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Biden insists his presidency made strides in restoring American credibility on world stage

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office next week, he remains insistent that his one-term presidency has made strides in restoring American credibility on the world stage.

Israel sending Mossad director to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks in sign of progress

By Wafaa Shurafa, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his office said Saturday, in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza.

More than 46,000 Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say

By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press

Gaza's Health Ministry says the death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has climbed above 46,000.

Residents of Syria’s Quneitra are frustrated by lack of action to halt Israeli incursions

By Abby Sewell, Associated Press

Israeli forces entered the area — which lies in a U.N.-patrolled buffer zone in the Golan Heights that was established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement between Syria and Israel — soon after the fall of President Bashar Assad last month…

At least 3 dead, 7 injured after shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

The attack occurred in the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq, on one of the main east-west roads crossing the territory.

News Wrap: New Orleans terror suspect visited city twice before attack, FBI says

In our news wrap Sunday, the FBI released more details from their investigation into the deadly terror attack in New Orleans, mourners paid their respects to former President Carter as he lies in repose in Atlanta, airstrikes in Gaza killed…

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As ceasefire talks resume, Israeli airstrikes kill at least 21 people in Gaza, hospital workers say

By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 people, including at least two children, on Saturday in Gaza, hospital staff said, while a new effort at ceasefire talks was underway in Qatar after nearly 15 months of war.

Biden administration notifies Congress of planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The weapons package would add to a record of at least $17.9 billion in military aid that the U.S. has provided Israel since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, launched the war.

Israeli strikes kill at least 30 people, including children, in Gaza as stalled ceasefire talks set to resume

By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Hospital staff say at least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight and Friday morning, as air sirens sounded across Israel and stalled ceasefire talks were set to resume.

Israeli strikes kill at least 40 people in Gaza, including several children, officials say

By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press

One strike early Thursday hit a tent in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone known as Muwasi, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have been huddling in damp winter weather.