Israel said the Gaza executive committee “was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy,” without details.
Middle East Peace
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that Donald Trump championed has mostly held, but progress has slowed recently.
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.
The secretary of state met Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his latest trip to the Middle East.
For Israel, it was the most successful operation of the eight-month war, bringing nationwide elation.
Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, announced his resignation Sunday, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of mismanaging the war effort.
The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach, and food and other supplies has begun to flow.
The four captives rescued by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip had been abducted from a desert rave near the border during the Oct.7 Hamas-led terrorist attack.
Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas terrorists began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza.
Although the deal has been described as an Israeli initiative, some members of Netanyahu’s coalition government are strongly opposed to it.
Solid-fuel missiles can be set up and fired faster than those containing liquid fuel. That’s a key concern for the Houthis as their missile launch sites have been repeatedly targeted by U.S. and allied forces.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The families of the Americans taken hostage fear that with all the tumult of the Israel-Hamas war, Americans often forget about their fellow citizens who remain missing.
Stanford University said 13 people were arrested as law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a campus building early Wednesday.
Columbia University has agreed to take additional steps to make its students feel secure on campus under a settlement reached Tuesday with a Jewish student.
The Israeli military says it has “started operational activity” in two areas of central Gaza in a possible broadening of its ground offensive against Hamas.
The Biden administration is pressing Arab and Muslim nations to get the terrorist group to go along with the terms.
An attempt by pro-Palestinian protesters to establish an encampment in front of Los Angeles City Hall was short-lived.