Mikhail Kozlov worried his son would be unrecognizable as a result of being held in Gaza by Hamas for eight months following the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.
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New York Mayor Eric Adams shared photos of a brick home splashed with red paint and called the vandals’ actions “overt, unacceptable antisemitism.”
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said some of the latest demands from Hamas for a cease-fire in Gaza are unacceptable.
The demonstrators repeatedly tried to set up tents, canopies and barriers as they moved to various locations, disrupting nearby final exams.
The U.N. World Food Program said the U.N. will conduct a security review to assess the safety of its staff in handling aid deliveries from the pier in Gaza.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s latest visit to the region is focused on rallying support for the cease-fire proposal, and boosting the entry of humanitarian aid.
The U.N. Security Council approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
The U.N. World Food Program has “paused” distribution of humanitarian aid from an American-built pier off Gaza, due to safety concerns.
The secretary of state met Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his latest trip to the Middle East.
For Israel, it was the most successful operation of the eight-month war, bringing nationwide elation.
Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, announced his resignation Sunday, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of mismanaging the war effort.
The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach, and food and other supplies has begun to flow.
The four captives rescued by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip had been abducted from a desert rave near the border during the Oct.7 Hamas-led terrorist attack.
Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas terrorists began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza.
Although the deal has been described as an Israeli initiative, some members of Netanyahu’s coalition government are strongly opposed to it.