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Israel prepares to welcome last living hostages from Gaza
[ad_1] CAIRO — Israelis on Monday prepared to welcome home the last 20 living hostages from devastated Gaza and mourn the return of the…
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Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Israeli Cabinet approves ‘outline’ of hostage release deal
[ad_1] CAIRO — Israel’s Cabinet has approved the “outline” of a deal to release hostages held by Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said…
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Israel and Hamas will exchange hostages and prisoners after agreeing to 1st phase of Gaza peace plan
[ad_1] Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a peace plan for Gaza, paving the way for a pause in the fighting…
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Israel, Hamas prepare for negotiations in Egypt
[ad_1] Israel and Hamas are preparing for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday as hopes are rising for a possible ceasefire in Gaza. Prime…
Technology
Faked video targeting France and UAE likely Russian despite Moscow’s links to Gulf Arab states
[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fake video that ricocheted across the internet claiming tensions between France and the United Arab Emirates…
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Zelenskyy visits border area for first time since Ukrainian offensive into Russia
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy toured the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy on Thursday in his first visit to the border area…
World News
The Latest | Biden says Israel offers Hamas a cease-fire and hostage release deal
[ad_1] President Joe Biden on Friday said Israel has offered Hamas a cease-fire and hostage release deal that would unfold over three phases. The…
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Israel and Hamas dig in as international pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza
[ad_1] JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday blasted a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a Gaza cease-fire that his country’s…
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Biden says Israel shouldn’t press into Rafah without ‘credible’ plan to protect civilians
[ad_1] RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel should not conduct a military operation against the Hamas militant group in the densely populated Gaza border town…
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Live updates | Hamas is expected to respond soon to a proposal that includes hostage releases
[ad_1] A senior Hamas official said Friday the group will respond “very soon” to a proposal that includes extended pauses in Gaza fighting and…
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Live updates | Hamas is expected to respond soon to a proposal that includes hostage releases
[ad_1] A senior Hamas official said Friday the group will respond “very soon” to a proposal that includes extended pauses in Gaza fighting and…
World News
Ukraine trains its sights on Russian border region, seeking to stir up discontent
[ad_1] Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since Russia’s full-scale invasion in…
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Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill at least 35 as Netanyahu says war will continue for months
[ad_1] DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as the military targeted…
World News
Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza
[ad_1] DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel’s government faced calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies and from protesters at…
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Gunmen wound seven in rush hour attack near Jerusalem
[ad_1] RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to extend their cease-fire by another day, just minutes before it was set…
Finance
An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, US official tells AP
[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the…
World News
Israel vows complete siege of Gaza as it strikes the Palestinian territory after incursion by Hamas
[ad_1] JERUSALEM — Israel vowed to lay total siege to the Gaza Strip on Monday, as its military scoured the country’s south for militants,…
Breaking News
Dozens of POWs freed as Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released as part of a major Easter exchange with Russia, a…
World News
UN draft resolution: Any peace must keep Ukraine intact
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS — Ukraine’s supporters have circulated a proposed resolution for adoption by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on the eve of the…
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Griner case latest in string of high-profile prisoner swaps
[ad_1] Associated Press — Delicate negotiations between the United States and Russia led to basketball star Brittney Griner’s return Friday in exchange for notorious…