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.
Israel and Hamas reached a deal Tuesday to pause fighting in exchange for the release of hostages and prisoners.
AP’s analysis of the new video was backed by a range of experts in geolocation and open-source intelligence.
Francis met at the Vatican with 12 relatives of some of the 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for about 20 minutes.
German authorities on Tuesday raided the homes of 17 people in the state of Bavaria accused of spreading antisemitic hate speech and threats targeting Jews online.
President Joe Biden welcomes agreement that calls for Hamas to free 50 of the roughly 240 hostages it is holding in the Gaza Strip over a four-day period.
President Joe Biden says Israel and Hamas are closing in on a deal to free a group of hostages.
Elon Musk’s social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday, saying it manufactured a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to “drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X Corp.”
Their deaths bring the total number of Israeli soldiers killed during operational activity inside Gaza to 65, though more were killed outside of the Strip since the operation began.
The families, who represent some of the 240 people abducted by Hamas and other terrorists, told National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir that the legislation risked putting the lives of their relatives at risk.
Gaza’s hospitals play a prominent role in the battle of narratives over the war, which was sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist incursion into southern Israel.
Israel’s army said Sunday it had strong evidence supporting its claims that Hamas terrorists maintain a sprawling command post inside and under Shifa Hospital.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday
California Democrats have been meeting in Sacramento this weekend to consider candidate endorsements ahead of the March primary.
News from the Middle East has resulted in a broad shift in the world’s attention away from Ukraine to the fighting in Gaza.