Israeli government approves deal for hostage release, short cease-fire
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.
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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.
Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry says Israeli forces are closing in on second facility in the Palestinian enclave as thousands evacuate Al-Shifa hospital.
Patients, staff and displaced people left Gaza's largest hospital, health officials said, leaving behind only a skeleton crew to care for those too sick to move.
"The national task before our eyes is to locate the missing and return the abducted persons home," the IDF said in a statement Friday.
Israel said the weapons and other items at Al-Shifa hospital were evidence of Hamas militants using Gaza's largest health facility for military purposes.
A cease-fire would be possible only if the more than 200 hostages held by militants in Gaza are released, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address.
The top U.S. diplomat spoke after Israel agreed to daily humanitarian pauses in the fighting in northern Gaza. Meanwhile, Hamas claims an Israeli strike on Gaza's largest hospital killed at least 13.
Harrowing new video shows what the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claims are conditions inside Al-Shifa hospital as Israeli forces pummel northern Gaza in what the IDF says is an effort to wipe out the Islamist militant group.
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.
U.N. says 70% of Gaza's population has been displaced a month into the Israel-Hamas war, as Gaza officials say more than 10,300 are dead, almost half of them children.
Thomas Hand's daughter, initially thought dead, is now believed to be among dozens of children kidnapped by Hamas. A month later, he's surviving on "pure hope."
Hamas officials say the death toll is over 10,000 as Israel ignores rising calls for a cease-fire and Israeli troops surround the Gaza Strip's largest city.
Michael Herzog, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., said Israel supports a pause that would allow for the release of hostages, but said Hamas is not serious about releasing them.
"We believe that there are still a number of Americans inside Gaza," deputy national security adviser Jon Finer said Sunday.
Over 400 people packed a North Miami Beach auditorium to hear from those who yearn for their loved ones to return home.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken also reiterated Washington's long-standing support for the eventual recognition of a Palestinian state.
Across South Florida, people gathered to bring awareness and stood in solidarity with Israelis and Palestinians.
The president is under growing pressure from those who say Israel's bombardment of Gaza is collective punishment.
Foreign nationals continued to cross over the Rafah border crossing into Egypt for the first time since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
German-Israeli Shani Louk, 22, was among those killed by Hamas militants after they stormed a trance music festival on Oct. 7, her family has learned.
The Israeli military said Monday it had struck more than 600 targets in Gaza over the previous 24 hours as it stepped up its bombardments.
Hundreds of people stormed into the main airport in Russia's Dagestan region and onto the landing field chanting antisemitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving from Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation that Israel has opened a "new phase" in the war by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from the ground, air and sea.
"We have to show the world what happened here," an Israel Defense Forces spokesman said, explaining the decision to show reporters disturbing video of the Hamas attacks.
The Iran-backed Palestinian faction Hamas knew its unprecedented terror attack on Israel would draw a devastating response, so why did it strike?
Investigators identified 11 robberies and 6 grand thefts in the span between October 2025 and May 2026 in the Intracoastal District, near NW 6th Avenue and 152nd Street, that the four subjects carried out.
Misdemeanor battery charges have been dropped against Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale, according to an ESPN report.
Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer, Adley Rutschman had two RBI doubles, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Wednesday night.
Bain returned to his elementary school to fund and revamp the Eagle Engagement Arena, a space dedicated as a reward room for students who excel in class
A former cellmate has previously claimed that the note was written by Epstein after a failed suicide attempt less than a month before his death.
Investigators identified 11 robberies and 6 grand thefts in the span between October 2025 and May 2026 in the Intracoastal District, near NW 6th Avenue and 152nd Street, that the four subjects carried out.
Misdemeanor battery charges have been dropped against Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale, according to an ESPN report.
Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer, Adley Rutschman had two RBI doubles, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Wednesday night.
Bain returned to his elementary school to fund and revamp the Eagle Engagement Arena, a space dedicated as a reward room for students who excel in class
A former cellmate has previously claimed that the note was written by Epstein after a failed suicide attempt less than a month before his death.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
A former cellmate has previously claimed that the note was written by Epstein after a failed suicide attempt less than a month before his death.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is being questioned Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
The attack came a day after U.S. forces struck an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people.
Iranian vessels fired on U.S. ships guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the U.S. sinking several small Iranian boats.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.