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Israel and Hamas agree on a truce to free hostages in swap, raising hopes of halting war in Gaza
By Josef Federman, Tia Goldenberg And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day cease-fire in the war in Gaza – a breakthrough that will facilitate the release of dozens of hostages held by militants as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, and bring a large influx of aid to the besieged territory, officials said Wednesday. The truce raised ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel-Hamas cease-fire to start Thursday morning, according to Egyptian state media
By Josef Federman, Tia Goldenberg And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Egypt’s state-run Qahera TV says the Israel-Hamas truce will take effect at 10 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) Thursday. Egypt helped mediate the four-day cease-fire, which will facilitate the release of dozens of hostages captured by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel. The deal will also see the release ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel and Hamas agree on truce to free hostages in swap, raising hopes of halting war in Gaza
By Josef Federman, Tia Goldenberg And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day cease-fire in the devastating war in Gaza – a breakthrough that will facilitate the release of dozens of hostages held by militants as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, officials said Wednesday. The truce raised hopes of eventually winding down the war, which was triggered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Truce deal set to free hostages in swap, raising hopes of halting worst Mideast violence in decades
By Josef Federman, Tia Goldenberg And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, mediators said Wednesday. The truce marks the biggest diplomatic breakthrough since Hamas’ Oct. 7 rampage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Truce deal raises hopes of freeing hostages in Gaza and halting worst Mideast violence in decades
By Josef Federman, Tia Goldenberg And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 21st, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return for Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel, mediators said Wednesday. The truce marks the biggest diplomatic breakthrough since Hamas’ Oct. 7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Qatar announces Israel-Hamas truce-for-hostages deal that would pause Gaza fighting, bring more aid
By Josef Federman And Jack Jeffery, The Associated Press on November 21st, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Qatar on Wednesday announced a truce-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas that would bring the first temporary halt in fighting in a devastating six-week war, win freedom for dozens of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, and also lead to the release of Palestinian prisoners. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said it would announce ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli Cabinet approves truce for hostages deal with Hamas; Palestinian prisoners also to be freed
By Josef Federman And Jack Jeffery, The Associated Press on November 21st, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a temporary cease-fire with the Hamas militant group that is expected to bring the first halt in fighting in a devastating six-week war and win freedom for dozens of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip, in exchange for the release of Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah special election to replace her former boss US Rep. Chris Stewart
By Mead Gruver, The Associated Press on November 21st, 2023
Republican Celeste Maloy has won a Utah special election to replace her former boss, U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, in a race that will put a woman back among Utah’s five-member congressional delegation for the first time since 2019. Maloy beat state Sen. Kathleen Riebe, who as minority whip is the Utah Senate’s second-ranking Democrat. Stewart ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Death toll from landslide in remote Alaska fishing community reaches 3, more missing
By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen And John Raby, The Associated Press on November 21st, 2023
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – A landslide that ripped down a sopping, heavily forested mountainside in southeast Alaska killed three people, injured a woman and left three other people missing as it smashed into three homes in a remote fishing community, authorities said Tuesday. Rescue crews found the body of a girl in an initial search ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli Cabinet approves cease-fire with Hamas that includes release of some 50 hostages
By Josef Federman And Jack Jeffery, The Associated Press on November 21st, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s Cabinet has approved a cease-fire deal with the Hamas militant group that would bring a temporary halt to a devastating war that has stretched on for over six weeks. Under the deal, Hamas is to free 50 of the roughly 240 hostages it is holding in the Gaza Strip over a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Girl dead, woman rescued, 5 missing after landslide hits small Alaska community, official says
By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen And John Raby, The Associated Press on November 21st, 2023
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – A landslide that ripped down a heavily forested mountainside in southeast Alaska killed a girl, injured a woman and left five other people missing as it struck three homes in a remote fishing community, authorities said Tuesday. Crews were using a cadaver-sniffing dog and heat-sensing drones to search for those unaccounted ... Read More »
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