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.
The United States will send a T erminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel, along with the troops needed to operate it, the Pentagon said Sunday.
The U.S. on Friday announced new sanctions on Iran’s energy sector in response to its Oct. 1 attack on Israel when it fired roughly 180 missiles into the country.
Some in Washington believe there may be a window for a new push to break the political deadlock in Lebanon to try to ease escalating war.
The military’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, appears in the video, saying it was filed in a “Shia village in Lebanon near the Israeli border.”
Israel’s defense minister warned on Wednesday that his country’s retaliation for a recent Iranian missile attack will be “lethal” and “surprising.”
Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris marked the anniversary of the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust.
A year after the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct. 7, 2023, the Las Vegas community came together to remember the 1,200 people killed and 250 people taken hostage.
The Hamas-led cross-border terrorist attack ago caught Israelis unprepared on a major Jewish holiday and shook their faith in their leaders and their military.
Crowds participated in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests and memorial events across Europe, North Africa and Asia on the eve of the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.
Many are still reeling from Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack as hostages remain in captivity and a new front of war with Hezbollah in the north.
Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters.
Rallies were planned in several European cities, with gatherings expected to peak Monday, the date of the anniversary.
President Joe Biden had terse words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, and said he didn’t know if the Israeli leader was holding up a peace deal to influence the U.S. election.
The U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets on Friday, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed terrorists.