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Israel’s cabinet approves hostage deal in a major diplomatic breakthrough

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Israel supporters take part in a demonstration demanding immediate release of children hostages who are being held in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Prague, Czech Republic, November 20, 2023. REUTERS/David W Cerny Israel’s government has approved a hostage deal — a major diplomatic breakthrough amid the war. 50 hostages who are in Gaza will be exchanged…

Israeli-linked ship hijacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with 25 hostages taken

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An Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Red Sea was hijacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who took 25 crew members hostage, according to Israeli officials. A spokesperson for Yemen’s Houthi group confirmed on Sunday the rebels captured the ship and took the crew members as hostage due to the ship’s ties to Israel. “The Yemeni armed forces reiterate their warning to all ships belonging to or…

IDF says it will aid in evacuation for babies at Gaza hospital

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday said it will assist in the evacuation of babies at Gaza’s largest hospital as Israeli forces continue their ground invasion of the Gaza Strip in a campaign to destroy the militant group Hamas. IDF Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the IDF will help get the babies in the Al-Shifa hospital’s pediatric department to a safer hospital on Sunday,…

Margaret Brennan presses Palestinian ambassador over not condemning Hamas

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CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan on Sunday pressed Palestinian Ambassador to the U.K. Husam Zomlot over not condemning the militant group Hamas and its Oct. 7 attacks against Israel, in response to which Zomlot instead called for the U.S. to “be the peacemaker” and recognize the Palestinian state. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face The Nation,” Brennan pointed to the Israeli government’s withholding of…

US official gives no indication of end of Israel-Hamas war

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White House Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer on Sunday gave no indication of the end of Israel’s war with militant group Hamas, instead emphasizing things cannot go back to the previous conditions in Gaza or the West Bank. Pressed by CBS News’s “Face the Nation” anchor Margaret Brennan on how close the U.S. believes they are to the end of the war, Finer…

These Republicans helped kill a resolution to censure Tlaib over Israel criticism

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More than 20 Republicans on Wednesday voted to kill a resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for her criticism of Israel after Hamas launched a deadly attack against the country last month. The 23 Republicans joined all House Democrats in a 222-186 vote in favor of a procedural motion that blocked the disciplinary resolution from reaching the floor. The nearly two dozen Republican votes were…

Israel expands ground incursion in Gaza

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Smoke and explosions caused by Israeli bombardment are seen on the horizon in northern Gaza, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled) Israeli forces mounted a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip in the early morning hours of October 28. The invasion comes as a response to Hamas’ deadly terror attacks in Israel on October 7. Almost all internet and cellular services and emergency contact…

Jordan’s queen says western world ‘complicit’ in Gaza casualties  

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Queen Rania of Jordan argued the western world is “complicit” in the casualties in Gaza, pointing to the seemingly widespread support of Israel in its fight against militant group Hamas following the group’s bloody attack against the Jewish State earlier this month. “This is the first time in modern history that there is such human suffering and the world is not even calling for a…

 IDF spokesperson: Hamas hostage release is ‘psychological warfare’  

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A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Tuesday that the two recent releases of hostages by the militant group Hamas is “psychological warfare” reminiscent of the tactics used by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. “Hamas is engaging in psychological warfare, they’re releasing two hostages and then another two hostages,” IDF spokesperson Doron Spielman said in an interview on Fox News’s “Your World with Neil…

Biden, Pope Francis discuss Israel, Gaza in rare call

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President Biden and Pope Francis spoke in a rare phone call Sunday about the latest developments in Israel and Gaza, stressing the need to prevent an escalation of the conflict and steps towards peace in the Middle East. Condemning the attacks by Hamas, which is recognized by the U.S. and several other countries as a terrorist organization, Biden spoke with the pontiff about his trip…

Netanyahu deleted a post on X about a struggle against ‘children of darkness’ around the time of a tragic hospital...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, July 24, 2016. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Netanyahu’s office posted on X that the Israel-Hamas conflict is a “struggle between the children of light and the children of darkness.” The post went up on Monday afternoon. It was deleted on Tuesday, around the time news emerged of a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital. Israeli…