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... and launches sporadic attacks that have killed and wounded Israeli soldiers. Hamas has held firm to its position that it will only release the remaining hostages — its sole bargaining chip and potential human shields — in exchange for a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal. Netanyahu has rejected those terms, saying ...
... including Jews who support the protests, say they want a ceasefire, an end to the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Mirvis, the chief rabbi, urged authorities to “get a grip on these demonstrations. They are dangerous.” Mahmood, the home secretary, said ...
... America and counseled Republicans in Congress to use the prospect of a shutdown to gain policy concessions. Yet this week, he charged that Democrats were “hostage taking” as they demanded that Congress take up health care policy. In retaliation, Vought has threatened to initiate mass layoffs of federal workers and ...
... attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 that triggered the war killed some 1,200 people while 251 others were abducted. Most of the hostages have been freed under previous ceasefire deals. The Trump plan would guarantee the flow of humanitarian aid and promises reconstruction in Gaza, placing its ...
... News Hour" they have held positive meetings with Hamas, but the group needs more time and is concerned about requirements to disarm and release Israeli hostages before Israel withdraws from Gaza. And so Hamas faces a choice, end the war and its brutal toll or hold out for a better ...
... against scrutiny of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner Kushner served as a senior adviser during Trump’s first term and has resurfaced as an informal adviser to Trump as he helps push the president’s 20-proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal to end the war in Gaza.
... and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced they had agreed on it Monday. The plan, which has received wide international support, requires Hamas to release hostages, leave power in Gaza and disarm in return for the release of Palestinian prisoners and an end to fighting. The plan guarantees the flow ...
... what remains of the land and what remains of the homes. Geoff Bennett: Mr. Trump's plan also calls for the return of the remaining hostages and the creation of an international Board of Peace to help run Gaza after the war. The territory would remain surrounded by Israeli troops ...
Given Hamas’ deep roots in Palestinian society, critics have derided this vision as unrealistic. But Trump’s plan largely validates this goal. WATCH: What’s in the plan to end the Gaza war proposed by Trump and Netanyahu Hamas would have to release all hostages, alive and dead, within days ...
... the focus on the violence and violations committed by the Israeli occupation,” Syam said. Israel says it is fighting to dismantle Hamas and release the hostages taken in the 2023 attack that sparked the war, and that it mitigates civilian harm as much as possible. The women who spoke to ...
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