The vote was a crucial next step for the fragile ceasefire and efforts to outline Gaza’s future following two years of war between Israel and Hamas.
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The remains of four hostages are still in Gaza after Palestinian militants released the remains of another on Sunday.
With Monday’s return, the bodies of 270 Palestinians have been handed back since the start of the ceasefire.
Since the ceasefire in Gaza took effect on Oct. 10, Palestinian militants had released the remains of 17 hostages, with 11 remaining in Gaza.
Had President Donald Trump not been re-elected, terrorist entities would try to “wipe out” the State of Israel, Sen. Rick Scott told a packed crowd in Las Vegas.
Militants had previously returned the remains of 15 hostages since the start of the ceasefire, with 13 more still to be recovered.
The White House said it had been consulted and voiced support for Israel’s actions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will seek to dismiss the head of the country’s internal security service this week.
President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Saturday.
An Israeli drone strike hit a car in south Lebanon on Saturday, killing one person who the Israeli military said was a member of Hezbollah.
A senior Hamas official said long-delayed talks over the ceasefire’s second phase would need to begin the day of the release and last no longer than 50 days.
The Israeli prime minister’s office cast doubt on the offer, accusing Hamas of trying to manipulate talks underway in Qatar on the next stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could get a boost in the country’s next election after Gideon Saar’s New Hope party signed an agreement to merge with the ruling Likud party.
Israel said the talks focused on bringing more stability to the region after a bruising war between Israel and the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah.
Sunday’s announcement comes a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people.
The statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office gave no details except to say it had “accepted the invitation of U.S.-backed mediators.”
The White House confirmed that the president’s letter to Iran’s leaders is seeking to negotiate a nuclear deal.
In the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, about 90,000 Palestinians prayed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City.
The terrorist group accused President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to back out of the ceasefire agreement that was reached in January.
The White House said Wednesday that U.S. officials have engaged in “ongoing talks and discussions” with Hamas officials.
Arab leaders endorsed Egypt’s postwar plan for the Gaza Strip that would allow its roughly 2 million Palestinians to remain in the area.