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CNN —The Israeli military detained a convoy of United Nations vehicles for several hours in northern Gaza on Monday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement they were acting “following intelligence that a number of Palestinian suspects were present in the convoy” and delayed it to question them. The IDF said the convoy was not involved in the transport of polio vaccines but was being used instead to exchange UN personnel. A military official later told CNN the suspects and the convoy had been released. In a post on X, Lazzarini said the convoy contained national and international staff members who were meant to be rolling out the UN’s polio vaccination campaign for children in Gaza City and northern Gaza.

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☆ Israeli military leaders say Israel has a choice: Defeat Hamas or save the hostages
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Top Israeli military officials say defeating Hamas could come at the cost of the lives of hostages. Families of hostages say the return of their loved ones should take precedence over erasing Hamas. Instead, The Times reported, some Israeli military officials believe that Israel may have to use diplomatic channels — as opposed to military strategy — to recover the hostages from Gaza. But as of December, three of its top leaders remain at large, including Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas' military wing who masterminded the October 7 attacks. In addition to Israeli military sources interviewed by The Times, European officials have also criticized Israel's military strategy and urged it to reconsider engaging in peace talks.

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☆ There will be no pause in Biden’s headache over the Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A 48-hour extension to the Israel-Hamas truce will not pause the strategic dilemmas and political headaches wracking the Biden administration over the war. That could cause more civilian casualties, like earlier in the war, which included bombing of civilian areas and sieges over Gaza hospitals. The dangers for US personnel were underscored when American officials said Sunday that two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden. The missing AmericansUS officials watched Hamas’ release of another 11 hostages on Monday – the final day of the original truce deal – especially carefully. The likelihood therefore is that he’ll face a similar or even more intense political headache when the war begins again.

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☆ Israeli women and children have been freed by Hamas. But families of other hostages are in limbo
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Each weekend since the Hamas attacks, Sherman has taken part in a rally in Tel Aviv for the hostage families. Under the truce agreement between Israel and Hamas, groups of Israeli citizens and other nationals have been freed from Gaza every day since Friday, while Israel has released Palestinian women and children detainees. All of the Israelis released under this deal have been civilian women and children. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured on October 28, has indicated he would be open to extending the country's truce with Hamas. Tsafrir Abayov/APA group of Israelis watch as a helicopter carrying hostages released by Hamas lands in Petah Tikva, in Israel, on November 26.

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☆ Opinion | The Only Way Forward
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

This board has called many times for an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, and we have called for mercy and reason in the current conflict. It is also noteworthy that the Palestinian Authority under Mr. Abbas has largely stayed clear of the Gaza eruption. Israel is the dominant power here, and in the current conflict, Israel will once again need to be first to move toward the establishment of a Palestinian state. Holding Israel’s leaders to account in no way lessens the responsibility that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad bear for the present suffering in Gaza. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram.

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☆ Fact Check: Gal Gadot has not joined the army during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Israeli actor Gal Gadot has not joined the army amid the 2023 Israel-Hamas conflict, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson and a representative for the actor have said in response to an old photograph of Gadot circulating online. A post on X social media shared the dated image of Gadot with the caption: “BREAKING: Israeli actress Gal Gadot who played Wonder Woman in the Hollywood movie turns up at for army service.” The claim also surfaced on Facebook, garnering comments suggesting the image is current. Israel requires most of its citizens to compulsorily serve in the military from the age of 18. Gal Gadot has not joined Israeli armed forces following the outbreak of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, an IDF spokesperson and a representative for the actor have said. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

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☆ Economists fear major disruption if the Israel-Hamas conflict is not contained
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

ReutersAny possible escalation of the Israel-Hamas war poses a major risk to the global economy, driving up energy prices and disrupting key trade routes, economists have warned. Israel's subsequent bombardment of Gaza in a bid to eliminate Hamas has increased the risk of a spillover to the wider Middle East region. The events in recent days have deepened the greatest fear among economists, that the conflict engulfs the region and begins to pose a long-term threat to global energy and trade infrastructure. Back then oil prices gained 30% in a matter of two weeks before settling at around 15% above pre-war levels," said J. Safra Sarasin Equity Strategist Wolf von Rotberg. "You choke off those points and you create major disruption not just to oil prices, but the whole supply chain of the world for energy and other goods as well."

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[1/4] Members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Counterterrorism unit patrol in Times Square, as the city takes security precautions ahead of planned demonstrations, in New York City, U.S., October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing RightsOct 13 (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement agencies have escalated security measures to safeguard Jewish and Muslim communities ahead of global pro-Palestinian protests expected on Friday but urged members of the public to go about their daily routines. Adams said extra police patrols were being deployed in Jewish and Muslim communities alike. TIMES SQUARE PROTEST EXPECTEDNew York City officials said they were bracing for at least one major demonstration planned for Times Square on Friday. He said the FBI, U.S. homeland security officials and other federal authorities had held online security "webinars" with Jewish institutions around the country.

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[1/4] Members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Counterterrorism unit patrol in Times Square, as the city takes security precautions ahead of planned demonstrations, in New York City, U.S., October 12, 2023. Adams said extra police patrols were being deployed in Jewish and Muslim communities alike. Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal called for protests across the Muslim world on Friday in support of Palestinians. TIMES SQUARE PROTEST EXPECTEDNew York City officials said they were bracing for at least one major demonstration planned for Times Square on Friday. He said the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and other federal authorities had held online security sessions with Jewish institutions around the country.

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☆ 'This is Israel's 9/11': Why Israelis say Hamas' unprecedented assault will change their country forever
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Some are likening Saturday's attack on Israel by Hamas to the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US. The timing of the attack on Saturday morning "was a shock," Aisenberg told Insider on Sunday night from her home. Up and down the country, Israelis were angered by the lapses that enabled Hamas to evade the eyes of Jerusalem's military and intelligence services, Quinn added, calling the failures "incomprehensible." AdvertisementAdvertisementThere, close to the Gaza border, Aisenberg's mother- and father-in-law spent much of Saturday afternoon hiding in their home as Hamas fighters infiltrated their small town and wreaked havoc. 'We cannot afford to be divided'As the fighting continues, Aisenberg said Israelis are determined to prevail against Hamas and Hezbollah.

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☆ Dutch supreme court: Israeli military immune from prosecution in Netherlands
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks to the media after casting his ballot on the day of Israel's general election outside a polling station in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Nir Elias/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAMSTERDAM, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Dutch supreme court ruled on Friday that two Israeli former military commanders, including ex-defence minister Benny Gantz, are immune from civil prosecution in the Netherlands in a case brought over the deaths of six Palestinians in an Israeli air strike. In the suit, Ziada sought unspecified damages against Gantz under Dutch universal jurisdiction rules, which allows countries to prosecute serious offences committed elsewhere. Sixty-seven Israeli soldiers and six civilians in Israel also died, according to Israeli military and health officials. Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout and Stephanie van den Berg; editing by Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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