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.
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The Gaza truce is on track as Hamas releases Abigail Edan and other hostages. “What she endured is unthinkable,” President Joe Biden said.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an American defense official said Saturday.
Hundreds of Israelis marched through the streets of Modiin on Thursday holding placards calling for the immediate release of the hostages who have been in Hamas captivity since the terrorist group’s brutal attack on Oct. 7.
Hamas on Saturday evening had earlier delayed the release of the second group of hostages, claiming that Israel had not complied with the terms of a four-day truce.
With some 240 hostages in terrorist hands, only a fraction of families will be reunited under the current arrangement.
Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara wrote online that he was “overjoyed.”
Hamas released the first batch of hostages under a cease-fire deal that began Friday, including 13 Israelis who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the terrorist group staged a raid on Israel nearly seven weeks ago.
David Chesnoff, a prominent defense attorney, spent several days working at the largest hospital in Israel because he wanted to help during the war with Hamas.
For a number of Jewish-based community organizations is Las Vegas, the war in Israel has catalyzed increased interest in the services they have to offer.
Days after taking control of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital, the Israeli military has discovered what it says is an underground bunker accessible by a narrow tunnel.
The mastermind of the Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the worst Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed in generations is a secretive figure.
The waves of rockets sent over the border represented one of the most intense bombardments since Hezbollah started attacking Israeli posts at the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war.
A temporary cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas began Friday morning, a day later than originally announced.
In a statement released late Wednesday, Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said that contacts on the deal were continuing.