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JERUSALEM — The mother of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander told NBC News she was both shaken and relieved to see her son in a Hamas-issued propaganda video. The 20-year-old, who appears under duress in the Hamas video, calls on President-elect Donald Trump to use his power to negotiate for the freedom of those who remain in captivity in Gaza. Yael said she had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly after the video was released. Hamas leaders held talks with Egyptian security officials to explore ways to reach a deal with Israel that could secure the release of hostages in return for Palestinian prisoners. Hamas is seeking an agreement that would end the war while Israeli Netanyahu has said the war will only end when Hamas is eradicated.

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☆ Former Defense Minister Accuses Israel of Committing War Crimes in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Liam Stack | Adam Rasgon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A former Israeli defense minister has accused Israel of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, a rare critique from a member of the security establishment at a time of war. Mr. Yaalon served as the Israeli military’s chief of staff during the second intifada and as Mr. Netanyahu’s defense minister during the 2014 war in Gaza, the longest conflict between Israel and Hamas before the current war. But he broke with Mr. Netanyahu in 2016 and has since become a critic of the Israeli leader. At an event on Saturday, Mr. Yaalon denounced Mr. Netanyahu’s government for its actions in Gaza. He also said Israel was being pulled in the direction of building settlements in the territory, a notion that is supported by far-right politicians in Mr. Netanyahu’s government.

Persons: Israel, Moshe Yaalon, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yaalon, Netanyahu, ” Organizations: Mr Locations: Gaza, Israel

CNN —At least 200 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on northern Gaza Saturday, according to local health officials, as the United Nations said it would pause aid deliveries through the enclave’s main crossing after more of its trucks were stolen. The figure is thought to be an underestimate, as much of northern Gaza is inaccessible and many casualties never arrive at a hospital to be counted. A source involved in transferring aid inside Gaza told CNN that a further five trucks loaded with flour were stolen near the crossing Sunday. Israeli authorities “must ensure aid flows into Gaza safely and must refrain from attacks on humanitarian workers,” he said. CNN has reached out to COGAT, the Israeli agency responsible for approving aid into Gaza, for comment.

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☆ Trump names Massad Boulos, campaign liaison and family relative, as a senior adviser on Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Massad Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman who is the father-in-law of Trump's daughter Tiffany, as a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Boulos arranged Trump campaign efforts to engage the Arab American community in Michigan, organizing dozens of meetings in areas with large Arab American populations angered by Democratic President Joe Biden's backing of Israel's offensives in Gaza and Lebanon. Trump won the majority Arab American city of Dearborn Heights on his way to sweeping Michigan and other swing states. Trump won Michigan by just over 10,000 votes in 2016 and Biden retook the state for the Democrats in 2020 by roughly 154,000 votes. "Massad is a dealmaker, and an unwavering supporter of PEACE in the Middle East," Trump said on Truth Social.

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☆ Gaza’s hopes for ceasefire dim despite renewed US efforts following Lebanon truce
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For almost a year, Hezbollah vowed not to stop battling Israel until it agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza. “I don’t think a ceasefire in Lebanon has changed much for the dynamics of a Gaza ceasefire,” said Tahani Mustafa, senior Palestine analyst at International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based think tank. The outgoing Biden administration maintains that there might now be “newfound opportunity” to drive forward a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza. More than 250 people were taken hostage and about 1,200 killed during the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. “For the love of God, stop, stop, stop (the war).”

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☆ Edan Alexander: Mother of Israel-American hostage ‘shaken’ by Hamas video of her son begging Netanyahu and Trump for deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Jennifer Hauser | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The mother of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander says she has been assured by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “conditions are ripe” for a hostage deal, just hours after Hamas released a video of her son begging the Israeli leader and US President-elect Donald Trump for his release. Earlier on Saturday, Hamas released a propaganda video showing Alexander pleading with Netanyahu and Trump not to forget him and to do whatever they can to free the remaining hostages in Gaza. Hamas releases propaganda video of hostage Edan Alexander HamasHer son Edan appears to be under duress in the video as he states that he has been held captive for more than 420 days. It comes one year after 100 hostages were released in a short-lived hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas last November. At the end of the video Alexander speaks to his parents and grandparents saying, “Every day that passes, the pain increases inside me.

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☆ Ceasefire brings calm in Israel and Lebanon, but fears remain among the displaced
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alexander Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

After almost 14 months of deadly bombings, the skies above southern Lebanon and northern Israel were quiet Wednesday as a ceasefire negotiated by the United States took effect. In northern Israel, 60,000 people have been forced from their homes, with 80 soldiers and 50 civilians killed, according to local officials. He did not say when those displaced by the fighting might be able to return to their homes in northern Israel. The Israeli military, which has not yet withdrawn from southern Lebanon, said the opposite. Nahariya, northern Israel, seen here Wednesday, is one of the areas affected by the conflict.

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A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect. Winter weather is forecast for Thanksgiving. Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effectA United States-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon has taken effect a day after President Joe Biden announced the agreement. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service warns that a pair of weather systems were expecting to bring an “Arctic outbreak” across parts of the U.S. into the weekend. Here’s what else is in store for holiday weather and travel.

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☆ A Biden-brokered cease-fire has begun in Lebanon. Trump's team is claiming credit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump," said Florida Rep. Mike Waltz. Donald Trump's team has claimed credit for the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, which took effect in Lebanon on Wednesday morning. Mike Waltz, the President-elect's national security advisor, posted on X that "everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump." AdvertisementAccording to the Associated Press, a senior Biden administration official said that Trump's team was kept informed about negotiations as they unfolded. The official added that the incoming Trump team was not directly involved in the talks.

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☆ The Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire: What to Know
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Ephrat Livni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A cease-fire meant to end the deadliest war in decades between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah officially took effect early Wednesday, less than a day after President Biden announced the deal and Israel approved its terms. Thousands of Lebanese began to return to their homes in the first hours of the cease-fire. The fighting has killed thousands in Lebanon and around 100 Israeli civilians and soldiers. The conflict has also displaced about one million people in Lebanon, in addition to doing vast physical damage there, and about 60,000 people in Israel. Lebanon’s government agreed on Wednesday morning to the deal.

Persons: Biden, Lebanon’s, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Organizations: Hezbollah Locations: Israel, Lebanese, Lebanon, Gaza

☆ Oil prices steady amid focus on Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, OPEC+ policy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oil prices steadied in early trade on Wednesday, with markets assessing the potential impact of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, and ahead of Sunday's OPEC+ meeting. Both benchmarks settled lower on Tuesday after Israel agreed to a ceasefire deal with Lebanon's Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was ready to implement a ceasefire deal with Lebanon and would "respond forcefully to any violation" by Hezbollah. Crude oil would not be exempt from the trade penalties, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters on Tuesday. Meanwhile, U.S. crude oil stocks fell while fuel inventories rose last week, market sources said, citing API figures on Tuesday.

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☆ Will Lebanon Deal Break Gaza Deadlock? Experts Doubt It
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Buoyant after helping to forge a cease-fire in Lebanon, President Biden has declared that the deal could build momentum toward a similar breakthrough in Gaza. But that assessment is premature, analysts said on Wednesday, because Israel and Hamas are much further from a deal in Gaza than Israel and Hezbollah were in Lebanon. The truce in Lebanon was possible in part because Hezbollah — weakened by months of assassinations and battlefield losses — had lost its leverage at the negotiating table. On the Israeli side, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could afford to compromise because a deal in Lebanon would not significantly weaken his grip on power at home. Secondly, Mr. Netanyahu cannot compromise with Hamas because doing so might collapse his ruling coalition, forcing early elections.

Persons: Biden, —, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr, Netanyahu Locations: Lebanon, Gaza, Israel

☆ Ceasefire brings ‘unusual’ calm for northern Israelis, but fears of Hezbollah threats persist
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | Mike Schwartz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN visited the border town of Shtula on Wednesday just hours after the ceasefire took effect. The town is one of the most dangerous places in northern Israel, having faced the threat of Hezbollah’s anti-tank missiles for months. Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty ImagesOra Hatan, who remained in her home in Shtula, said the morning of the ceasefire deal was “unusual” after months of relentless artillery fire. Hatan’s fears have not, however, subsided with the ceasefire deal. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said the Lebanon ceasefire deal needs to ensure the safety of residents in northern Israel.

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CNN —The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah is a major diplomatic breakthrough that follows 13 months of escalating conflict, upheaval and displacement in Lebanon. In that time, troops from both sides will retreat from southern Lebanon, while the Lebanese military and families who fled in recent months will move in. Israel’s forces must retreat beyond the so-called Blue Line, a “line of withdrawal” established by the UN in 2000 following 18 years of Israeli military occupation in southern Lebanon. Israeli aerial attacks have focused on the southern border regions of Lebanon, but have hit targets in the center and the north as well. Planet Labs PBC Planet Labs PBC Dozens of buildings were destroyed in Meiss al-Jabal, visible in satellite imagery provided by Planet Labs.

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☆ The Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire deal brings hope, but the US' role of monitoring violations raises issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US and France will play a role in monitoring for potential violations of the deal. Regional experts say the US role in monitoring creates complications and challenges. A cease-fire agreement that aims to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, marks a hopeful diplomatic moment after nearly 14 months of conflict. Gerges said that the inclusion of the US in the cease-fire monitoring process "complicates" matters. The cease-fire agreement will not stop the fighting in Gaza, though President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the US will make "another push" to broker a deal there.

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President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a United States-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon. Biden said the U.S., and partners including France, "will make sure this deal is implemented fully." Their world is absolutely shattered," Biden said, adding that Hamas' only way out of the war with Israel is to release the hostages. Shortly after the president's announcement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that his Cabinet had approved the U.S.-brokered deal, 10 ministers to one. In this multifront war in the Middle East, the Lebanon conflict has become a key focus for Israel in recent months.

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TEL AVIV — The Israeli government failed in its “primary duty to protect its citizens” in the lead-up to and during the Oct. 7, terrorist attacks, according to an Israeli civilian report released Tuesday. Some 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage during the attacks as Hamas fighters infiltrated Israel from southern Gaza and launched thousands of rockets. The Israeli report also identified a "major cause" of the Oct. 7 tragedy as a "glaring failure" by Israeli intelligence branches. It specifically pointed to Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency, and military intelligence for their inability to provide timely warnings or act on those that were issued. Israeli soldiers near houses that were destroyed during a Hamas attack on the kibbutz in Be'eri, Israel.

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☆ Bombs go off all around, but in Lebanon’s ancient olive groves, work must go on
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Anagha Subhash Nair | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

AABRA, Lebanon — Mayada El Sayed, duct tape wrapped around her fingers to prevent bruising, efficiently strips ripe olives from a tree, seemingly undeterred by the ever-present threat of bombs. Mayada El Sayed plucks olives from a tree. Anagha NairHezbollah began firing rockets into northern Israel the day after Hamas terror attacks on Oct. 7, 2023. Anagha NairMushantaf said many other farmers had been unable to get into their groves and that their harvests would go to waste. “I was born in this village, and I know my grandfather used to go to the olive grove and have a nap in the summer under a tree,” he said.

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CNN —The Israeli security cabinet on Tuesday voted to approve a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, an Israeli official told CNN, potentially bringing an end to more than a year of cross-border skirmishes with Hezbollah and months of a full-scale war that has killed thousands. Resolution 1701 was adopted to end a 34-day war between Israel and Lebanon in 2006, and had kept relative calm in the area for nearly two decades. At least 10 people were killed in the strikes on central Beirut, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a televised address Tuesday evening. In his address, Netanyahu stressed that Israel will respond “forcefully” if Hezbollah violates the agreement and attempts to rearm.

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☆ Israel Approved Terms for a Cease-Fire With Hezbollah
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Israel’s security cabinet voted this evening to approve a cease-fire agreement that would halt fighting in the yearlong conflict between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed group. Under the deal, Israel would withdraw its forces from Lebanon over the next 60 days and Hezbollah would move its fighters north. Lebanon’s government, which does not control Hezbollah but whose approval is essential, was set to meet tomorrow morning to discuss the cease-fire agreement. Approval from Israeli ministers, in a 10 to 1 vote, came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embraced the proposal in a televised speech. Just hours earlier, Israeli forces had pounded the heart of Beirut and Hezbollah-dominated neighborhoods with some of the heaviest airstrikes of the war.

Persons: Biden, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu Locations: Lebanese, Lebanon, Israel, Beirut

☆ Israel-Hezbollah permanent ceasefire has been accepted, Biden says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A permanent ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah is scheduled to begin Wednesday, following a yearlong conflict between the Jewish state and Iranian-backed groups. "Over the next 60 days, the Lebanese army and state security forces will deploy and take control of their own territory," said Biden. Earlier in the day Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address that he supported the ceasefire deal, which he sent to his Cabinet for approval. "The ceasefire allows us to focus on the Iranian threat," said Netanyahu. "We will complete the elimination of Hamas, the return of all the hostages and the return of the residents of the north."

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas Locations: Israel, Iranian, France, Lebanese, Gaza, Jewish

☆ Israeli Ministers Plan to Vote on Truce With Hezbollah
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | More About Patrick Kingsley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was expected to meet on Tuesday afternoon with senior cabinet ministers to decide whether to approve a cease-fire with Hezbollah, potentially setting the stage for an end to Israel’s 13-month war with the Lebanese militia. The proposal, mediated by American and French diplomats, would start a 60-day process during which both sides would stop fighting and withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israeli forces would return south of the Israel-Lebanon border, while Hezbollah would retreat north of the Litani River, allowing the Lebanese Army — which is not a party to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict — to fill the vacuum. But many questions about the proposal remain unanswered, including how the Lebanese Army would exert authority over the powerful militia. Israel has sought guarantees from the United States that it would have U.S. support to send troops back into southern Lebanon if Hezbollah violated the arrangement.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Organizations: Lebanese Army Locations: Tel Aviv, Lebanon, Israel, United States

☆ US says Israel approved a cease-fire deal aimed at ending nearly 14 months of devastating fighting with Hezbollah
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementIsrael has agreed on a cease-fire deal aimed at ending nearly 14 months of fighting with Hezbollah. Israel and Lebanon have agreed on a cease-fire to end nearly 14 months of devastating fighting between the Israeli military and Hezbollah, President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday. AdvertisementBiden said the cease-fire, designed to permanently end fighting across the Israel-Lebanon border, will take effect at 4 a.m. local time on Wednesday. Israel and Hezbollah have fought against each other for nearly 14 months. At the end of the month, Israeli forces launched a ground invasion into Lebanon — its first in nearly 20 years.

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☆ Independent Inquiry Blames Israeli Leaders for Oct. 7 Failures
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Johnatan Reiss | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For more than a year, the Israeli government has avoided holding itself to account for its failure to prevent the deadliest event in Israel’s history: the Hamas-led raid on Oct. 7, 2023. An independent commission, founded by survivors of the raid and relatives of Israelis who were killed and kidnapped, tried to fill that void on Tuesday, releasing a scathing report that blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top military commanders for years of faulty decisions that made Israel more vulnerable to invasion. Based on three months of interviews and public hearings, the commission’s 90-page report criticized the government’s decision to funnel money to Hamas, which allowed the group to entrench itself in the Gaza Strip in the decade before the attack. The commission, formally known as the Civil Commission of Inquiry of the Oct. 7 Disaster, condemned Mr. Netanyahu for sidelining high-level decision-making forums that might have stirred greater internal debate about the wisdom of such a policy.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr, Netanyahu Organizations: Civil Commission, sidelining Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Israel Launches Heavy Strikes on Lebanon Ahead of Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal Talks: Live Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | Euan Ward | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The Israeli military also told entire towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate, including Naqoura, where a United Nations peacekeeping force is based. The cease-fire proposal, mediated by American and French diplomats, would start a 60-day process during which both sides would stop fighting and withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israel has sought guarantees from the United States that it would have U.S. support to send troops back into southern Lebanon if Hezbollah violated the arrangement. Hezbollah’s leader, Naim Qassem, suggested last week that the group would accept a truce if Israel stopped striking Lebanon and Lebanon retained its sovereignty. The cease-fire would officially be an agreement among Israel, Lebanon and the mediating countries, including the United States.

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