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The wreckage of the Sari night club and surrounding buildings are seen in this aerial view Oct. 15, 2002 in Kuta, Bali. Relatives of some of the more than 200 people killed in 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali are testifying at a sentencing hearing at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Two Malaysian men, both longtime detainees at Guantanamo, have pleaded guilty in connection with the bombing. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

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Plea agreement may shorten further time at Guantanamo for 2 in connection with Bali bombings
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press
Fri,01/26/24-2:51PM , 953 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, recommended 23 years in detention Friday for two Malaysian men in connection with deadly 2002 bombings in Bali, a spokesman for the military commission said.
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This undated image provided by Fadi Sckak shows a family photo of Abedalla Sckak with his wife Zahra Sckak and children. Abedalla Sckak, 56, died after being shot in the fighting in Gaza last month. He is the father of three American sons, including a U.S. service member. The family is hoping for rescue for the mother, Zahra Sckak, who is still trapped with another American relative in Gaza City. They are among 300 Americans, green card holders or close relatives still in Gaza and seeking help out. (Fadi Sckak via AP)

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Americans beg for help getting family out of Gaza. "I just want to see my mother again,' a son says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press Writer
Sat,12/23/23-11:13AM , 356 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fadi Sckak has already lost his father to the violence in Gaza. He wants to help his mother escape that fate.
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Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Israeli airstrike killed a USAID contractor in Gaza, his colleagues say
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press
Sat,12/16/23-5:03PM , 284 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed a U.S. Agency for International Development contractor in Gaza last month, his colleagues said in a statement Saturday. The U.S.
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Palestinians search for survivors after an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip in Nusseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Nov. 17, 2023. Workers from the State Department to the Pentagon have endorsed open letters demanding President Joe Biden pursue a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. Congressional staffers have spoken out from the Capitol against what they say is their bosses' silence on the war's toll among Palestinian civilians. It's an unusual public challenge from within the government to the strong U.S. support for Israel's offensive. (AP Photo/Marwan Saleh, File)

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Dissent over US policy in the Israel-Hamas war stirs unusual public protests from federal employees
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press Writer
Sun,11/19/23-7:13AM , 311 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal government workers from the State Department to NASA are circulating open letters demanding that President Joe Biden pursue a cease-fire in Israel’s war against Hamas. Congressional staffers are picking up micropho
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