The aid convoys allowed into Gaza so far have carried a fraction of what's needed, and the U.N. said distribution will have to stop if there's no fuel for the trucks.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing on Monday as the U.S. seeks to free hostages taken by Hamas. The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET. Watch in the player above. Israel ramped up its airstrikes Monday in Gaza, where the ...
... outside his home in Evanston on Friday afternoon. “At the same time we hold our pain very deep,” said Hecht, who called for the other hostages to be released as soon as possible. “We need to continue besieging whoever we can and however we can, and praying for their release ...
... Geoff, that they will definitely need after what they have been through.Geoff Bennett: Well, their release is some good news on this Friday, even as we hold out hope for the hundreds of other hostages. Nick Schifrin: Absolutely. Geoff Bennett: Nick Schifrin, thanks so much. Nick Schifrin: Thanks, Geoff.
The release comes amid growing expectations of an expected ground offensive that Israel says is aimed at rooting out Hamas militants who rule the Gaza Strip.
... that something you think could happen?Abbey Onn: I think, if we continue to put pressure, to say their names and continue to speak about hostages, I think it is an awful, awful challenge for the government to figure out how to respond to the terror and save hostages at ...
International aid groups warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis after Israel halted deliveries of food, water, fuel and electricity to Gaza's 2.3 million people and prevented entry of supplies from Egypt.
... clear who is alive and who is not. Many are Israelis, but a long list of other countries have said their citizens have been taken hostage. Hamas has traditionally treated hostages as valuable assets, revealing little to no information about their conditions or whereabouts and refusing to grant the International ...
... Reagan. I came across a letter that he wrote to his family in which he said: I'm proud of my role in preventing the hostages from being released before the election, so that Jimmy Carter would not get credit for that. That's a pretty sick thing, when you ...
... release the hostages just before the votes were cast in this country that Parliament decided under Khomeini's pressure, that they would not release the hostages and this devastating negative news about hostages swept the country. That election day, I have always been convinced that this was a major factor ...
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