When the Gaza ceasefire took effect a week ago, tens of thousands of Palestinians began to move from the sprawling camps in the south back to their homes in Gaza City and the surrounding area.
For most, it was a shocking and bitter homecoming.
A…
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Witkoff, Kushner on Qatar Strike: ‘Trump Felt Israelis Were Getting a Bit Out of Control’
U.S. President Donald Trump’s officials who headed the cease-fire struck between Israel and Hamas earlier this month, special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, shared details on the deal with the 60 Minutes TV show on CBS…
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Trump commutes sentence of disgraced former US Rep. George Santos in fraud case
NEW YORK (AP) — US President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former US Rep. George Santos, who was slated to serve more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft…
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Turkey’s growing role in the postwar Middle
Now, as the implementation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan advances and talks move toward a second phase of the agreement, Turkey’s involvement is no longer in question. By Trump’s initiative, Ankara was brought into the…
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‘Promise Me You Won’t Forget the Hostages’ Families, Until the Very Last One Is Returned’
18 Hostages, 743 Days in Captivity
The father of the slain hostage, Itay Chen, urges the public and decision-makers not to forget the fallen hostages still held in Gaza. ‘It is the government’s responsibility to bring back the remaining fallen…
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What the Cease-fire Means for Israelis Who Made a Living From the Gaza War
Although the Defense Ministry had been preparing for the hostage release deal for the past two weeks, for most Israelis who have been making a living in the Gaza Strip, the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel seems to have come as a complete…
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As Arab-led bloc mulls reunion, Hadash MK Touma-Sliman sees chance for ‘real change’
MK Aida Touma-Sliman stepped onto the balcony of the historic YMCA hotel in Jerusalem, lighting a cigarette. “I don’t smoke during the day, only at night, once it gets dark,” she said, exhaling into the cool evening air late last…
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Susan Stamberg, groundbreaking Jewish ‘founding mother’ of NPR, dies at 87
JTA — When Susan Stamberg first sat behind the microphone to host a newfangled broadcasting venture called National Public Radio, in 1972, some board members had a concern: She sounded too Jewish.
Though that wasn’t quite how they…
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A full list of hostages released by Hamas – Al Arabiya English
- A full list of hostages released by Hamas Al Arabiya English
- Opinion | Can the Israel-Hamas Deal Hold? The New York Times
- Hostage families confirm identities of three of four bodies handed over by Hamas BBC
- Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech…
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Hamas returns remains of 10th Israeli hostage from Gaza | World News
Hamas has returned the remains of another hostage to Israel, as bulldozers are deployed in the search for more bodies under the rubble of Gaza.
The Israeli prime minister’s office confirmed a coffin had been received from the…
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