The videos released late last week by militant groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad show two skeletal hostages pleading for their lives.| Los Angeles Times
'Every single Israeli friend of mine knows someone who was there, someone who was murdered,' said one L.A. DJ. 'No one deserved this.'| Los Angeles Times
The closure of schools has removed a key social outlet for young people as they grapple with war, hunger and displacement.| Los Angeles Times
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Israel-Hamas war: In a national vigil of sorts, Israelis hope for the return of more than 220 people seized by militants and believed held in Gaza.| Los Angeles Times
Hundreds reported killed in Hamas attack in Israel. Hundreds are dead in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military retaliates, Palestinian authorities say.| Los Angeles Times
Israel-Hamas war: In Israel, a quest to identify unrecognizable bodies. In Gaza, bodies are piled and some stored in ice cream trucks as power fails.| Los Angeles Times
Israel battled Hamas infiltrators for a third day and massed tens of thousands of troops near the Gaza Strip after the biggest attack in decades on Israeli soil.| Los Angeles Times
A possibly protracted — and broadened — Middle East conflict looms as Israel and Hamas militants trade fire, leaving hundreds dead on both sides.| Los Angeles Times
California native Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, hasn't been seen by family since before Hamas' attack on Israel. They're determined to find him and bring him home.| Los Angeles Times