Opinion | The Middle East Cease-Fire Is in Trump’s Hands
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Opinion | The Middle East Cease-Fire Is in Trump’s Hands

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Before examining the pitfalls and weaknesses of the Gaza cease-fire, let us welcome even the least of what it may achieve. Fifteen months after the horrendous Hamas attack on Israel and the launch of Israel’s retaliatory invasion, Gaza is a moonscape, most of…

Opinion | President Trump, You Can Remake the Middle East if You Dare
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Opinion | President Trump, You Can Remake the Middle East if You Dare

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dear President Trump: You may not be interested in Jewish or Arab history, but they are both very interested in you today. This is one of those rare moments — like after World War I, World War II and the Cold War —…

Gazans and Israelis Dare to Hope as Cease-Fire Takes Hold
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Gazans and Israelis Dare to Hope as Cease-Fire Takes Hold

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The sounds of celebration replaced those of explosions in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as a fragile cease-fire came into effect after 470 days of war, allowing some hostages to return home to Israel, Palestinians imprisoned in Israel to be released, and displaced…

As Truce Takes Hold, Gazans and Israelis Express Elation Tinged With Doubt
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As Truce Takes Hold, Gazans and Israelis Express Elation Tinged With Doubt

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As a truce took hold on Sunday in Gaza, potentially ending the longest and deadliest war in a century of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, two men used the same metaphor to describe how they felt. “The weight on my chest has lifted,” said Ziad Obeid,…

How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War
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How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Making his final trip as America’s top diplomat last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Paris, his former hometown, to a hero’s welcome. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, proclaimed Mr. Blinken “an eminent servant of peace” at a ceremony at the…

How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East
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How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Hamas militants led a deadly cross-border raid on Oct. 7, 2023, they triggered a war with Israel that has devastated Gaza. They also set off shock waves that have reshaped the Middle East in unexpected ways. Powerful alliances were upended. Long-established “red…

Israel and Hamas Work Out Differences That Had Delayed Cease-Fire Deal, Netanyahu Says
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Israel and Hamas Work Out Differences That Had Delayed Cease-Fire Deal, Netanyahu Says

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a meeting of Israel’s political security cabinet on Friday to approve the Gaza cease-fire deal after Israeli and Hamas negotiators worked out their remaining differences. Mr. Netanyahu’s office said in a statement early Friday that he had ordered…