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Hamas and Israel Extend Cease-Fire for 2 Days, Qatar Says
The extension, and an another exchange of hostages and prisoners, raised hopes that more people would be set free and more humanitarian aid would reach people in the Gaza Strip.
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Biden Hopes to Alter the Trajectory of the War as Hostages Are Released
President Biden said his goal was to extend the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas to obtain the release of other captives and send more aid into Gaza.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu Visits Israeli Troops in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited his country’s troops in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, three days into a four-day pause in fighting there, and vowed that “we are continuing until the end — until victory.” “Nothing will stop us,” he ...
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I Can Help Rebuild Gaza. First I Need to Survive Today.
I was a young child, living in the Jabaliya area, in the north of Gaza, when I first saw an Israeli soldier up close. The Israel Defense Forces invaded the camp and our home. They stayed for three days. After that, I was afraid of Israelis. I always ...
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‘We Went Back to the Stone Age’
Namzi Mwafi, 23, has one job, day in and day out: find water for his family. Dozens of his extended family members are sheltering together in a two-bedroom apartment in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza near the territory’s border with Egypt, he says ...
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Gaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage, Are Being Killed at Historic Pace
In less than two months, more than twice as many women and children have been reported killed in Gaza than in Ukraine after two years of war.
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First Captives Freed in Tense Gaza Truce Between Israel and Hamas
Hamas freed two dozen hostages, Israel released 39 imprisoned Palestinians, and more than 130 aid trucks reached Gaza over the first day of a tense, temporary truce after seven weeks of war.
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Here’s what we know about the released Israeli hostages.
After nearly seven weeks in captivity, hostages abducted by Hamas and other groups during the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel have been released as part of a deal that paused the fighting in the Gaza Strip. The first group of 13 Israeli hostages ...
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As Cease-Fire Takes Hold, Some Gazans Attempt a Treacherous Return Home
When the cease-fire in Gaza took effect early Friday morning, Palestinians across the Gaza Strip prepared to go back to the homes they fled to see if they were still intact, to check on relatives left behind, and in some cases, to finally bury their ...
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Past Israel-Hamas Cease-Fires Have Proved Fragile
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day truce — but if the past is any indication, there is no guarantee that the pause in fighting will hold, much less lead to lasting peace. The history of Israeli-Hamas hostilities is filled with cease-fire ...
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