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 Survivor Speakers Bureau was launched Thursday by the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, also referred to as the Claims Conference.
Biden and Netanyahu ‘s roughly 30-minute call just days after Israeli airstrikes killed seven food aid workers in Gaza added a new layer of complication to the leaders’ increasingly strained relationship.
The occasion was a private meeting on Tuesday where Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and national security leaders could hear from Muslim Americans about their concerns involving the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists.
Israel’s military chief, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, announced the results of a preliminary investigation early Wednesday.
The Hezbollah terrorist group pledged “punishment and revenge” on Israel, which did not confirm the attack that killed two Iranian generals.
An international charity suspended delivery of food to Gaza on Tuesday, a day after an Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen.
The meeting by secure video conference was described by both sides as constructive and productive, as Washington encourages the Israelis to avoid all-out assault on the city.
The drones, which were destroyed Saturday morning, posed a threat to U.S. and coalition forces and merchant vessels in the region, said the U.S. Central Command.
The Israeli military has described the raid on Shifa Hospital as a major battlefield victory in the nearly six-month war.
Protesters urged the government to reach a cease-fire deal to free dozens of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas terrorists and to hold early elections.
The Israel Defense Forces’ Military Intelligence Directorate released footage this past week of a captured Palestinian terrorist admitting to interrogators that he violently raped an Israeli girl on Oct. 7.
A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies for Gaza.
Hundreds of Christians participated in a customary Good Friday procession, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds.
The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
As Houthi terrorists continue to target ships in a Mideast waterway, satellite pictures show what appears to be a new airstrip being built at an entrance to that crucial maritime route.