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Israel Identifies the Bodies of 3 Hostages: Uriel Baruch, Eitan Levi, Tamir Nimrodi
Right to left: Eitan Levy, Tamir Nimrodi, Uriel Baruch. Photo: Hostage Families Forum. i24 News – The families of deceased hostages Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi, and Eitan Levi were told this Wednesday morning that the bodies of their loved ones had been identified at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, after they were returned to Israel…
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Aid Trucks Roll into Gaza as Dispute Over Hostage Bodies Is Paused
Palestinians in a car pull a cart with people on it, while driving near tents, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas Aid trucks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing after a dispute over the return…
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How a complete unknown created one of the most iconic music events of the 1970’s
“I’ve always been a stranger,” Ido Fluk told me when I met him in a near-empty conference room in a sleek, Nordic-designed hotel in Berlin this past February. It was the afternoon after the Berlin Film Festival’s world premiere of the Israeli director’s German-language film, Köln 75, a kinetic behind-the-scenes look at Keith Jarrett’s famous…
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3 more hostages’ remains returned as Hamas reasserts control in Gaza, potentially threatening truce
(JTA) — Israel has identified the remains of three more hostages following a second release by Hamas on Tuesday, bringing the number of deceased hostages in Gaza to 21. But even as the conditions of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement were still being met, both President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
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How phase one of the Gaza peace plan is beginning to fray
President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan – which was reinforced in principle during a “peace summit” on Monday with the presidents of Egypt and Turkey, and the Emir of Qatar – is long on intention and short on details. Aaron David Miller, who advised six secretaries of state on Arab-Israeli negotiations under both Republican and…
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Trump drew Arab leaders into a historic peace agreement. Too bad about the one glaring caveat
It was impressive, no question about that: A sitting American president, flanked by the heads of Egypt, Turkey and Qatar — among dozens of other countries — signing a document that contains all the right words and sentiments needed for achieving Middle East peace. But Tuesday’s display in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh may be…
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‘They’re fed up’: Post-ceasefire, Israel faces an enormous political reckoning
My brother-in-law, David Levy, didn’t sleep much the night before the release of the last living hostages. That day, he stayed glued to the family TV — along with what seemed like the entire country. “You could just see the injection of spirit this has given to Israel,” he said. “I finally get why Judaism…
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How NYC mayoral candidates reacted to the release of the Israeli hostages, from Gematria to Gaza
This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, our daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayor’s race. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. There are 21 days to the election. From Gematria to Gaza Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani reacted Monday to the release…
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Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Arson Attack on Governor’s Mansion
Cody Balmer appears in a booking photograph after his arrest on suspicion of an attack on Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro’s official residence, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. April 14, 2025. Photo: Dauphin County District Attorney/Handout via REUTERS. A 38-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to attempting to murder Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in an April arson…
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Hamas to Start Handing Over Bodies of Four Israeli Hostages Tuesday Night, Official Says
Trucks carrying aid move, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hussam Al-Masri Hamas has informed mediators it will begin transferring bodies of four deceased Israeli hostages to Israel at 10 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on Tuesday, an official involved in the operation…
