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.
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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.
Militants had previously returned the remains of 15 hostages since the start of the ceasefire, with 13 more still to be recovered.
Terror group also lashes out at U.S. for not doing more to end the war
Official says there are still bodies awaiting identification
A bill would strip the nation of its status as a key U.S. ally unless it kicks out the Hamas leadership.
Hopes for hostage releases accompany the gesture; President Joe Biden said Thursday there was “no possibility” of a formal cease-fire at the moment.
Gaza’s largest city is the focus of Israel’s campaign to crush Hamas following its murderous Oct. 7 incursion.
Israel’s goal in the coming days is to take control of the Al-Shifa hospital, which sits atop Hamas’ main military headquarters.
The strike by two U.S. F-15 fighter jets was on a weapons storage facility linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
Wealthy industrialized nations called Wednesday for the “unimpeded” delivery of food, water, medicine and fuel in Gaza, but no cease-fire is in sight.
Israeli Minister of Health Uriel Busso said the ongoing mental health and mental trauma of the Israeli population remain one of the most difficult problems facing the country.
Lee was one of just 22 Democrats to formally rebuke Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American in Congress, over her rhetoric about the Israel-Hamas war.
The Biden administration is warning U.S. schools and colleges that they must take immediate action to stop antisemitism and other religious discrimination.
A Jewish man in California has died after getting into a confrontation during dueling protests over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said.
Israel will take “overall security responsibility” in Gaza indefinitely after its war with Hamas, the prime minister said in an interview with ABC News.
Israeli forces severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with intense airstrikes overnight into Monday.
The Israeli military said Sunday that it discovered a stash of weapons in the northern Gaza Strip, and U.S. forces shot down another terrorist drone.