens to bring Israel and Iran into direct conflict.

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Today marks one year since Hamas ambushed Israel, which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. Now we take a look at how people have been impacted. And, how the Middle East conflict impacts Michigan voters.

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Vigils are taking worldwide to commemorate the approximately 1,200 killed in the Hamas attacks a year ago. Protests are planned to demand a cease-fire to the war that has killed nearly 42,000 in Gaza.

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At Kibbutz Be'eri, where Hamas-led militants killed more than 100 people last Oct. 7, residents are grieving, reburying their loved ones — and returning to live in their old homes.

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Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located.

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It's been a year since Hamas attacked Israel and the war in Gaza followed. In the swing state of Michigan, the GOP and Democrats focus on the significant Arab and Muslim-American voting bloc.

As the expanding Mideast war nears a one-year milestone, Israel launched targeted strikes in Lebanon overnight, where the conflict pushed further north.

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An Israeli airstrike hit a mosque in central Gaza early Sunday. Israeli planes also lit up the skyline across the southern suburbs of Beirut, striking what the military said were Hezbollah targets.

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Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals who will one day elect his successor.

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Powerful new explosions rocked Beirut's southern suburbs late Saturday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, also striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time.

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African farmers aren't as productive because of changing rainfall patterns. Now, an NGO and the Kenyan government are pulling together geographically precise weather data and texting it to farmers.

In Sudan, a year and a half of devastating conflict has destroyed much of the capital and brought most of the country to the brink of famine.

Three photojournalists have created an in-depth report on electronic waste — its negative and ... positive ... consequences.

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The October 7th Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli invasion of Gaza has changed the course of geopolitics and will have far reaching consequences for the world. The events have also upended the lives of countless individuals. Our team of reporters in the region bring us stories of lives changed in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.

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Israel’s airstrikes in Lebanon have forced more and more people from their homes. The U.S. State Department is urging American citizens in Lebanon to leave the country all together.

Around 30 missiles appear to have landed around Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel, although damage was limited.

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A rare snapshot of lives lived under the shadow of war. One of those cities is Omdurman -- the twin city of Sudan’s capital Khartoum.

The latest strikes came after Israel warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon that are outside a United Nations-declared buffer zone.

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