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2 days ago · With local school districts making the call to close Tuesday and Wednesday because of the impending inclement winter weather, the high school basketball games set for those days will have to be played another time, and given the potential havoc that could play on the schedule for the week ahead, let’s instead focus this week’s article on some teams turning heads and opening eyes with their ...
Middle East latest: Israel says it will keep control of Gaza-Egypt ...
1 day ago · Israel said it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas. A statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Wednesday denied reports that the Western-backed Palestinian Authority would control ...
Gaza ceasefire takes hold after another delay, raising hopes of …
4 days ago · DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, ushering in an initial six-week period of calm and raising hopes for the release of dozens of militant-held hostages and an end to a devastating 15-month conflict. A last-minute delay by ...
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Jan 21, 2011 · With cold temperatures Monday, people gathered inside St. Vincent’s House in Galveston as religious leaders offered prayers for peace, faith, love, hope, healing and unity during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration and Prayer Circle.
Middle East latest: Israel and Hamas agree to a Gaza ceasefire ...
Jan 15, 2025 · Qatari and Hamas officials say a ceasefire has been reached to pause Israel’s war in Gaza and release dozens of hostages. Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza began on Oct. 7, 2023, when militants stormed into southern Israel and killed about 1,200 people and abducted around 250. A third of the ...
Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been …
6 days ago · TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war. Netanyahu said he would convene his ...
Israel's security cabinet convenes to approve deal to release …
6 days ago · JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) — Israel’s security cabinet convened Friday to decide whether to approve a deal that would release dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza and pause the 15-month-war. If the cabinet approves, the deal will then go to the government for final sign-off before the ...
Middle East latest: Israeli hostage found dead in Gaza, military says ...
Jan 8, 2025 · Israeli forces have recovered the body of a hostage held in Gaza, the military said Wednesday, adding that it was identifying additional remains that could belong to another captive. The recovery of Yosef AlZayadni, 53, from an underground tunnel comes as Israel and Hamas are considering a ceasefire ...
Significant progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and ...
Jan 13, 2025 · CAIRO (AP) — U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal hasn't been reached yet, officials said Monday. Four officials acknowledged that progress has been ...
Middle East latest: Israel orders another Gaza ... - The Daily News
Dec 18, 2024 · A torn picture of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, and his late father, President Hafez Assad, is seen attached at the Duty Free of the Damascus airport, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.