The U.S. has been struggling to change the text’s references to a cessation of hostilities in the Israel-Hamas war, but the key sticking point is the inspection of aid trucks entering Gaza to ensure they are only carrying humanitarian goods.
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Hamas leader visits Cairo as talks build for another Gaza cease-fire
The visit to Cairo by Ismail Haniyeh came a day after Hamas fired rockets that set off air raid sirens in central Israel.
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U.N. Security Council in intense negotiations on Gaza humanitarian resolution, trying to avoid U.S. veto
The U.S. on Dec. 8 vetoed a Security Council resolution backed by almost all other council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.
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UN delays vote on resolution urging cessation of hostilities in Gaza to deliver aid
Diplomats said the text is still being negotiated to try to get the United States, Israel’s closest ally, to abstain or vote ‘yes’ on the resolution.
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Fake bomb threats sent to Jewish places of worship in Maine
Congregation Bet Ha’am in South Portland was one of the Maine synagogues targeted Sunday.
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Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel ‘will continue to fight until the end,’ with the goal of eliminating Hamas, which triggered the war with its Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel.
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Netanyahu says Israel is as ‘committed as ever’ to war after soldiers mistakenly killed 3 hostages
The act violates the IDF’s ‘rules of engagement,’ the official said, and was being investigated at the highest level.
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Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in battle-torn part of Gaza
The army’s chief spokesman said soldiers in Gaza City mistakenly identified the three Israelis as a threat and opened fire on them.
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Israeli defense minister says war on Hamas will last months as U.S. envoy pushes for ‘lower-intensity operations’
The U.S. has expressed growing discomfort over civilian deaths in what is already one of the 21st century’s most devastating military campaigns.
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Nine Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza City ambush in sign that Hamas resistance is still strong
Israeli troops are still locked in heavy combat with Palestinian fighters in and around Gaza City, more than six weeks after invading Gaza’s north following the militants’ Oct. 7 attack.