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.
In recent weeks, Israel has scaled back its military assault in northern Gaza and pressed its offensive in the south.
Blinken meets with Turkish, Greek leaders as he tries to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the leaders of Turkey and Greece on Saturday during the opening stops of his latest Mideast diplomatic mission.
Hezbollah fired rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel on Saturday, warning that the barrage was its initial response to the targeted killing of a top Hamas leader.
The U.N. agency promoting equality for women said Friday that violations of the U.N. Code of Conduct requiring impartiality by a mid-level manager are being dealt with internally.
The ceremony was attended by his widow, Dr. Miriam Adelson, their children, former Chief Rabbi of Israel and Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, friends and acquaintances.
Iranian officials tried Friday to link Israel and the U.S. to an Islamic State group-claimed suicide bombing while speaking to a mass funeral for some killed in the attack,
The strike that killed Hamas’ deputy political leader, Saleh Arouri, threatened months of efforts by the United States to prevent the war in Gaza from spiraling into a regional conflict.
Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Navy operations in the Middle East, said it was the first time the Houthis had used an unmanned surface vessel, or USV, since their harassment of commercial ships in the Red Sea began after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
Wednesday’s attack in Kerman, Iran killed at least 84 people and wounded an additional 284.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East on a tour expected to focus on easing resurgent fears that the Israel-Hamas war could erupt into a broader conflict.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu relayed goal of “fundamental change” on border with Lebanon to U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein on Thursday.
The mother and uncle of a U.S. service member were safe outside of Gaza after being rescued from the fighting in a secret operation coordinated by the U.S., Israel, Egypt and others, a U.S. official said.
Critics said the law was designed to protect the prime minister from being deemed unfit to rule over claims of a conflict of interest.
The assessment offers the firmest U.S. support for Israeli claims about the Shifa hospital complex, which was raided by Israeli forces in November.
David Barnea said the intelligence service is “committed to settling accounts with the murderers who raided the Gaza envelope.”