US envoy lays the onus on the Palestinians: “The starting point is that Hamas disarms, lays down its weapons and leaves Gaza.”
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He met with the terrorist group “to help to get Americans and Israelis out” of Gaza captivity.
Freed Israeli hostage says her Gaza captors told her there was no hope praying to her God; praised Hitler as a “genius.”
Will the growing US role in negotiations with Hamas create tension between Jerusalem and Washington?
“Blotting out the memory of Amalek is our job,” said bereaved father Nissim Louk.
The IDF’s most forward base on the Gaza perimeter was overrun on Oct. 7, 2023. 53 of its young defenders were killed, and another 10 taken hostage.
“We speak not only for Israeli women but for women everywhere, and we must prevent the use of sexual violence in the next conflict to come.”
“We estimate 22, maybe 24 live bodies,” the US Middle East envoy said. “We want them all back.”
Donald Trump is indifferent to the formalities involved in reaching a hostage deal—as long as the price isn’t excessive, protocol does not concern him.
An Arab League summit in Cairo on Tuesday endorsed the $53 billion five-year plan for the war-torn coastal enclave.