Hamas, Israel and hostages
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CAIRO/JERUSALEM >> The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today, adding its reopening will depend on Hamas handing over bodies of deceased hostages as the two sides continued to trade blame over ceasefire violations.
If the attack takes place, it “would constitute a direct and grave violation” of the agreement forged by President Trump to end the two-year war in Gaza, the State Department said.
The Israeli military said it had fired at a "suspicious vehicle" it said had crossed the line demarcating the area occupied by its forces.
Medical teams at an Israeli hospital awaiting the arrival of hostages expected to be released from Gaza are "prepared for anything," Noa Eliakim Raz, head of the Returning Hostages Unit at the Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, told NBC News.
Hamas ceasefire, graphic videos appeared to show the execution of a group of blindfolded people in a public square.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The FBI has accused a Louisiana resident of participating in the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, then lying about his past and fraudulently obtaining a visa to live in the U.S.
Americans’ approval of President Donald Trump’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war has risen significantly since April, according to an Emerson