Recent attacks on commercial vessels have been conducted by Houthis, seen as part of a rise in violence in the region due to the Israel-Hamas war.
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Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday. Meanwhile, the Israeli military said Monday evening that 11 hostages were handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza.
President Joe Biden confirmed Sunday that Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old American girl held hostage by Hamas terrorists after her parents were killed, was released as part of the cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war. “Thank God she’s home,” Biden said to reporters. “I wish I were there to hold her.”
Irregular meals, benches as beds. As hostages return to Israel, details of captivity begin to emerge
Plastic chairs as beds. Meals of bread and rice. Hours spent waiting for the bathroom. As hostages return to Israel after seven weeks of Hamas captivity, information about the conditions of their confinement has begun to trickle out. The 58 hostages freed under a cease-fire deal over the past three days have largely stayed out of the public eye, with most still in hospitals around the country.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was joined by U.K. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and other officials at the march to express solidarity with the Jewish community.
While no group immediately claimed responsibility, the attack comes as at least two other maritime attacks in recent days have been linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
The list of examples of anti-Jewish sentiment since the Oct. 7 attacks is long and documented by governments and watchdog groups across Europe.
Los Angeles police have launched an investigation into a protest Thursday at the home of the president of a pro-Israeli lobbying group.
The Gaza truce is on track as Hamas releases Abigail Edan and other hostages. “What she endured is unthinkable,” President Joe Biden said.
“Scream” star Jenna Ortega is sticking by co-star Melissa Barrera after the latter’s controversial posts regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict got her booted from the film franchise earlier this week.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an American defense official said Saturday.
Hamas on Saturday evening had earlier delayed the release of the second group of hostages, claiming that Israel had not complied with the terms of a four-day truce.
With some 240 hostages in terrorist hands, only a fraction of families will be reunited under the current arrangement.
Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara wrote online that he was “overjoyed.”
Before the late lunch or early dinner, Biden spoke about the hostage release in Israel. The president said a “goal” is to have more people released.
