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It's Deadliest Attack on Israeli Forces Since Hamas Raid

21 soldiers killed Monday as two buildings collapsed

(Newser) - Palestinian militants carried out the deadliest single attack on Israel's forces since the Hamas raid that triggered the war, killing 21 soldiers, the military said Tuesday, a significant setback that could add to mounting calls for a ceasefire. Hours later, the military announced that ground forces had encircled the...

Israel Proposes Significant Ceasefire in Hostage Deal
Israel Has a New
Deal for Hamas
Jan 23, 2024 12:30 AM CST

Israel Has a New Deal for Hamas

Axios calls the proposed deal 'more forward-leaning than previous Israeli proposals'

(Newser) - Two Israeli officials told Axios on Monday that Israel has offered a deal to Hamas: a ceasefire of up to two months in Gaza in exchange for the release of all the Israeli hostages still being held there. The proposal was reportedly issued via mediators from Qatar and Egypt. The...

Watermelon at Center Stage of Pro-Palestinian Protests

Fruit has become symbol of resistance, solidarity against Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

(Newser) - Over the past three months, on banners and T-shirts and balloons and social media posts, one piece of imagery has emerged around the world in protests against the Israel-Hamas war: the watermelon. The colors of sliced watermelon—with red pulp, green-white rind, and black seeds—are the same as those...

Iran Threatens Israel After Fatal Airstrike

US fires again on Houthi target, and American troops are injured in Iraq

(Newser) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi blamed Israel on Saturday for an airstrike that killed five senior members of his nation's security forces and warned of retaliation. Syrian civilians also died in the attack on Damascus, with the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights saying that 10 people in all were...

Netanyahu May Have Failed 'Test of Basic Humanity'

Failure to engage with hostages' families hurt him, writes David Remnick in 'New Yorker' deep dive

(Newser) - Nobody has held power longer in Israel than Benjamin Netanyahu, writes David Remnick in the New Yorker . But in his in-depth look at the prime minister, now in his sixth term, Remnick notes that Netanyahu's polling is "dismal" in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas raid. He...

Families of Hostages Are 'Escalating Their Campaign'

Relatives of those taken by Hamas on Oct. 7 protest outside Netanyahu's home in Israel

(Newser) - Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza protested Saturday outside the home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressing frustration over his government's seeming lack of progress in getting the more than 100 captives released as the war in Gaza drags on. A group representing families of the...

Biden, Netanyahu End Telephone Silence

Differences, especially over a Palestinian state, have cooled regular conversations

(Newser) - For the first time since Dec. 23, when President Biden hung up on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in frustration, the two leaders had a phone conversation on Friday. "The call was good," a senior Israeli official told Axios , saying it lasted about 40 minutes and included updates...

Swiss: Israeli President Hit With Criminal Complaints Post-Davos

It's not clear what the complaints against Isaac Herzog entail as war in Gaza continues

(Newser) - Friday is the final day of the World Economic Forum's annual get-together , but for one world leader, his visit to Davos has led to a criminal complaint, or complaints, against him. Reuters reports that Israeli President Isaac Herzog was in the Swiss city on Thursday, there to speak about...

Netanyahu's Comments Prompt 'Rebuke' From White House

Israeli PM says two-state solution is an absolute no-go

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected US calls to scale back Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip or take steps toward the establishment of a Palestinian state after the war, drawing an immediate scolding from the White House, the AP reports. The tense back and forth...

Hundreds Mark 'Saddest Birthday,' a Hostage's First

Israeli family knows little about the condition of Kfir Bibas

(Newser) - Between 9 and 12 months old, babies learn to stand, say their first word, maybe take their first steps. As the family members of Kfir Bibas, the youngest Israeli held hostage in Gaza, celebrated his first birthday without him, they wondered which, if any, of the typical milestones they missed...

Freed Israeli Hostage Gives Raw Account of Her Captivity

Sharon Aloni Cunio says she and dozens of others were held in a Gaza hospital

(Newser) - An Israeli woman held captive by Hamas in Gaza for two months says she was kept in a small room of a hospital and visited by a nurse, who "went along with it." Sharon Aloni Cunio was released from captivity at the end of November along with her...

Israel, Hamas Reach First Deal Since November
Israel-Hamas Deal
Begins to Work
UPDATED
Jan 18, 2024 12:00 AM CST

Israel-Hamas Deal Begins to Work

Aid begins to flow to hostages, Palestinians in Gaza

(Newser) - A shipment of medicine meant for Israeli hostages being held by Hamas entered Gaza late Wednesday, according to Qatar, which brokered the deal between Israel and Hamas along with France. A senior Hamas official says that for every box of medicine that arrives for a hostage, 1,000 will arrive...

Yemen-Launched Missile Hits US-Owned Cargo Ship

Houthis are suspected as tensions escalate in the Red Sea

(Newser) - A missile fired from Yemen struck a US-owned ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, less than a day after Yemen's Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea, officials said. Suspicion immediately fell on the Iranian-backed...

Hamas Releases Video of 3 Israeli Hostages

Hostages call for Israel to bring them home, in practice Israel calls 'psychological warfare'

(Newser) - On the 100th day of the Israel-Hamas war , Hamas released an undated video of three Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza. Reuters reports that the 37-second video, in which the hostages call for Israel to halt its offensive against Hamas so they will be released, ends with superimposed text...

US Downs Houthi Missile Fired at Warship

Rebels fire missile in first attack after American-led strikes

(Newser) - Yemen's Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea on Sunday, but a US fighter jet shot it down in the latest attack roiling global shipping amid Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the AP reports. The attack marks...

Multination Protests Mark War's 100th Day

Palestinians' supporters call for ceasefire, while Israel's supporters demand release of hostages

(Newser) - From Berlin to London and Limassol to Karachi, thousands of people took to the streets Sunday to mark the 100th day of the Israel-Hamas war. Opposing demonstrations either demanded the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas or called for a cease-fire in Gaza. In the southern Pakistani city of...

How the Toll Adds Up in Israel-Hamas War

(Newser) - Now 100 days old, the latest Israel-Hamas war is by far the longest, bloodiest, and most destructive conflict between the bitter enemies. The fighting erupted on Oct. 7 when Hamas carried out a deadly attack in southern Israel. Since then, Israel has relentlessly pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and...

South Africa Makes the Case for Genocide in Gaza

Netanyahu defends military campaign as being 'in full compliance with international law'

(Newser) - A continent away from the fighting between Israel and Hamas, South Africa told judges at the United Nations' top court on Thursday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and pleaded with the court to urgently order Israel to halt its military operation, per the AP . "Genocides are never...

The Situation in the Red Sea Is Not Improving

Houthis launched their biggest attack yet overnight

(Newser) - Tensions in the Red Sea ratcheted up overnight, with the US and UK repelling the biggest attack to-date by Yemen's Houthi rebels on the crucial international shipping route. The BBC and NBC News cite the US and UK militaries as saying the Iran-backed militants launched at least 21 drones...

Protesters Interrupt Biden Address at Charleston Church

At Mother Emanuel AME, president denounces 'poison' of white supremacy

(Newser) - President Biden delivered an emotional speech Monday at the church in South Carolina where a white supremacist massacred nine Black parishioners in 2015, but his remarks were interrupted by people calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. "If you really care about the lives lost here, then you should honor...

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