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.
A group of Israelis are suing the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians, claiming it has helped finance Hamas by paying agency staffers in U.S. dollars.
A separate drone attack claimed by Iraqi militants allied with Houthi targeted the southern Israeli port city of Eilat, authorities said.
Truck drivers are getting caught in the crossfire or have their cargo seized by marauding “gang-like” groups.
The ruling effectively puts an end to a decades-old system that granted ultra-Orthodox men broad exemptions from military service.
The RIAS group said it recorded 4,782 antisemitic incidents in 2023 in Germany, ranging from anti-Jewish comments to attacks. That compared with 2,616 in 2022.
As journalists looked on Tuesday, U.S. soldiers with machine guns directed pier operations. U.S. vessels carrying trucks loaded with humanitarian aid docked at the pier.
A new video has been released showing Hamas terrorists taking three men hostage, including a well-known Israeli-American, near the Gaza border on Oct. 7.
The possible attack by Yemen’s Houthi terrorists near the outer reaches of the Gulf of Aden came as a U.S. aircraft carrier is heading for home.
The U.S.-built pier on the Gaza Strip can’t supply Palestinians with the level of aid they need, according to the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean region.
Netanyahu’s comments stood in sharp contrast to the outlines of the deal detailed late last month by President Joe Biden, who framed the plan as an Israeli one.
Major churches have accused Israeli authorities of launching a “coordinated attack” on the Christian presence in the Holy Land by initiating tax proceedings against them.
Columbia Univ. said it placed three administrators on leave while it investigates allegations of unprofessional text messages during an antisemitism panel discussion on campus.
An aerial drone likely launched by Yemen’s Houthi terrorists struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea on Sunday, officials said.
Netanyahu: the current phase of fighting against Hamas in Gaza is winding down. Possibly sending more troops to northern border to confront terrorist group, Hezbollah.
Dozens of Columbia University students who were arrested for occupying a campus building as part of a pro-Palestinian protest will have their criminal charges dropped.