Israel has recovered final hostage remains from Gaza
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Israeli forces demolished the home of Youssef al-Ziadna’s sister, sparking backlash from the family, who accuse the government of insensitivity amid their mourning of loved ones taken by Hamas.
Gaza’s government urged its more than 40,000 civil servants and security personnel to cooperate with the Palestinian technocratic body with U.S. oversight that is meant to exclude Hamas.
There appears to be a growing divide between American mediation efforts and Israel’s bottom-line demand that Hamas be disarmed and excluded from Gaza’s future governance. That comes alongside an unbridgeable gap between a Hamas bent on securing its survival and Israel determined to destroy it.
With all Israeli hostages now recovered from Gaza, there's a push for the Israel-Hamas peace plan to move to phase-two, but that brings its own challenges.
Whatever Netanyahu’s future, the Jewish state girds for a year as consequential, decisive and potentially tumultuous as any in its 78 year history.
The group is refusing to disarm, a requirement that is holding President Trump’s peace plan for the enclave.
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How the Oct 7 Hamas terror attacks exposed long-running concerns about UNRWA, new film charges
Tracing UNRWA from 1949 to today, the film examines refugee policy, weak oversight and alleged links to Hamas control in Gaza, raising questions about the agency’s role and accountability.
The fragile peace in Gaza is under threat. The reason for this is clear: the terrorists of Hamas have refused to disarm. Although the terror group agreed a ceasefire with Israel last October, the remaining sticking points included giving up their weapons.