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(Background) Basem Naim, member of Hamas' political bureau. (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images) / (L) Former Israeli hostages Keith Siegel (L) and his wife Aviva (R) hold posters of Israelis currently held hostages in the Gaza Strip at a pro-Israel demonstration. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas agrees to release more hostages in ’60-Day Gaza Ceasefire’ proposal, with Israel set to respond by Friday

Hamas has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire proposal brokered by Egypt and Qatar. It would include the release of 10 living hostages and return of 18 bodies. In exchange, Israel is expected to release approximately 1,700 Palestinian prisoners and return the bodies of 10 Palestinian terrorists.

GAZA - AUGUST 6: A view from the air as Jordanian air force personnel in a Jordanian C-130 military aircraft perform an air drop of aid and humanitarian supplies on August 6, 2025 in Gaza. On Wednesday, the Royal Jordanian Air Force carried out air drops of food and other aid over Gaza, alongside aircraft from other nations carrying 54 tons of humanitarian supplies. Airdrops of aid have resumed in recent weeks in an attempt to alleviate the severe lack of food and other essentials reaching people in Gaza, where the World Food Programme (WFP) has said over half a million people are enduring famine-like conditions, as Israel continues to restrict the flow of aid. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images)

Trump speaks with Netanyahu after Israel approves plan to militarily occupy Gaza Strip

President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday after the Israeli security cabinet greenlit Netanyahu’s plan to engage in a full-scale military occupation of Gaza to destroy the remaining Hamas strongholds and attempt to retrieve the remaining hostages.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (not pictured) inside Number 10 Downing Street on November 23, 2021 in London, England. President Herzog, who was elected to his role by the Knesset in June, arrived in the UK on Sunday for a multi-day visit. (Photo by Justin Tallis-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Israel Pres. Herzog: Whole idea of a two-state solution is futile

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has spoken out against the notion of a two-state solution after some major world powers moved to recognize a Palestinian state.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 21: People demonstrate prior any hostage announcements outside the Kirya defense complex as the political cabinet hold a meeting on November 21, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Families and supporters of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza gathered near The Kirya defense complex this evening as the Israeli cabinet convened regarding a proposed deal with Hamas for the release of some hostages. The full terms of such a deal were not clear, but both the Israeli prime minister and Hamas leader reported progress. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The Emaciated Israeli Hostages: When Will The World Blame Hamas?

By Richard Pollock
August 4, 2025

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SURREY, CANADA - APRIL 23: Prime Minister of Canada and Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney delivers a speech to supporters during a rally on April 23, 2025 in Surrey, Canada. Carney leads in recent polls leading up to Canada's April 28 parliamentary election. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

Canada announces plans to recognize ‘State of Palestine’ at September UN General Assembly: ‘No room for delay’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday that Canada plans to officially recognize the State of Palestine in September, following similar announcements from France and the United Kingdom.

TOPSHOT - Displaced Palestinian children gather to receive food at a government school in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 19, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. The UN children's agency UNICEF has warned that the alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition and disease could lead to an "explosion" in child deaths in Gaza. One in six children aged under two in Gaza was acutely malnourished, it estimated on February 19. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump announces joint effort with Europe to feed Palestinians: ‘Those children look very hungry’

On Monday, President Donald Trump told reporters in Scotland that the United States plans to collaborate with European allies to establish food distribution centers in Gaza, supplying food to hungry Palestinians whose supply has been cut off in the region.