Joseph Krauss

The latest proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza has the support of the United States and most of the international community, but Hamas has not fully embraced it, and neither, it seems, has Israel.

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What are the main sticking points in the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas?

June 12, 2024 at 6:44 p.m.

The latest proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza has the support of the United States and most of the international community, but Hamas has not fully embraced it, and neither,...

The rescue operation came amid a major Israeli air and ground offensive in central Gaza that has killed and wounded hundreds of Palestinians, including at least 94 on Saturday.

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Who are the four hostages rescued by Israeli forces from captivity in Gaza?

June 8, 2024 at 11:34 a.m.

The rescue operation came amid a major Israeli air and ground offensive in central Gaza that has killed and wounded hundreds of Palestinians, including at least 94 on Saturday.

Diminished but not deterred, Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war with Israel.

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How does this end? With Hamas holding firm and fighting back in Gaza, Israel faces only bad options

May 23, 2024 at 5:15 p.m.

Diminished but not deterred, Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war with Israel.

The historic but largely symbolic move further deepens Israel's isolation more than seven months into its grinding war against Hamas in Gaza.

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Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel’s isolation

May 22, 2024 at 7:34 p.m.

The historic but largely symbolic move further deepens Israel's isolation more than seven months into its grinding war against Hamas in Gaza.

An Israeli airstrike has killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting is raging across the north.

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Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza as fighting rages on

May 19, 2024 at 3:18 p.m.

An Israeli airstrike has killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting is raging across the north.

Benny Gantz threatened Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan in three weeks' time for the war in Gaza.

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Centrist member of Israel’s War Cabinet threatens resignation unless there’s a new plan for the war in Gaza

May 18, 2024 at 6:01 p.m.

Benny Gantz threatened Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan in three weeks' time for the war in Gaza.

President Joe Biden has urged Israel not to go ahead with such an operation over fears it would exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe in the Palestinian enclave.

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In response to US threat to withhold arms, Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel will fight with its ‘fingernails’ if needed

May 9, 2024 at 8:30 p.m.

President Joe Biden has urged Israel not to go ahead with such an operation over fears it would exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe in the Palestinian enclave.

The Israeli military says it has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza but a United Nations agency says no aid has yet entered.

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Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered

May 8, 2024 at 6:11 p.m.

The Israeli military says it has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza but a United Nations agency says no aid has yet entered.

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Palestinians in Bethlehem look beyond religious tourism

December 10, 2019 at 4:51 p.m.

In recent years a new form of tourism has taken root, focused on the West Bank town's Palestinian residents, their culture and history and their struggles under Israeli occupation. As...

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