With Monday’s return, the bodies of 270 Palestinians have been handed back since the start of the ceasefire.
Middle East Peace
Since the ceasefire in Gaza took effect on Oct. 10, Palestinian militants had released the remains of 17 hostages, with 11 remaining in Gaza.
Had President Donald Trump not been re-elected, terrorist entities would try to “wipe out” the State of Israel, Sen. Rick Scott told a packed crowd in Las Vegas.
Militants had previously returned the remains of 15 hostages since the start of the ceasefire, with 13 more still to be recovered.
Israel’s military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104
The strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10, marked the most serious challenge to the tenuous truce to date.
The slow return of hostages’ bodies is posing a challenge to implementing the next stages of the ceasefire, which will address even knottier issues.
Liz Breier isn’t a member at Congregation Ner Tamid, but she was sure to be at the congregation’s Henderson synagogue near Valle Verde Drive and the 215 Beltway Tuesday evening.
Las Vegas Valley residents gathered at Cafe Landwer in Las Vegas to celebrate the signing of a Mideast peace treaty and the release of Israeli hostages.
President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East during a global summit on Gaza’s future, trying to advance broader peace in the region.
Israel and Hamas moved ahead on a key first step of the tenuous Gaza ceasefire agreement on by freeing hostages and prisoners, raising hopes that the U.S.-brokered deal might lead to a permanent end to the war.
The Egyptian president told a summit of world leaders that President Donald Trump’s Mideast proposal represents the “last chance” for peace in the region.
Trump disruptors were supposed to be amateurs on the global stage. Instead, they accomplished what establishment insiders thought was impossible.
Hundreds had been packing the small community center of the hilltop village of Lavon in the Galilee since before dawn for one of the most important days of their lives.
On Monday, Hamas released 20 hostages into the custody of the Red Cross, which then brought them to Israel as part of a new ceasefire deal that many hope will signal an end to two years of war in the devastated Gaza Strip.
President Trump called for “the historic dawn of a new Middle East” in an address to the Israeli parliament, as he visits the region to celebrate a deal halting the war in Gaza and securing the release of prisoners held by Hamas.
The Gaza ceasefire held in its second day as tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to their neighborhoods Saturday and Israelis cheered Monday’s expected release of remaining hostages.
Questions remain over who will govern Gaza as Israeli troops gradually pull back and whether Hamas will disarm, as called for in U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan.
After Israel and Hamas agreed this week to the first phase of a Trump administration plan to halt the fighting, a litany of questions remain on next steps.
The war, which began with Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, has also triggered other conflicts in the region, sparked worldwide protests and led to allegations of genocide that Israel denies.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday.
A photographer during the Nova Music Festival in Israel two years ago, Inor Roni Kagno told a Las Vegas audience about his post-attack journey.