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…

Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza
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Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Israeli government approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas early Saturday that calls for the release of dozens of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners after hours of deliberations, setting up the first reprieve in a 15-month, devastating war in the Gaza Strip….

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…

Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
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Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mr. Ben-Gvir had already proved to be an unreliable and troublesome coalition partner. Demanding wage hikes for the police, he refused to support the government in passing a crucial piece of legislation last month, forcing Mr. Netanyahu to leave his hospital bed as…

Less Than Half the 250 Hostages in Gaza Remain There
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Less Than Half the 250 Hostages in Gaza Remain There

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Hamas led the Oct. 7, 2023, raids into Israel, killing about 1,200 people, about 250 people were taken into Gaza as hostages, including citizens of Israel, the United States, Britain, Mexico, Thailand and other countries. Among the captives were the bodies of…

Biden and Trump Defy Their History of Animosity to Seal Gaza Cease-Fire
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Biden and Trump Defy Their History of Animosity to Seal Gaza Cease-Fire

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The long-sought, tortuously negotiated Gaza cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday came about in part through a remarkable collaboration between President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump, who temporarily put aside mutual animosity to achieve a mutual goal. The two presidents directed their advisers…