Tag: Hamas
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Israel considering Egyptian plan for 2-week cease-fire with Hamas, source says
TEL AVIV — Israeli officials are weighing an Egyptian proposal for a small-scale cease-fire deal with Hamas aimed at trying to build momentum for a larger agreement, an Israeli official told NBC News. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel early Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour aimed at renewing talks for…
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Trump says the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar makes a peace deal ‘easier’
DETROIT, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump said Friday that the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar would make it “easier” to end the war in Gaza, echoing the sentiments of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in his first public remarks on the matter. Trump’s comment came in response to a question…
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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed and NOAA winter weather forecast: Morning Rundown
The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar opens a window of opportunity for Israel to end the war in Gaza. The Texas Supreme Court halted the execution of an inmate in a “shaken baby syndrome” case. And the actor playing Rob Gronkowski in a new show is also his stunt double and longtime friend. Here’s…
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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar possibly killed in Gaza
Share Who is Yahya Sinwar? Yahya Sinwar is the Hamas leader who Israeli officials said was the main architect of the group’s Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel and who the country’s military has been chasing for more than a year. It’s been believed that Sinwar, who was in charge of day-to-day operations in Gaza…
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Israeli military investigating ‘possibility’ Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza
The Israeli military said Thursday it is “checking the possibility” Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was among three militants killed in Gaza during its operations in the enclave. Sinwar, who Israel has accused of being the architect of the Hamas-led Oct. 7 terror attacks, was announced as Hamas’ new political head in August following the assassination…
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Parents of slain Hamas captive push for deal, warning remaining hostages won’t ‘make it much longer’
JERUSALEM — The body of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was found “bullet ridden and emaciated” in a 60-foot-deep tunnel, his grieving parents told NBC News in their first interview since his death, warning that the scores of hostages still inside the Gaza Strip are “not going to make it much longer.” In a wide-ranging and…
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Intense overnight strikes in southern Lebanon; Israel releases Hamas documents
Share Secret Hamas documents reveal October 7 planning Secret Hamas documents provide a detailed record of planning for the October 7 attacks as well as efforts to recruit Hezbollah and Iran to join the assault, as reported by the New York Times. The documents, released by the Israeli military and obtained and verified by the…
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They were Israel’s eyes on the border, but their warnings about Hamas went unheard
TEL AVIV — They were Israel’s eyes on the border with Gaza, but former soldiers from a military observation unit say their warnings about suspicious Hamas activity ahead of the Oct. 7 terror attacks were repeatedly ignored. A year later, they are still seeking answers. “If I had been valued a little more — not…
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On the October 7 anniversary of the Hamas attacks, families share how they find comfort and hope for loved ones
He struggles with the sense that there is “no structure” to his days: “In most professions you can identify progress. The journalist tracks the number of articles they’ve written. The dentist tracks how many patients they have. But with us, the hostage families, how do you measure progress? It’s elusive because we just don’t know.”…
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Released hostages from Hamas captivity share haunting memories nearly a year after the October 7 attack
Ilana Gritzewsky, a pastry chef, no longer bakes cakes. It’s been almost a year since she was taken hostage by Hamas — the memories of the Oct. 7 terror attacks remain vivid — and her 55 days trapped in the group’s tunnels under the Gaza Strip transformed her. “Today, I’m doing more things that I didn’t used to…