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Israel and Hamas agree to temporary cease-fire, hostage release deal
The agreement will release 50 of the approximately 240 hostages taken by Hamas during the militant group’s deadly attack on Israel in early October.
Ukraine and Israel aid must be bound together, two Cabinet secretaries tell U.S. Senate
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken both testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee that there would be long-lasting implications for U.S. national security if Congress doesn’t approve more than $105 billion in proposed funding.
With violence raging in Israel, U.S. citizens to be flown out on charters
As the death toll in Israel rises, the Biden administration will provide charter flights to help U.S. citizens leave the country and continued Thursday to pledge unconditional support for the Middle East ally in the aftermath of an attack by the militant group Hamas. The number of Americans killed in Hamas’ attack that began Saturday […]