President Joe Biden on Sunday said “the guns in Gaza have gone silent” under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas he outlined in May. Watch Biden's remarks in the player above. Biden spoke during a visit to a church in North Charleston, South Carolina. Speaking of the hostages ...
... led attack on southern Israel that sparked the war killed over 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and militants abducted around 250 others. More than 100 hostages were freed during the weeklong ceasefire in November 2023.Some 90 percent of Gaza’s population has been displaced. The United Nations says homes ...
Anshel Pfeffer: So this is a six-week phase in which there'll be every week a number of Israeli hostages will be released in return. Israel released dozens of Palestinian prisoners from its jails and on the ground in Gaza, the Israeli army will stop firing, will stop attacking ...
... war with its Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border attack into Israel that killed some 1,200 people and left some 250 others captive. Nearly 100 hostages remain in Gaza. Israel responded with a devastating offensive that has killed more than 46,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, who do ...
... Schifrin: If the cease-fire holds, the two sides would negotiate a second phase for a permanent cease-fire. Hamas would release all remaining living hostages, including male soldiers. And Israel would withdraw from Gaza completely. And if the two sides get that far, the third phase would return the ...
Amna Nawaz: You have been very pointed in your criticism before of the Netanyahu government. You have accused them of not meaningfully participating in the efforts to get the hostages released. On the flip side, as you mentioned, Hamas has not been a reliable partner in these talks. But, in ...
Israel and the United States have condemned the actions taken by both courts. Netanyahu also faced great domestic pressure to bring home the hostages, whose plight has captured the nation’s attention. Their families have become a powerful lobbying group with wide public support backed by months of mass protests ...
... nationals, including American citizens, some 50 foreigners since July. It seems like leaders are taking away the opposite lesson, that they're incentivized to hold hostage American nationals. How do you impose a cost to deter that from happening? Roger Carstens: First off, let me gently push back on your ...
... suggesting he may have died in captivity. The body’s recovery comes as Israel and Hamas are considering a ceasefire deal that would free the hostages and halt the fighting in Gaza. Israel believes at least a third of the remaining 100 hostages are dead. However, Yosef and Hamzah AlZayadni ...
Nonetheless, Gritzewsky has been a constant presence at protests and demonstrations across the country along with Zangauker's mother, who has emerged as one of the most vocal activists for the hostages. Einav Zangauker, who used to support Netanyahu, has virulently opposed his handling of the war and is furious ...
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