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PublishedMarch 17, 2025
Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza, killing more than 400 and shattering ceasefire with Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes, which killed mostly women and children, after Hamas refused Israeli demands to change the ceasefire agreement.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2025
Maine delegation rejects Trump’s plan to take over Gaza as dangerous, unserious
Sen. Susan Collins doubts the plan would work and says it might be a negotiating tactic, Sen. Angus King says it's dangerous and Rep. Chellie Pingree calls it sickening and reckless.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2025
Trump won’t rule out deploying US troops to support rebuilding Gaza, sees ‘long-term’ US ownership
'The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,' President Donald Trump said at an evening news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2025
Israel’s Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages
Israel’s Cabinet announced the approval of the deal after 1 a.m. Jerusalem time and confirmed the ceasefire will go into effect Sunday.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2025
Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed a special task force to prepare to receive the hostages returning from Gaza, and that their families had been informed the deal had been reached.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2025
‘Incredibly delicate’: Mainers with Mideast ties holding their breath amid ceasefire negotiations
Those on both sides of the conflict in Gaza described the recently announced ceasefire framework as 'fragile' but said they were trying to stay hopeful it could lead to a lasting peace.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2025
Maine’s delegation welcomes Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement
The deal, which has yet to be finalized, calls for a 6-week end to fighting during which hostages and prisoners would be released and additional aid would come to Gaza.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2025
Mediators herald Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, though Israel says final details are in flux
The three-phase ceasefire deal promises the release of dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2024
UMaine System board says it won’t consider divesting from Israel
The board of trustees decided not to take up 6 student demands that included divesting from Israeli companies and cutting academic ties with the country.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2024
Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000, Palestinians say
The U.S., Qatar and Egypt have renewed their efforts to broker a ceasefire deal in recent days.
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