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 video was a compilation by the IDF of mobile phone, body and dash camera footage and social media posts from both Hamas and victims of the terrorist incursion in Israel.
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says the United States backs the new text, and if it is put to a vote, the U.S. will support it.
Israel has vowed to continue the offensive until it destroys Hamas’ military capabilities and returns scores of hostages captured by Palestinian terrorists.
Israel’s foreign minister said teams are hammering out the details so that humanitarian aid shipments to the Gaza Strip can begin as soon as possible.
A military search dog with a body camera captured audio of three Israeli hostages shouting for help, five days before they were mistakenly shot to death by Israeli troops.
Lloyd Austin visited the sailors he has ordered to remain at sea to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from becoming a wider regional conflict.
The top leader of Hamas traveled to Cairo on Wednesday for talks aimed at securing another cease-fire and swap of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
Officials from France, once Lebanon’s colonial ruler, have visited Lebanon over the past two months, urging for calm.
An official says two Iranian asylum-seekers who were in contact with another Iranian associated with the Revolutionary Guard were arrested.
The draft resolution on the table Monday morning called for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities.” A vote, first postponed from Monday, was pushed back again until Wednesday.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reiterated America’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas, and said he was “not here to dictate timelines or terms.”
Some leaders of Nevada’s Muslim community gathered as part of the #AbandonBiden campaign, a national effort to ditch President Joe Biden over his response to the Israel-Hamas war.
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky was the lone House Republican who voted against a GOP resolution condemning antisemitism on university campuses.
El-Sissi recorded a landslide victory, securing 89.6 percent of the vote, the National Election Authority said. Turnout was 66.8 percent of more than 67 million registered voters.
The proposed council resolution reiterates its demand that all parties comply with international humanitarian law.