3 killed in Jerusalem after Israel and Hamas agree to extend Gaza truce
Hamas has freed about 100 hostages since the temporary cease-fire took effect and, despite ongoing violence outside Gaza, the truce was extended for at least 1 more day.
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Hamas has freed about 100 hostages since the temporary cease-fire took effect and, despite ongoing violence outside Gaza, the truce was extended for at least 1 more day.
The planned four-day cease-fire is part of an extendable deal that calls for Hamas to free 50 hostages and Israel to release 150 Palestinian prisoners.
Under the agreement reached in Qatar, Hamas is incentivized to release captives that Israel accuses it of seizing during its rampage across southern Israel.
The Israeli government said early Wednesday that it had approved a deal that would see 50 hostages held in Gaza released and a 4-day cease-fire observed.
There was a stronger federal law enforcement presence at the event amid an increase of antisemitic attacks in the U.S. since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
The possible cease-fire deal is being brokered by the United States, Egypt and Qatar, a Persian Gulf country that mediates with Hamas, according to the Associated Press.
Local and state leaders, including State Sen. Shelly Hettleman and Baltimore County Councilman Izzy Patoka, made speeches during the fourth observance of Shabbat since the Hamas terror attack on Israel.
The Israeli Military said Omer Balva, a reservist in the Artillery Corps, was killed by anti-tank missile fire at the northern border of Israel near Lebanon.
The statement said millions of Palestinians in Gaza have been "forced to live in an open-air prison" and called on Harvard to "take action to stop the ongoing annihilation of Palestinians."
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, used the same hotel for a decade but will now hold the banquet at an undisclosed location with heightened security.
The objective of the teach-in is to help students learn how to protect themselves against harassment, particularly if they are targeted for supporting the rights of Palestinians.
President Biden is traveling to Israel to show support for a key U.S. ally as Israel and Hamas trade accusations over a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital.
As war between Israel and Hamas continues, President Biden said he does not believe the two-state solution is dead.
Although the conflict between Israel and Hamas is thousands of miles away, its impact can be seen on the streets of Charm City.
During the one-hour-long gathering, people prayed, sang and shared stories.
More than 1,200 people have been killed in Israel, including 27 Americans, and over 1,500 have been killed in Gaza, according to officials.
Israel says it's "taking more time" than expected to fend off an unprecedented attack by Hamas, as it locks down Gaza and more rockets fly from the Palestinian enclave.
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog said he is under the impression that Americans are among those taken hostage by Hamas militants.
President Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and "pledged his full support" to the Israeli government, the White House said.
Israel's national emergency services agency says at least 1,500 more have been wounded in the Hamas military incursion.
A local family who moved to Israel last year is back in Baltimore visiting family.
As the final hours of a truce wind down between Hamas fighters and the Israeli military, 4,100 Marylanders have sent letters to Capitol Hill to urge greater protection for Gaza civilians.
The Newseum in Washington says it is re-evaluating plans to include two people who worked for a network connected to Hamas on its Journalists Memorial honoring journalists who died last year while covering the news.
A cease-fire may be getting closer between Israel and the militant group Hamas. As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to the region, there are reports Egypt has brokered a truce, but Israel now says nothing has been finalized. Many in Maryland have strong ties to the region, and they are praying for peace.
