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US Sends Drones Over Gaza to Keep an Eye on Ceasefire

American military seeks independent view as other nations join effort

(Newser) - The US monitoring of ceasefire compliance by Israel and Hamas now includes deploying surveillance drones over Gaza, an effort to gain an independent view of the situation on the ground. Israel has consented to the flights, American and Israeli officials said, which are connected to the new Civil-Military Coordination Center...

Vance: Israel's Vote to Annex West Bank Is an 'Insult'

Upon departing Israel, VP calls Knesset's move a 'very stupid political stunt'

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance criticized on Thursday a vote in Israel's parliament the previous day about the annexation of the occupied West Bank, saying it amounted to an "insult" and went against Trump administration policies. Hard-liners in the Knesset had narrowly passed a symbolic preliminary vote in support...

Vance Responds to Claims He's 'Bibisitting'

VP says Israel is not a 'toddler,' as US officials try to keep fighting at bay

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday, emphasizing that the recent wave of US visits to Israel is about safeguarding the fragile Gaza cease-fire—not micromanaging Israeli policy. "We don't want a vassal state ... We want a partnership," Vance...

Hamas Has Now Handed Over Remains of 13 Dead Hostages

15 remain in Gaza as Israel pushes militant group to act faster

(Newser) - The body of a thirteenth hostage was turned over to Israel by Hamas Monday night, leaving the remains of 15 hostages still in Gaza, the Times of Israel reports. The release of the body of Tal Haimi, 41, who was killed while defending Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak during the Oct. 7,...

Israel Receives Bodies of 2 More Hostages

Though remains have not been identified yet

(Newser) - Israel received the remains of two more hostages Wednesday, hours after the Israeli military said that one of the bodies previously turned over was not that of a hostage . The confusion added to tensions over the fragile truce that has paused the two-year war. The coffins carrying the remains were...

Hamas Says It Has Done All It Can to Return Bodies

Trump calls search for hostages' remains in Gaza a 'gruesome process'

(Newser) - Hamas says it has done what it can in returning Israeli hostages' remains but claims it needs special equipment to recover any more bodies, potentially putting its fragile ceasefire with Israel on the line. The Israeli military said the two caskets believed to contain the remains of hostages were...

One Hostage's Family Had an Ordeal Like No Other

Bipin Joshi was the only foreigner whose fate remained unclear prior to Monday

(Newser) - As celebrations erupted in Israel over the return of hostages taken by Hamas, a mother in Nepal was told her son, Bipin Joshi, was not among them . Bipin, 22, was the only Nepali national taken during the October 7, 2023, attack on Kibbutz Alumim, where he worked as part of...

4 More Bodies of Israeli Hostages Expected to Be Released Soon

7 of the 8 released so far have been identified

(Newser) - Israel on Wednesday identified more bodies of dead hostages that were handed over by Hamas a day earlier to ease pressure on a fragile ceasefire in its war with Israel. The handover came after an Israeli military agency warned it would slash aid deliveries to Gaza as the militant group...

Israel Cuts Gaza Aid in Clash Over Hostage Remains

'The job IS NOT DONE,' Trump says

(Newser) - Israel is pressuring Hamas to return the remains of hostages still believed to be in Gaza, but the widespread devastation in the territory is making the process difficult. Under the ceasefire agreement, Hamas was supposed to immediately return all remaining bodies, but on Monday, only four of the 28 dead...

Hamas' New Problem: Finding Hostages' Remains in Rubble

Red Cross warns recovery of all bodies may not be possible, a threat to ceasefire deal

(Newser) - The Red Cross warned Tuesday that returning the remains of hostages killed during the Israel-Hamas conflict will be a "massive challenge" that could take days or weeks—and may never be fully completed, reports Reuters . One huge obstacle: locating bodies amid the widespread destruction in Gaza. So far, only...

Hamas' Grisly New Message: Public Executions

Militant group is looking to quickly reassert its control over Gaza

(Newser) - Hamas has sought to reassert its authority in Gaza in graphic fashion, carrying out public executions of alleged Israeli collaborators just after after its ceasefire with Israel took effect. A video shared widely on Monday showed Hamas fighters executing seven or eight men in Gaza City, report Reuters and the...

A Look at the Freed Israeli Hostages

'We did not give up,' says one family

(Newser) - "After two years of suffering, he is here," says the family of Evyatar David, 24, in a statement cited by the BBC . "We did not give up faith, we did not lose hope," says the family of Bar Kupershtein, 23. Those two men were among the...

In Speech, Trump Ad-Libs a Plea for Netanyahu

'Why don't you give him a pardon,' Trump says to Israel's president

(Newser) - President Trump didn't always stick to the script in his speech Monday to the Israeli parliament, and one of the more notable ad-libs came in regard to the long-running corruption investigation of Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • "Hey, I have an idea," Trump said, turning to Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
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Trump in Israel: It's the 'Dawn of a New Middle East'

President addresses the Knesset after the release of hostages

(Newser) - President Trump was addressing the Israeli parliament on Monday to celebrate the release of the remaining hostages taken by Hamas, and he proclaimed the "dawn of a new Middle East" to lawmakers. Highlights:
  • "After so many years of unceasing war and endless danger, today the skies are calm,
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'You Are Coming Home!' All Israeli Hostages Are Freed

The 20 are being reunited with their families as part of ceasefire deal

(Newser) - All 20 of the living hostages held by Hamas are free. The militant group released them on Monday as part of the ceasefire deal brokered last week by the US, reports the AP . In exchange, Israel began sending busloads of freed Palestinian prisoners to the West Bank city of Ramallah,...

The Countries With the Most American Expats

Mexico tops the list of nations hosting the most Americans

(Newser) - Millions of Americans live outside of the United States, according to the Association of Americans Resident Overseas, which recently updated its stats to see which countries host the most former residents of the USA. AARO's analysis used census data culled by the UN and from the US Census Bureau,...

Israeli Military Says Ceasefire Is in Effect
Ceasefire Takes Hold in Gaza
Oct 10, 2025 6:01 AM CDT

Ceasefire Takes Hold in Gaza

Thousands of Palestinians return to northern Gaza after Israeli troops pull back

(Newser) - Palestinians began returning to the north of Gaza on Friday after Israel's military said a ceasefire was in effect and its forces were shifting positions inside the territory as part of the agreement. The ceasefire at noon local time came after the Israeli government approved the deal early...

Ahead of Nobel Peace Prize, Trump Dominates the Chatter
Trump's Push for a Nobel
Comes to a Head on Friday
the rundown
Oct 9, 2025 11:57 AM CDT

Trump's Push for a Nobel Comes to a Head on Friday

Israelis, Palestinians praise him, though panel's selection came before peace deal

(Newser) - The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday, and the big question is whether it will go to President Trump. The president and the White House have made no secret of his desire to win it, with repeated references to his role in ending conflicts...

What Happens Next With the Gaza Deal, Hostages
What Happens Next
With the Gaza Deal, Hostages
the rundown
Oct 9, 2025 6:09 AM CDT

What Happens Next With the Gaza Deal, Hostages

Captives may be freed Sunday or Monday, and Trump is expected to travel to Israel

(Newser) - The broad strokes of a deal between Israel and Hamas has been struck, one that holds promise for the release of hostages and the end of two years of fighting. Details:
  • In Israel: Israel's government meets Thursday to formally consider the first phase of the deal, and approval is
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Greta Thunberg Describes Her Detainment in Israel

Activist says detainees lacked water and medicine; Israel disputes claims

(Newser) - Greta Thunberg says she and other activists were "kidnapped and tortured" by the Israeli military after she and 478 others who were part of a Gaza aid flotilla were detained and held in Israeli custody before some were expelled from Israel Monday. At a Stockholm press conference Tuesday,...

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