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The latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made “no progress,” and it's unclear whether they will resume on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said.
In our news wrap Friday, the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is ending with gaps remaining in negotiations for a second phase, an Illinois man was found guilty on hate crime and murder charges for killing a Palestinian American boy in 2023, Pope Francis suffered an isolated breathing crisis and Microsoft...
... reaffirms its full commitment to implementing all terms of the agreement in all its stages and details.” It called on the international community to pressure Israel to “immediately proceed to the second phase without any delay or evasion.” Officials from Israel, Qatar and the United States have started “intensive discussions ...
“Oct. 7 was a complete failure,” said one military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. A central misconception was that Hamas, which seized control of Gaza from the Palestinian Authority in 2007, was more interested in governing the territory than fighting Israel, the inquiry ...
The fighting displaced an estimated 90% of Gaza's population and decimated the territory's infrastructure and health system. At least 8 wounded in suspected car attack in Israel Israeli police said a driver rammed his car into people at a highway bus stop, wounding at least eight Thursday in ...
... butterflies for you to watch, just like you did during our picnics." WATCH: Gazans try to rebuild destroyed homes and lives as fragile ceasefire with Israel holds He also addressed his youngest son. "Kfir, I'm sorry I didn't protect you better," he said. "I miss nibbling on you ...
... have been women and children. The fighting also displaced an estimated 90% of Gaza’s population and decimated the territory’s infrastructure and health system. Israel buries mother, sons killed in captivity Tens of thousands of Israelis lined highways as the bodies of a mother and her two young sons ...
The first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is supposed to end on Saturday and negotiations to extend it to a second phase are now at a standstill. During the pause in fighting, some 600,000 Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza. News Hour videographer Shams Odeh documented some of their stories as they...
In Lebanon on Sunday, thousands turned out for the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, the former longtime leader of Hezbollah who was killed nearly five months ago in the war with Israel. The funeral came just days after Israel failed to meet a second deadline to withdraw from southern Lebanon as ...
... 100 World Cup races. ... John Yang: In tonight's other news, the biggest Palestinian prisoner exchange of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal is on hold. Israel delayed the release of 620 Palestinian detainees it was supposed to free on Saturday until Hamas gives assurances that it will stop what Israel ...
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