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Nelson Mandela's support for Palestinians endures with South Africa's genocide case against Israel

Jan. 11, 2024 14:28 PM EST

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Barely two weeks after he was released from prison in 1990, Nelson Mandela flew to Zambia to meet with African leaders who had supported his fight against South Africa's apartheid system of forced racial segregation. One figure stood out among the men...

An apparent Israeli strike killed a top Hamas commander. How might it impact the Gaza conflict?

Jan. 03, 2024 15:45 PM EST

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The killing of a top Hamas commander in an apparent Israeli airstrike on a Beirut apartment has given Israel an important symbolic achievement in its 3-month-old war against the Islamic militant group. But history has shown the benefits of such dramatic...