Israel’s Security Cabinet Meets as Pressure on Hamas Cease-Fire Rises
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Israel’s Security Cabinet Meets as Pressure on Hamas Cease-Fire Rises

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel held an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday after Hamas said it was postponing the next release of Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip, increasing the pressure on an already fragile three-week cease-fire. The security cabinet was set…

Israeli Hostages’ Accounts of Abuse Raise Alarms for Remaining Captives
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Israeli Hostages’ Accounts of Abuse Raise Alarms for Remaining Captives

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Bound. Starved. Wounded. Tortured. These are the conditions that some hostages being held in Gaza still face, according to information their families said they had received from Israeli military and security officials after Hamas released three captives on Saturday as part of a…

Hamas Suspends Hostage Release, Accusing Israel of Violating Cease-Fire Agreement
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Hamas Suspends Hostage Release, Accusing Israel of Violating Cease-Fire Agreement

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hamas has indefinitely postponed the release of Israeli hostages who were set to be freed from the Gaza Strip this weekend, a spokesman said on Monday, accusing Israel’s government of violating an already fragile cease-fire agreement. The move threatens to derail both the…

Opinion | Population Transfers Sanctioned by America? It’s on the Table.
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Opinion | Population Transfers Sanctioned by America? It’s on the Table.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump has introduced a seemingly game-changing, if incendiary, proposal ahead of his meeting on Tuesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, the first foreign leader he will meet since his inauguration. Three times in less than two weeks, Mr. Trump has…

Opinion | “I Feel Like a Superhero.” Hope Lives Amid Gaza’s Rubble.
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Opinion | “I Feel Like a Superhero.” Hope Lives Amid Gaza’s Rubble.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines During the war in Gaza, a place called Taqat in Deir al Balah became a lifeline for me. Taqat, which means “energies” in Arabic, is a workspace with rare reliable internet and electricity — powered by solar panels — that was started amid…

What Israel’s UNRWA Ban Could Mean for Palestinians
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What Israel’s UNRWA Ban Could Mean for Palestinians

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israeli legislation taking effect on Thursday will threaten the operations of a major United Nations agency that provides critical humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip after more than a year of war has left the territory in ruins. The laws ban the agency,…

Cease-Fires in Gaza and Lebanon Will Most Likely Hold for Now, Analysts Say
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Cease-Fires in Gaza and Lebanon Will Most Likely Hold for Now, Analysts Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The cease-fires in Gaza and Lebanon will most likely hold for now, despite being tested to their limits over the weekend, because all sides want to avoid full-scale fighting at least for a few weeks, analysts said. In southern Lebanon, Israeli troops remained…

As Thousands Try to Return Home, Fragile Mideast Cease-Fires Are Tested
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As Thousands Try to Return Home, Fragile Mideast Cease-Fires Are Tested

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The fragile cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza were tested on Sunday as Israeli forces killed or injured scores of people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese officials said, while in Gaza, Israel prevented Palestinians from moving back to their homes, saying Hamas had violated the…

Israel Blocks Gazans From North, Accusing Hamas of Cease-Fire Breach
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Israel Blocks Gazans From North, Accusing Hamas of Cease-Fire Breach

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israeli troops were preventing Palestinians from returning to their homes in the north of the Gaza Strip on Sunday after Israel accused Hamas of violating the terms of the cease-fire agreement. Under the terms of the initial phase of the deal agreed earlier…

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…