Israel notes ‘significant gaps’ in cease-fire talks – Orange County Register
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel said “significant gaps” remain after cease-fire talks Sunday with the United States, Qatar and Egypt but called them constructive and said they would continue in…
Read More » Palestinians rebuild in West Bank’s Jenin, watch Israel destroy it again
JENIN, West Bank — When the raids come, a lot of things happen at once in this Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Residents shout and round up family…
Read More » Hopes dim for cease-fire as Israel vows to continue war
TEL AVIV — The death toll in Gaza grows by the hour. International pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steadily increases. And ordinary Israelis voice more and more frustration over…
Read More » ‘I hope they’ll extend this truce.’ Gazans fear Israel will soon resume bombardment
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — She was born at dawn in a crowded shelter here on the first day of the truce between Israel and Hamas. Her parents named…
Read More » Israel, Hamas agree to temporary cease-fire to free 50 hostages
TEL AVIV — Israel and Hamas said they have agreed on a temporary truce that would suspend their 47-day war to allow the release of 50 women and children kidnapped by…
Read More » Column: Biden stakes reputation on helping Israel, Ukraine succeed
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden didn’t set out to be a wartime president, but he made himself one. Last week, the president staked his place in history on the outcomes of two…
Read More » Opinion: Biden’s balancing act with Israel and Hamas is our only choice
President Biden’s voice may be more of a whisper than a roar these days, but on Thursday night, he was as loud and strong as he’s ever been. “The terrorist…
Read More » Biden urges more U.S. military funding for Ukraine, Israel in Oval Office address
WASHINGTON — President Biden used a rare Oval Office address Thursday to urge Americans to support more military funding for Israel in the wake of a deadly Hamas attack and more…
Read More » Column: Israel and Ukraine are fighting the same war on two fronts
In normal times domestic political fights over foreign policy break down more or less along a conventional left-right divide. These are not normal times. The right is largely united around…
Read More » How are Jewish-Palestinian couples dealing with war in Israel, Gaza
The children sat in the back seat of the car as their parents spoke in code. Mya Guarnieri Jaradat and her ex-husband, Mohamed Jaradat, spoke in snippets of English and…
Read More » Biden speaks with families of Americans unaccounted for in Israel – Orange County Register
Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday spoke with the families of the Americans who remain unaccounted for in Israel after promising to speak with family members of those…
Read More » For L.A.’s Jewish security forces, Israel attack was a call to arms
It was just after dark and David Bacall of Los Angeles Shmira was pacing Olympic Boulevard, his thick glasses aglow in the amber strobe atop his SUV as he scanned…
Read More » Cruises detouring away from war-torn Israel
As the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war climbed on Tuesday, at least one cruise line is opting to bypass the conflict. “Our global security team is closely watching the…
Read More » Hamas has fought several rounds of war with Israel
By Sarah El Deeb | Associated Press BEIRUT — Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007, launched an attack inside Israel over the weekend, killing hundreds and taking…
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