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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) Israel and Hamas begin cease-fire, setting stage for release of some hostages and more aid to Gaza A four-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas began Friday, setting the stage for the release of dozens of hostages held by militants and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel as well as allowing sorely needed aid to start flowing into Gaza.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) Israel expands ground assault into Gaza as fears rise over airstrikes near crowded hospitals Israeli troops and armor pushed deeper into northern and central Gaza on Monday, as the U.N. and medical staff warned that airstrikes are hitting closer to hospitals where tens of thousands of Palestinians have sought shelter alongside thousands of wounded.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) Israel strikes outskirts of Gaza City during second ground raid in as many days Israeli forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out a second ground raid into Gaza in as many days and struck targets on the outskirts of Gaza City, the military said Friday, as it prepares for a widely expected ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory.
State orders pro-Palestine groups at universities to shutdown Florida ordered a “crackdown” on pro-Palestine groups on Florida college campuses, as to prevent harmful support for terrorist groups.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) Hamas frees two Israeli women as US advises delaying ground war to allow talks on captives Hamas released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza on Monday, as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops.
BONITA SPRINGS Family trapped in Gaza as Israel prepares for ground invasion WINK News Reporter Claire Galt was the first to introduce Emilee Rauschenberger and her dire situation: trapped in Gaza with her husband and five kids.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says “we’ll be prepared” if Iran escalates attacks U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was concerned about Iranian proxies potentially targeting American personnel.
Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza as well as targets in Syria and West Bank Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, as the two-week-old war with Hamas threatened to spiral into a broader conflict.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter it had held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the roughly 200 people the militant group abducted from Israel during its Oct. 7 rampage.
State Department issues “worldwide caution” alert for U.S. citizens due to Israel-Hamas war The U.S. State Department issued a rare “worldwide caution” alert on Thursday for U.S. citizens overseas amid increased tension over the Israel-Hamas war.