Fired Microsoft engineer Hossam Nasr speaks out on Gaza, AI, and employee protests in a special episode of the GeekWire Podcast.

The war began when Hamas-led terrorists killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in the Oct. 7 attack and abducted 251 hostages. More than half the captives have been released in ceasefires or other deals. Israeli forces have rescued eight and recovered the remains of dozens more.

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Palestinians say Israeli forces and allied local gunmen fired toward a crowd heading to an Israeli- and U.S.-supported food distribution center in the Gaza Strip.

In the latest Quinnipiac University poll, respondents were asked whether they sympathized more with Israelis or Palestinians. A plurality, 37%, said Israelis, while 32% said Palestinians. Meanwhile, nearly a third, 31%, expressed no opinion.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is discouraging governments around the world from attending a U.N. conference next week on a possible two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians,

The Israeli military said it fired warning shots at people it referred to as suspects who it said had advanced toward its troops hundreds of yards from the aid site prior to its opening hours.