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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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☆ 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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☆ Unclaimed Baggage: Inside the Alabama store that sells the contents of lost suitcases
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Inside the 50,000 square-foot space, rows of clothes, shoes, books, electronics and other inventory from lost suitcases stretch as far as the eye can see. Austin Steele/CNNOutfits by costume designer Ret Turner are displayed at the Unclaimed Baggage store in Scottsboro, Alabama. If lost suitcases cannot be reunited with their owners within four months, they are shipped to the Unclaimed Baggage store. Austin Steele/CNNThe Unclaimed Baggage store sells watches left in suitcases, in carry-on luggage and in the plane's seat pockets. The store once sold a Rolex watch for $32,000Andolyn Parrish, 28, from Nashville, poses with her shopping cart at the Unclaimed Baggage store.

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☆ A Stray Dog Climbed an Egyptian Pyramid. Along Came a Paraglider.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Franz Lidz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They say that every dog has its day, and for Apollo, a young stray who roams the Giza necropolis in Greater Cairo, that day was Oct. 14. “I looked down and saw something move,” said Mr. Lang, an accountant from Atlanta. “He just stood there confidently, like he was king or maybe pharaoh of the hill,” Mr. Lang said. Mr. Lang filmed a short video that quickly became an overnight sensation, amassing 28 million views on Instagram and trending on several other online platforms. “The workers at the Giza pyramid complex had already named him Apollo.”

Persons: Alex Lang, ”, Lang, Mr, Vicki Michelle Brown Organizations: Cairo Animal Rescue Foundation Locations: Greater Cairo, Khafre, Atlanta, Instagram, Cairo

☆ Bodies recovered from capsized tourist boat off Egypt's Red Sea coast, 13 still missing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Three bodies were recovered on Tuesday morning from a tourist boat which capsized off Egypt's Red Sea coast, and rescue teams were still searching for 13 missing people, the Red Sea provincial governor, Amr Hanafi, told Reuters. The boat, the Sea Story, capsized on Monday near the Sataya Reef, carrying 31 tourists and 13 crew on a multi-day diving trip. Sixteen passengers were believed to have been trapped inside, according to a Red Sea Governorate statement on Monday. The boat, owned by an Egyptian national, was around 100 feet long and had received a one-year safety certificate from the Maritime Safety Authority. The Red Sea, renowned for its coral reefs and marine life, is a major hub for Egypt’s tourism industry, which plays a critical role in the country’s economy.

Persons: Amr Hanafi, Hanafi Organizations: Red, Reuters, Maritime Safety Authority, Ports Authority Locations: Marsa Alam, Egyptian

☆ 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.

Persons: Mayada El Sayed, Sayed, Haret Saida, Mayada El, Anagha Nair, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, “, ”, Walid Mushantaf, Bustan El, Anagha Nair Mushantaf, ” El Sayed, — Ibrahim, Ahmed, Zainab, Youssef Muqbil, Rose Bechara Organizations: United Nations ’, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Locations: AABRA, Lebanon, Bustan El Zeitoun, Beirut —, Israel, Haret, Golan, Olives, Lebanese, Egypt, Deir Mimas, Beirut

☆ Red Sea tourist boat: Three bodies recovered from capsized vessel off Egypt’s coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Cairo, Egypt Reuters —Three bodies were recovered on Tuesday morning from a tourist boat which capsized off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, and rescue teams were still searching for 13 missing people, the Red Sea provincial governor, Amr Hanafi, told Reuters. The boat, the Sea Story, capsized on Monday near the Sataya Reef, carrying 31 tourists and 13 crew on a multi-day diving trip. Sixteen passengers were believed to have been trapped inside, according to a Red Sea Governorate statement on Monday. The boat, owned by an Egyptian national, was 34 meters long and had received a one-year safety certificate from the Maritime Safety Authority. The Red Sea, renowned for its coral reefs and marine life, is a major hub for Egypt’s tourism industry, which plays a critical role in the country’s economy.

Persons: Amr Hanafi, Hanafi Organizations: Egypt Reuters, Red, Reuters, Maritime Safety Authority, Ports Authority Locations: Cairo, Egypt, Marsa Alam, Egyptian

☆ Hallucinogenic plants detected in residue from ancient Egyptian mug
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Researchers have discovered the residues of psychedelic drugs, bodily fluids and alcohol inside a 2,000-year-old mug, suggesting that ancient Egyptians imbibed hallucinogenic beverages during rituals. “Religion is one of the most fascinating and puzzling aspects of ancient civilizations,” Tanasi said in a statement. Researchers analyzed a 2,000-year-old Bes mug for chemical and DNA traces. Tanasi scanned the Bes mug to conduct a three-dimensonal study of the vessel. “Inebriation played an important ritual role in some ancient Egyptian festivals, especially festivals associated with the flooding of the Nile,” Barrett said.

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At least 17 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea following warnings about rough seas, officials in Egypt said Monday. The governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafy, said rescuers saved 28 people from the vessel south of the coastal town of Marsa Alam, and some were airlifted to receive medical treatment. The governorate received a report shortly before dawn Monday of a distress call made from the yacht, which had left Marsa Alam for a five-day journey. But the Egyptian Meteorological Authority on Saturday warned about turbulence and high waves on the Red Sea and advised against maritime activity for Sunday and Monday. Many tourist companies have stopped or limited traveling on the Red Sea due to the dangers from conflicts in the region.

Persons: Amr Hanafy, Hanafy Organizations: Marsa Alam, Egyptian Meteorological Authority, Associated Press Locations: Egypt, Marsa Alam, Marsa, Hurghada

☆ Egyptian authorities say 17 people missing after tourist boat sinks in Red Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Cairo AP —At least 17 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea following warnings about rough seas, Egyptian officials said Monday. The governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafy, said rescuers saved 28 people from the vessel south of the coastal town of Marsa Alam, and some were airlifted to receive medical treatment. The governorate received a report shortly before dawn Monday of a distress call made from the yacht, which had left Marsa Alam for a five-day journey. But the Egyptian Meteorological Authority on Saturday warned about turbulence and high waves on the Red Sea and advised against maritime activity for Sunday and Monday. Many tourist companies have stopped or limited traveling on the Red Sea due to the dangers from conflicts in the region.

Persons: Amr Hanafy, Hanafy Organizations: Cairo AP, Marsa Alam, Egyptian Meteorological Authority, Associated Press Locations: Cairo, Marsa Alam, Marsa, Hurghada, Egypt

☆ Harold W. Sims Jr., Whose Museum Honored the House Cat, Dies at 89
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Clay Risen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Harold W. Sims Jr., a fanatic for all things feline, who poured his life savings into his own no-kill animal shelter and then took his passion a step further by founding the American Museum of the House Cat, displaying some 10,000 cat-themed artifacts, including antique windup tabbies and an ancient Egyptian cat mummy, died on Nov. 17 in Sylva, N.C. His death, at a care facility, was confirmed by Kaleb Lynch, who helped run the shelter and served as Dr. Sims’s caregiver. Dr. Sims discovered his love for cats relatively late in life. He began volunteering at an animal shelter, where he helped care for cats. Around the same time, he and Kay adopted their first feline, a Persian named Buzzy.

Persons: Harold W, Sims Jr, Kaleb Lynch, Sims, Kay Organizations: American Museum of Locations: Sylva , N.C, Florida, Western North Carolina

The Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Lebanon’s ancient heritage faces Israeli airstrikesRubble and destruction caused by an Israeli airstrike near the historic Roman temple in Baalbek, Lebanon, on Nov. 7. The war in Lebanon has killed more than 3,200 people and displaced more than a million others, according to Lebanese officials. The conflict has also taken a toll on the nation’s unique heritage at the crossroads of ancient Phoenician, Egyptian, Greek, Persian and Roman civilizations. The Israel Defense Forces’ latest attacks on northern Gaza’s besieged city of Beit Lahiya killed “about 100” people, Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense, told NBC News on Sunday.

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BYBLOS, Lebanon — The anguish in Lebanese archaeologist Nader Siklaoui’s voice is clear as he films Israeli missiles slamming down near ancient Roman columns he has spent much of his life protecting. But the conflict is also taking a devastating toll on Lebanon’s unique and ancient heritage, with airstrikes wiping out centuries-old villages and endangering fragile, millenia-old archaeological sites, like the celebrated Roman ruins of Baalbek, a United Nations world heritage site. First responders evacuate an injured person following an Israeli airstrike near Tyre, Lebanon, on Oct. 30. What can we do?” said Siklaoui, who oversees heritage sites in southern Lebanon, speaking to NBC News at the national museum in the capital Beirut. Israel’s military says it only targets Hezbollah, but accuses the group of embedding itself in and near civilian infrastructure, including heritage sites.

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☆ UN sounds alarm at Israel’s ‘severe violations’ at key buffer zone with Syria
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The United Nations has accused Israel of “severe violations” of a 50-year-old agreement with Syria, saying it has engaged in “engineering groundwork activities” that encroach on a key buffer zone in the Golan Heights. The Israeli military said the strikes were part of a larger effort to target the capabilities of a Hezbollah unit responsible for weapons smuggling. Saban said that Hezbollah is unlikely to try and trigger an Israeli military offensive from the Golan, however. In July, the IDF said it struck Syrian military infrastructure in retaliation for alleged breaches. “The IDF holds the Syrian military responsible for all activities occurring within its territory and will not allow any attempts to violate Israeli sovereignty,” the Israeli military said.

Persons: Israel, UNDOF, ”, Yasushi Kaneko, Navvar Saban, Golan, ” Saban, Majdal Shams, Saban Organizations: CNN, United Nations, UN, Observer Force, Planet Labs, European Space Agency, Israel Defense Forces, Labs, Alpha, IDF, Israel, Yomiuri Shimbun, AP, Harmoon, for Contemporary Studies, Lebanese, Syrian Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry Locations: Syria, Golan, Israel, Jubata Al Khashab, Majdal Shams, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Syria Israel, Tehran, Damascus, Majdal, Qusayr, Homs

☆ US Navy destroyers unscathed after fighting off a complex attack of cruise and ballistic missiles and exploding drones
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Two US Navy destroyers came under attack by the Houthis on Monday. The destroyers USS Stockdale and USS Spruance came under fire as they were transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a strategic maritime chokepoint between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Navy repelled multiple Houthi attacks involving at least three anti-ship cruise missiles, five anti-ship ballistic missiles, and eight one-way attack drones, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters at a press briefing Tuesday. Earlier, the Houthis said they attacked the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea and two unnamed American destroyers in the Red Sea. The attack against the destroyers on Monday marks the latest Houthi attack on Navy warships off the coast of Yemen.

Persons: —, Stockdale, Spruance, Pat Ryder, Sea Ryder, Abraham Lincoln, Arleigh Burke, ENS Abu Qir, Ryder, Lincoln, 8Y4yqsAepd, Michael Erik Kurilla Organizations: US Navy, Pentagon, Service, Navy, Pentagon Press, Air Force, Sea, Egyptian Navy, . US Navy, Lincoln, US, Command, Aircraft, U.S . Central Command Locations: Iran, Yemen, Mandab, Aden, Red, Egyptian Navy El Suez, U.S, Gulf of Aden, Israel, Syria

☆ Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi crown prince accuses Israel of committing ‘collective genocide’ in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has accused Israel of carrying out “collective genocide” in Gaza, in some of his strongest criticism of the country since the war began last year. Saudi Arabia strongly opposes Iran-backed militias such as Hezbollah and Hamas. Riyadh and Tehran repaired ties last year after decades of animosity over regional influence. Those attending the high-level meeting included Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The conference was hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on November 11.

Persons: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Israel, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Adolf Hitler, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mohammad Reza Aref, General Hassan Nasrallah, Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar, Mahmoud Abbas, Najib Mikati, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Abdel Fattah el, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of, Bashar al, Assad of Organizations: CNN, Saudi Arabia’s Crown, Islamic, MBS, Iranian, Israeli Locations: Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Israel, Iran, Tehran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, Assad of Syria, Syria, ”

☆ New aspects of mummified Egyptians revealed by scans at Chicago’s Field Museum
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Researchers at the Field Museum scan a mummified individual displayed in the "Inside Ancient Egypt" exhibition. Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul remained inside the body after death, so embalmers mummified bodies to preserve the spirit for the afterlife, according to Field Museum scientists. A Field Museum researcher analyzes composite scans of a mummified child. On display at the New York World’s Fair for two years, he then returned to the Field Museum after getting lost in the luggage and being sent to San Francisco. “One of the big things for these ancient Egyptian individuals is how you continue to live after death.

Persons: JP Brown, Morgan Clark, ”, Stacy Drake, Horus, Imsety, Hapy, Qebehsenuef, Brown, “, you’ve, Lady Chenet, Drake, ” Brown, They’ll, Lady, embalmers, ” Drake, we’re, Bella Koscal Organizations: CNN —, Chicago’s Field, Field Museum, ”, . Field, Field, Museum Locations: Egypt, Chicago, New York City, York, San Francisco

☆ 6,000-year-old symbols linked to the world’s oldest writing system
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate designs left behind by engraved cylindrical seals that were rolled across clay tablets about 6,000 years ago. Scholars consider cuneiform the first writing system, and humans used its wedge-shaped characters to inscribe ancient languages such as Sumerian on clay tablets beginning around 3400 BC. The writing system is thought to have originated from Mesopotamia, the region where the world’s earliest known civilization developed that’s now modern-day Iraq. “This gap in the origin story — where do the nonnumerical proto-cuneiform signs come from — was left unresolved,” Johnson said. Correlating seal motifs (left) with proto-cuneiform pictographs could help researchers decipher hundreds of the symbols whose meaning is still unknown.

Persons: ”, Silvia Ferrara, “, ” Ferrara, Ferrara, Kathryn Kelley et, Kathryn Kelley, Kelley, Mattia Cartolano, Eckart Frahm, John M, Musser, Frahm, ” Frahm, J, Cale Johnson, Johnson, —, ” Johnson Organizations: CNN —, University of Bologna, Civilizations, Yale University, Freie Universität Locations: Mesopotamia, Iraq, Uruk, Iran, Turkey, Asia, Eastern, Freie Universität Berlin

☆ I can get my fill of Spanish architecture, culture, and cuisine without leaving Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Megan Dubois | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Instead, I visited St. Augustine, Florida, for a taste of Spain in the United States. I loved seeing beautiful architecture and tasting Spanish cuisine without leaving my home state. Luckily, I live near St. Augustine, Florida — the oldest city in the US. The Spanish influence is visible all over the city's architectureMore showcases of Spanish architecture can be found around the city. The Flordia chain has been around since 1905, and there's a St. Augustine location on St. George Street in the Historic District.

Persons: —, I've, Megan duBois I've, Augustine, I'd, Megan duBois, Ponce de Leon Hall, Leon Hall, Ponce de Leon, George Street, Castillo, San, San Marcos — Organizations: Service, Villa Zorayda, Villa Zorayda Museum, Ponce de, Leon, Ponce, Lightner, Museum, Spanish, Columbia, Historic District, San Marcos Locations: Europe, Augustine , Florida, Spain, United States, Barcelona, St, Jacksonville, Granada, Moroccan, Ponce, Flagler, Ponce de, Spanish, Penedès, San Marcos

CNN —Israeli police have arrested a top aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over allegedly leaking classified information to foreign media. Opposition leaders say the intelligence was “faked,” and part of a ruse to thwart a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza. Protesters in Tel Aviv call on Netanyahu to strike a deal to release hostages held in Gaza, in late October. The next day, Netanyahu held a news conference and presented an alleged Hamas document he said was found in a tunnel in Gaza. “This affair came out of the Prime Minister’s own office, and the investigation must examine if it wasn’t at the Prime Minister’s orders.”Dana Karni and Mike Schwartz contributed to this report.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, “, Netanyahu, Eliezer Feldstein, Feldstein, Yair Lapid, Jack Gue3z, ” Netanyahu, ”, Zwigenberg, Yair Netanyahu, Daniel Hagari, Sinwar, Bild, Yahya Sinwar, Gil Cohen, Benny Gantz –, Gantz, Lapid, ” Lapid, ” Dana Karni, Mike Schwartz Organizations: CNN, Minister’s, Protesters, Getty, Jewish Chronicle, Hamas, Magen, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Gaza, Tel Aviv, AFP, United Kingdom, Germany’s, Israel, Egypt, Sinai, Iran, Yemen, Philadelphi

☆ Washington DC is full of obsolete government buildings. See how one is being transformed into hundreds of luxury apartments.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Cotton Annex, a landmarked federal building, is one of the latest to be transformed. The Cotton Annex building, built in 1937 just half a mile from the Washington Monument, is one of them. The US government has an independent agency, the Public Buildings Reform Board, that sells valuable but underutilized buildings, like the Cotton Annex. It also reinvented some features of the original building for a modern audience: The building's residents-only speakeasy features the original skylight once used to inspect cotton. Read on to see how the Cotton Annex was built and how it's being transformed.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Washington DC, Washington, US Department of Agriculture, Buildings Reform Board, Carmel Partners Locations: Washington, DC

Sirens sounded in central and northern Israel Saturday and the Israeli military continued to pummel Lebanon and Gaza, as cease-fire talks held this week yielded little hope of ending hostilities on the ground. The Israeli military bombed targets in Beirut's densely-populated southern suburbs overnight after warning residents to evacuate. It was the first time in several days that the area, a Hezbollah stronghold, had been hit. The Lebanese Health Ministry said 52 people were killed by the Israeli strikes, and 72 injured across the country on Friday. Health workers in Gaza told Reuters that at least 68 people were killed in Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours.

Persons: Israel, OMAR AL, Magen David Adom, Lior, Bill Burns, Abdel Fattah el, Hassan Rashad ., Brett McGurk, Amos Hochstein, Najib Mikati, Mikati, McGurk, Hochstein, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, United States “, General Mohammad Naeini, “, ” Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, United Nations, Hamas, Lebanese Health Ministry, . Health, Reuters, Getty, Iran’s, Iran ”, CIA, American, Friday Reuters, Iranian, United, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Locations: Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Northern Gaza, ”, AFP, United States, Tira, Tel Aviv, Red Sea . U.S, Cairo, Iran, Fars, North Gaza

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati attends a press conference in Paris, France, on October 24. “We are doing our best and are optimistic that within the next few hours or days we will have a ceasefire,” Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Wednesday in an interview with Lebanese media outlet Al Jadeed. Any progress at lowering temperatures in the region will be considered a win inside the White House. CIA Director Bill Burns was in Cairo on Thursday for discussions on Gaza and Lebanon, including a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Read more about the diplomatic push.

Persons: Najib Mikati, Sarah Meyssonnier, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Netanyahu, Biden, –, Bill Burns, Abdel Fattah El, Amos Hochstein, Brett McGurk, Hochstein Organizations: Reuters American, CIA, White Locations: Paris, France, Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, Cairo, Iran

☆ US makes final ceasefire push before election but doubts progress will be made in Gaza before next US president is known
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CIA Director Bill Burns was in Cairo on Thursday for discussions on Gaza and Lebanon, including a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The US envoys also met Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant to discuss “security arrangements” related to northern Israel, Lebanon and the return of hostages from Gaza. That makes it likely the war in Gaza will continue shadowing the US contest in its final days. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening of the 25th Parliament session in Jerusalem on October 28, 2024. The White House offered the same message; National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett said purported drafts shared online do not reflect the current state of ceasefire talks.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Najib Mikati, Netanyahu, Biden, –, Bill Burns, Abdel Fattah El, Amos Hochstein, Brett McGurk, Hochstein, McGurk, Israel, Yoav Gallant, Kamala Harris ’, “, ” Harris, Debbie Hill, Harris, Burns, Yahya Sinwar, David Barnea, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, Lebanon’s Mikati, Sean Savett, CNN’s Lauren Izso, Alex Marquardt, Mostafa Salem Organizations: CNN, American, CIA, White, “, University of Wisconsin -, Getty, Democratic, Hamas, Qatari, Hezbollah, White House, National Security Locations: Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, Cairo, Iran, Madison, University of Wisconsin - Madison, “, Jerusalem, AFP, United States, Qatar, Egypt, Doha, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani, ” Israel

Washington had pressed its ally in the hopes of ending the cycle of attacks and avoiding escalation into a wider war. Blinken said the U.S. is tracking the aid deliveries very carefully and “absolutely essential” that Israel comply. "Israel has achieved most of its strategic objectives when it comes to Gaza,” Blinken said in Tel Aviv. (It also signed off on $9.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza, as well as the conflict zones of Ukraine and Sudan.) But far-fetched as it might seem, it came up during Blinken’s meeting with the Saudi crown prince during this trip.

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