Israel says it will maintain the truce if captives continue to be freed. But it also says it is committed to its other major goal – the annihilation of Hamas.
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Israel says 12 more hostages have been freed by Hamas and have arrived in Egypt
Mediators met in Qatar to try to extend the cease-fire beyond Wednesday.
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Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow
An Israeli government spokesperson declined to say whether Musk was invited to the country, where he toured a kibbutz attacked by Hamas militants, or came on his own.
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Israel-Hamas to extend truce 2 more days as 11 more Israeli hostages are freed
The newly released hostages included 3 women and 9 children – including 3-year-old twin girls and their mother – from a kibbutz near Gaza that was hard hit in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.
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3 men of Palestinian descent attending holiday gathering shot, injured near University of Vermont
Two of the men are in stable condition and the other suffered “much more serious injuries,” Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad said in a news release Sunday.
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4-year-old American hostage released by Hamas as Biden expresses hope that more will be freed
The president described the negotiations as a day-by-day, hour-by-hour process and said he would continue working until all hostages were free.
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‘Scream’ star Jenna Ortega stands by co-star amid firing for pro-Palestine posts
The meta-horror hit’s studio, Spyglass Media Group, clarified the decision to fire 33-year-old Barrera was not linked to her direct support of Palestine, but the comments she made veered into antisemitic territory.
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Former UK leader Boris Johnson joins a march against antisemitism in London
Johnson was joined by the U.K.’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and other senior government officials at the march to express solidarity with the Jewish community.
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Attackers release Israel-linked tanker seized off Yemen in third such assault amid Israel-Hamas war
The attackers seized the Liberian-flagged Central Park, managed by Zodiac Maritime, in the Gulf of Aden, the company and private intelligence firm Ambrey said.
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Hamas releases third group of hostages as part of truce, says it will seek to extend swap deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had spoken to President Biden and reiterated his offer to extend the cease-fire by an additional day for every 10 hostages Hamas releases.