World leaders on Thursday expressed hope for peace and urged Israel and Hamas to fulfill their commitments in the hours after President Donald Trump announced that the parties had agreed to the “first phase” of a deal signaling a major breakthrough in the two-year war in Gaza.
... a permanent end to the war and bring about a sustainable peace in the region. The war began with Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that killed about 1,200 people, many of them civilians, and took 251 hostage. Israel’s retaliatory military campaign has left tens of thousands ...
... process that brought us here? Nick Schifrin: It is extraordinary. The officials who I have talked to say you got to this point basically when Israel attacked Doha, when Israel attacked the mediators who were in the country that was mediating, right, the top Hamas officials who were supposed to ...
... to Israel. Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg was among the activists arrested. Thunberg and activists from other countries have also claimed they were mistreated by Israeli guards, claims Israel has rejected as "brazen lies." The Israeli military intercepted another flotilla early Wednesday and detained scores more activists on board. Mandla ...
... last month killed six people, including his son and office manager. In January, the two sides had a ceasefire that brought the release of some Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Under the agreement — which Trump and Witkoff played a major role in brokering — the two sides ...
... to -- it's a journey. It's a journey and it's going to take some time, but we have so much support from the Israeli people, from people all over the world. It's just amazing, the amount of support that we get wherever we go, whoever we speak ...
... if you’re still complicit in the genocide,” she said. A growing number of experts, including those commissioned by a U.N. body, have said Israel’s offensive in Gaza amounts to genocide — an accusation Israel vehemently denies. A pro-Palestinian candlelight vigil was held in Taiwan. Hundreds of students ...
... We all deserve it, we deserve it, our neighbors deserve it, we want this war to end and all to come back to their homes.” Israel and Hamas discuss Trump peace plan In neighboring Egypt, in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Israel and Hamas held indirect talks Monday to ...
In the past, Hamas has not been willing to release hostages unless Israel ended the war and agreed to a full withdrawal, and that is not what phase one demands. So what we're watching to see is whether Hamas' thinking has changed, whether they're willing to release hostages ...
Michael Lapin, Israeli Defense Forces: For me, I don't think it's a question. It's an obligation to serve my country. Nick Schifrin: In the last two years, 23-year-old Michael Lapin has deployed five times for a total of more than 300 days. Like all Israelis ...
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