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Gaza Ceasefire Talks Are Back on, Hamas Official Says

Negotiations have reportedly resumed after weekslong hiatus

(Newser) - A Hamas official said Thursday that international mediators have resumed negotiating with the militant group and Israel over a ceasefire in Gaza, and that he was hopeful a deal to end the 14-month war was within reach, the AP reports. Ceasefire negotiations were halted last month when Qatar suspended talks...

Nurse Takes in Gaza Infant Found in a Tree

Dubbed Malak or 'angel,' baby girl is one of thousands separated from their parents

(Newser) - The newborn appeared at a hospital in Gaza last October—alone. After Israeli strikes on Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood, rescuers had discovered the girl in a tree, the apparent sole survivor of the attack, NPR reports. The stump of her umbilical cord was still soft, indicating she was days...

Eye on His Inauguration, Trump Issues Gaza Ultimatum

President-elect: If Israeli hostages aren't released by Jan. 20, 'there will be ALL HELL TO PAY'

(Newser) - As news broke Monday that 21-year-old American Omer Neutra had been killed in the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, renewed attention was directed to the plight of the hostages still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza. President-elect Trump was one of those weighing in, and he made clear...

100-Truck Aid Convoy 'Violently Looted'

20 killed as 98 trucks are lost in southern Gaza, boosting fears of famine

(Newser) - A convoy of 109 aid trucks was "violently looted" in Gaza over the weekend as masked men threw grenades and held drivers at gunpoint, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). The agency said 98 trucks were lost while passing through the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing with...

Campus Plastered With 'Wanted' Posters of Jewish Faculty

'We view this as antisemitism,' says University of Rochester's president

(Newser) - Hundreds of "wanted" posters depicting Jewish faculty members and community leaders were glued to walls at the University of Rochester on Sunday, accusing them of "ethnic cleansing," "racism," and "hate speech." In a Tuesday statement , university President Sarah Mangelsdorf said the school "...

US Soldier Injured in Gaza Pier Mission Dies

Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley was medically retired, receiving treatment in long-term care

(Newser) - A US soldier who was critically injured during the Gaza pier mission earlier this year has died. Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley, 23, was one of three soldiers injured in the mission, though the other two suffered a sprained ankle and a minor back injury, respectively, and soon returned to service,...

Israel Voids 1967 Deal With UN Relief Agency

Tel Aviv claims UNRWA has been infiltrated by Hamas

(Newser) - Israel notified the UN Monday that it is cutting ties with a UN relief agency that helps Palestinian refugees. Israel maintains that UN Relief and Works Agency has been infiltrated by Hamas , though the UNRWA denies the allegations and says it takes measures to ensure its neutrality, reports the AP...

Gaza Medic Moving Body: 'Oh God... She's My Mother!'

Samira Bardini reportedly killed while standing next to targeted vehicle

(Newser) - A Palestinian ambulance worker made a horrific discovery when the bloody sheet was lifted: The corpse on the stretcher was his own mother, killed by an Israeli airstrike Wednesday in central Gaza. "Oh God, I swear—she's my mother! I didn't know it was her!" Abed...

Israel Hits Iran Hard in Predawn Strikes

Attacks on Iranian military sites threaten to escalate tense situation in Mideast

(Newser) - Israel unleashed a series of predawn airstrikes against military sites in Iran on Saturday, saying it targeted facilities used to make the missiles fired at Israel. The attack risks pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East, where militant groups backed...

SodaStream Ex-CEO Offers $100K to Any Gazan Who Returns an Israeli Hostage

Offer from Daniel Birnbaum expires at midnight Wednesday

(Newser) - The former CEO of SodaStream has an offer for Gazans: Anyone who returns a living Israeli hostage will get $100,000 from him. In a social media video directed to people living in the Gaza Strip, Daniel Birnbaum addressed "the good people in Gaza," the Jerusalem Post reports....

Northern Gaza's Food Situation Has Gone From Bad to Dire

WFP says no food has made it into northern Gaza since beginning of October

(Newser) - A "lifeline" has been severed in Gaza, per World Food Programme. On Friday, it told CNN that zero food trucks have entered northern Gaza since Israel began a major push into the region in early October. With aid dried up, the WFP says it has been "unable to...

Gaza Drone Video Shows 'Remarkably Personal' Scene
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Gaza Drone Video Shows 'Remarkably Personal' Scene

Israel says man in footage throwing object at drone is Hamas' Yahya Sinwar, right before his death

(Newser) - Hamas has confirmed the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar, killed in Gaza by Israeli military troops on Wednesday, and the New York Times now reports on a "heavily edited" drone video appearing to show his final moments. The footage , released by the Israel Defense Forces, shows a barely...

Friedman: Please, Netanyahu, Don't Blow This Opportunity

Hamas leader's death could lead to a 2-state solution, if the prime minister is willing

(Newser) - Just how big is the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar? "It is impossible to exaggerate the importance," writes New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. The immediate aftermath of his death could usher in the end of the war in Gaza, as well as the return of Israeli...

Israel Has 'Essentially 2 Paths' After Death of Hamas Leader

It's not clear whether Netanyahu will choose to fight on or 'declare victory' in Gaza, analysts say

(Newser) - Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Americans officials described as the "chief obstacle" to Gaza ceasefire talks, is dead , and analysts say Israel's leaders have a big decision to make. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a chance to "declare victory" and start winding down the war, the...

Israel: We May Have Killed Hamas Leader
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Israel Confirms Death of Hamas Leader

Yahya Sinwar was architect of Oct. 7 attacks

(Newser) - Israel has confirmed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a clash with Israeli troops in Gaza. "Mass murderer Yahya Sinwar, who was responsible for the massacre and atrocities of October 7, was killed today by IDF soldiers," Foreign Minister Israel Katz said in a statement, per...

White House Gives Israel a 30-Day Deadline

Military assistance could be blocked if flow of aid to Gaza fails to improve

(Newser) - The Biden administration, warning that humanitarian conditions for more than 2 million civilians in Gaza are "increasingly dire," has given Israel a 30-day deadline to improve the situation. According to a letter seen by Axios , officials warned Israel that failure to allow more aid into Gaza could have...

Hezbollah Attack Kills 4 Israeli Soldiers

Meanwhile, Israeli strike on Gaza reportedly kills 20 sheltering at a school

(Newser) - A Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers and severely wounded seven others Sunday, the military said, in the deadliest strike by the militant group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago. The Lebanon-based Hezbollah called the attack near...

Netanyahu Considers Starving Northern Gaza

Plan to flush out Hamas could also trap thousands of civilians without food or water

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling or unable to leave their homes. Israel has...

CBS Addresses Controversial Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates

Network says sit-down did not meet its standards

(Newser) - Ta-Nehisi Coates' interview during an appearance on CBS Mornings last week got contentious, and now the network is addressing the issue. At an editorial meeting, CBS News executives told staffers the interview did not meet the network's editorial standards, CNN reports. The network says the issue has been addressed...

Girl Kidnapped in 2011, Kept in Gaza, Is Freed

Fawzia Sido was kidnapped by ISIS at age 11

(Newser) - Amid all the strife in the Middle East, a tale of cooperation and hope: A woman kidnapped as an 11-year-old by ISIS more than a decade ago has been freed. Reuters reports the now 21-year-old, identified as Fawzia Sido, was removed from Gaza by the US in an operation that...

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