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A missile explodes in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike on October 8, 2023. srael, reeling from the deadliest attack on its territory in half a century, formally declared war on Hamas Sunday as the conflict's death toll surged close to 1,000 after the Palestinian militant group launched a massive surprise assault from Gaza. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

IDF Launches Strikes In Gaza After Hamas Refuses Return Of Hostages

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has launched strikes into Gaza following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz’s orders to “act forcefully” against Hamas, after the terrorist group refused to release more hostages.

US President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2025. Trump said that he finds it "easier" to deal with Russia than with Ukraine in efforts to end the war in the pro-Western country and that he trusts Vladimir Putin. "I believe him," he said. "I'm finding it more difficult frankly to deal with Ukraine and they don't have the cards," he said. "It may be easier dealing with Russia." (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump To Talk With Putin On Tuesday Amid Efforts To End Ukraine War

President Donald Trump said he will be speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to push for an end to the war in Ukraine.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 07: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, poses for photos with the family of Edan Alexander at Ohel Chabad Lubavitch on October 07, 2024 in New York City. Trump commemorated the one-year anniversary of October 7th by visiting to Ohel Chabad Lubavitch, the final resting place of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson the Rebbe, with the family of Edan Alexander, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th, in attendance. On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza by land, sea, and air, killing more than 1,200 people and taking Israeli soldiers and civilians hostage. To date, there are over 90 people still being held hostage by Hamas. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Hamas Agrees To Free Edan Alexander, Last Living U.S. Hostage

Terrorist group Hamas said Friday that they would be releasing the last living American hostage Edan Alexander.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin at the North Portico of the White House West Wing on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Martin is visiting the United States for the Irish leader's annual St. Patrick's Day visit where he met with Trump ahead of a St. Patrick's Day luncheon with Congressional leaders. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump Highlights ‘Massive’ Trade Imbalance In Talks With Irish PM, Praises Strong Bilateral Ties

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday for an annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration, leading Trump to discuss the “massive” trade imbalance between the two nations.

Security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government gesture as they ride in the back of a vehicle moving along a road in Syria's western city of Latakia on March 9, 2025. Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on March 9, amid growing international backlash following the killing of civilians along the country's coast in the worst violence since the overthrow of former president Bashar al-Assad, in the heartland of the Alawite minority to which the latter belongs. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Gabbard’s Syria Warning To Senate Proven True As Al Qaeda-Linked Regime Slaughters Minority Christians, Alawites

Tulsi Gabbard’s fears that al Qaeda-linked terror groups would slaughter hundreds of civilians in Syria, including Christians, are coming to pass following the Biden administration’s support for the collapse of the Assad regime.

Members of Syria's new security forces prepare to depart from the northwestern city of Idlib, as reinforcement for the coastal area on March 8, 2025. Syrian security forces deployed heavily in the Alawite heartland on the country's Mediterranean coast on March 8, after a war monitor reported that government and allied forces killed nearly 750 civilians from the religious minority in recent days. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Hundreds Of Civilians Killed In Syria As Ruling Jihadists Clash With Assad Loyalists

Hundreds of people have been killed in Syria by the forces from the jihadist government.