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Israelis Broach a Concession in Hostage Talks With Hamas
Israel negotiators are reported to be considering the release of high-profile Palestinians convicted of terrorism in exchange for freedom for some of the hostages in Gaza.
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A U.S. Call for a Humanitarian Cease-Fire in Gaza
Vetoing a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza while circulating a softer hostages-for-cease-fire resolution of its own may have been the best of the bad options available to the Biden administration ...
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Netanyahu Issues First Plan for Postwar Gaza
The proposal, which calls for indefinite Israeli military control and buffer zones in the territory, rankled Arab nations and was rejected by Palestinians.
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Head of Palestinian Aid Agency Warns It Is at ‘Breaking Point’
The main United Nations aid agency that serves Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and elsewhere in the region has “reached a breaking point,” its leader has warned, as donors have pulled funding from the agency and Israel imposed further ...
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How Netanyahu’s Postwar Plan for Gaza Clashes With International Goals
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s framework released Friday for a postwar order in Gaza appeared to keep his government on a collision course with the United States and much of the rest of the world over the enclave’s future. Here are some of the ...
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As Gaza War Grinds On, Israel Prepares for a Prolonged Conflict
While Israeli forces have delivered a major blow to Hamas in a fight that has taken a devastating toll on civilians, the group that led the Oct. 7 attack on Israel remains a threat, officials say.
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A Special Anguish Among Palestinian Citizens of Israel
As the rest of the world watches the Gaza war with horror, one community is following it with a particular kind of anguish: the Palestinian citizens of Israel. They are connected by family ties, language, culture and history to their fellow ...
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The Trauma Experienced in Gaza Is Beyond PTSD
“We will die. All of us. Hopefully soon enough to stop the suffering that we are living through every single second.” Those words were sent in a text last week by a physician working for Doctors Without Borders in the southern Gaza Strip. And it is ...
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In Brazil, Blinken intervenes in a dispute with Israel.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken confronted President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on Wednesday about his recent sharp comments on Israel, including the Brazilian leader’s comparison of Israel’s attacks in Gaza to the Holocaust. The ...
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Amid Food Shortages, People in Gaza Are Ambushing Aid Convoys
Amid widespread food shortages and a breakdown in civil order, groups of desperate civilians in Gaza are regularly attempting to ambush aid convoys, according to two Western officials who were recently in the enclave and images of one such ambush ...