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Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Hamas says ceasefire a must before any deal
By Nils Adler, Joseph Stepansky & Edna Mohamed
JD Vance rips Biden administration for 'micromanaging' Israel's wartime effort
By Miranda Nazzaro
Thailand Joins 17 Countries in Calling for the Immediate Release of All Hostages in Gaza
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Formerly TwitterOfir Gendelman
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PMO:
Israel's war cabinet has unanimously decided that Israel will continue the operation in #Rafah to exert military pressure on Hamas in order to advance the release of our hostages, destroy Hamas military and governing capabilities and ensure that Gaza does not pose a threat…
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian
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Visiting troops on the southern part of the Gaza border, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant vows that the operation in Rafah "Will not stop until Hamas is eliminated in the area or the first hostage returns to Israel."
"From the Rafah area came the killers who went to Sufa, to Holit,… pic.twitter.com/g4XaqM7lSz
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian
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Meeting with families of hostages, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel will continue efforts to return those held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, amid the upcoming ground operation against the terror group in Rafah.
"The operations to return your loved ones continues all the…
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Joe Truzman
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Hamas released a video identifying an American and Canadian national as deceased because of Israeli strikes in Gaza. The group did not provide proof to support its claim. Note: The hostage, Judy Weinstein, was declared dead in December. Her body is being held in Gaza.
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NSA Jake Sullivan: ‘Renewed effort underway,’ ‘new momentum’ to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal
By Andrea Mitchell
Hostage Crisis
By Nick Catoggio
White House accuses Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar of blocking deal to release Israeli hostages
By Nataliya Vasilyeva
World leaders make renewed push to secure release of Gaza hostages
By Andrew England & James Politi
Serbia Joins US-Led Coalition In Calling On Hamas To Release All Hostages
By Ksenija Pavlović
World leaders including Biden, Sunak and Macron call for 'immediate release' of hostages
By Eliana Jordan
Romania signs joint declaration calling for the release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza
By Radu Dumitrescu
Biden's Renewed Focus on Hostages Raises Questions About the Direction of Dealings With Hamas
By Benny Avni & Maya Alleruzzo
Kirby: US remains hopeful for '6 weeks of peace' with hostage deal that 'Hamas has not fully rejected'
By Danielle Wallace
Leaders of 18 countries urge Hamas to release hostages held in Gaza
By Peter Beaumont, Julian Borger & Ruth Michaelson