Tag: hostage situations
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Airstrike from Israeli hostage rescue wipes out entire Palestinian family in Gaza border town
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Ibrahim Hasouna was staying with a friend when he heard about the Israeli airstrikes near the house where his family was staying
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Israel and Hamas are making progress in cease-fire and hostage-release talks, officials say
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Two officials say Israel and Hamas are making progress toward a deal that aims to bring about a cease-fire and free hostages held in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip
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Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians
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Israeli forces rescued two hostages after storming a heavily guarded apartment in a densely packed town in the Gaza Strip and extracting them under fire
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Biden says ‘key elements’ of a Gaza deal are on the table as he meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah
President Joe Biden has welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II to the White House for talks on how to end the months-long war in Gaza and plan for what comes afterward
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Israel launches more strikes on Rafah and frees two hostages
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Israel launched more airstrikes on Rafah early Monday morning and freed two hostages, as international condemnation grows over a potential ground attack on the southern Gaza city, where more than one million people have sought refuge from the war against Hamas. The hostages were freed overnight during a special-forces mission in Rafah. The men, both…
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At least 50 Palestinians killed in airstrikes that accompanied Israeli hostage rescue operation, hospital officials say
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 50 Palestinians killed in airstrikes that accompanied Israeli hostage rescue operation, hospital officials say.
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Israeli military says it has rescued 2 hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military says it has rescued 2 hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip.
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Israeli strikes hit Rafah after Biden warns Netanyahu to have ‘credible’ plan to protect civilians
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A series of Israeli strikes has hit Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting elsewhere in the four-month Israel-Hamas war
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Biden urges Netanyahu to shield Rafah civilians in an attack
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President Joe Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to shield civilians in Gaza from an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah, saying it shouldn’t proceed without a “credible and executable plan” for their safety and support. The White House readout after a phone call between Biden and the Israeli leader followed pledges…
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Biden criticizes Israel for ‘over the top’ Gaza offensive
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden criticized the extent of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, as tension builds over Israeli plans to push into Rafah, where more than one million people have sought refuge. “The conduct of the response in the Gaza Strip has been over the top,” Biden said Thursday at the White House.…