The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that Donald Trump championed has mostly held, but progress has slowed recently.
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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.
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.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending bomber aircraft, fighter jets and more Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U.S. presence in the region.
The latest airstrikes come against the backdrop of the Biden administration’s renewed diplomatic push days before the U.S. election to reach temporary cease-fire deals.
The violence came as top U.S. diplomats were in the region to push for cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza, hoping to wind down the wars in the Middle East in the Biden administration’s final months.
The legislation risks collapsing the aid distribution process at a moment when Israel is under increased U.S. pressure to ramp up aid.
A ship traveling through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the Red Sea came under attack Monday in an assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi terrorists, authorities said.
Egypt’s president announced Sunday his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed.
The Israeli military said its aircraft targeted facilities that Iran used to make the missiles fired at Israel as well as surface-to-air missile sites.
International Criminal Court’s Karim Khan faced accusations that he tried for more than a year to coerce a female aide into a sexual relationship and groped her against her will.
The main discussion this week was more focused on a post-war plan for Palestinian governance, reconstruction and security for the larger region.
Israel’s military described the attack as “precise strikes on military targets in Iran,” without immediately elaborating.
An international conference for Lebanon in Paris on Thursday raised $1 billion in pledges for humanitarian aid and military support to help the country.
Al Jazeera said the accusations were “fabricated” and “part of a wider pattern of hostility” toward the pan-Arab network.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Israel needs to pursue an “enduring strategic success” in Gaza after its tactical victories against Hamas terrorists.
Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into Israel, including two that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv before being intercepted.
Israel said Monday it planned to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before.