With some 240 hostages in terrorist hands, only a fraction of families will be reunited under the current arrangement.
War in Israel
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.
Hamas released the first batch of hostages under a cease-fire deal that began Friday, including 13 Israelis who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the terrorist group staged a raid on Israel nearly seven weeks ago.
David Chesnoff, a prominent defense attorney, spent several days working at the largest hospital in Israel because he wanted to help during the war with Hamas.
For a number of Jewish-based community organizations is Las Vegas, the war in Israel has catalyzed increased interest in the services they have to offer.
Days after taking control of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital, the Israeli military has discovered what it says is an underground bunker accessible by a narrow tunnel.
The mastermind of the Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the worst Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed in generations is a secretive figure.
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters Thursday who glued their hands to the asphalt.
The waves of rockets sent over the border represented one of the most intense bombardments since Hezbollah started attacking Israeli posts at the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war.
A temporary cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas began Friday morning, a day later than originally announced.
In a statement released late Wednesday, Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said that contacts on the deal were continuing.
Israel and Hamas reached a deal Tuesday to pause fighting in exchange for the release of hostages and prisoners.
AP’s analysis of the new video was backed by a range of experts in geolocation and open-source intelligence.
Francis met at the Vatican with 12 relatives of some of the 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for about 20 minutes.