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JOSEF FEDERMAN

JOSEF FEDERMAN

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Africa|MidEast|Political|US|World

US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza

The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip

US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza
MidEast|Political|World

Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages to Israel as dozens of Palestinians leave Israeli prison

An Israeli security official says Hamas has handed to the Red Cross the bodies of four Israelis who were held hostage in Gaza

Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages to Israel as dozens of Palestinians leave Israeli prison
MidEast|Political|World

Israel and Hamas agree on new exchange, leaving fragile ceasefire intact

Israeli and Hamas officials say they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

Israel and Hamas agree on new exchange, leaving fragile ceasefire intact
Crime|MidEast|World

No injuries from Israeli bus explosions in suspected militant attack, police say

Israeli police have reported a series of explosions on three buses in central Israel in what they said appeared to be a militant attack

No injuries from Israeli bus explosions in suspected militant attack, police say
MidEast|Political|US|World

Here are some takeaways from the first month of Trump's Mideast diplomacy

U.S. President Donald Trump has quickly plunged into Mideast diplomacy since returning to office last month

Here are some takeaways from the first month of Trump's Mideast diplomacy
MidEast|Political|World

Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren't released Saturday

The first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is supposed to last six weeks

Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren't released Saturday
MidEast|Political|World

Israel's Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages

Israel’s Cabinet has approved a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages that will pause the 15-month war with Hamas for six weeks

Israel's Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages
Business|News|Political|Technology|US|World

Israel's Netanyahu is to meet Elon Musk. Their sit-down comes as X faces antisemitism controversy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says he will meet billionaire businessman Elon Musk during a trip to the United States next week

Israel's Netanyahu is to meet Elon Musk. Their sit-down comes as X faces antisemitism controversy
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Biden warns Netanyahu about the health of Israel's democracy and urges compromise on court overhaul

President Joe Biden raised “hard issues,” including protecting the “checks and balances” in a democracy, in a Wednesday meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York

Biden warns Netanyahu about the health of Israel's democracy and urges compromise on court overhaul
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation

Hamas militants have fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented surprise early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday

Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel strikes and seals off Gaza after incursion by Hamas, which vows to execute hostages

Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war’s death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides

Israel strikes and seals off Gaza after incursion by Hamas, which vows to execute hostages
MidEast|News|World

Palestinians scramble for safety as Israel pounds sealed-off Gaza Strip to punish Hamas

Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip neighborhood by neighborhood on Tuesday, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling to find safety in the tiny, sealed-off territory now suffering severe retaliation for the deadly weekend attack by Hamas militants

Palestinians scramble for safety as Israel pounds sealed-off Gaza Strip to punish Hamas
MidEast|News|World

Israel steps up air and ground attacks in Gaza and cuts off the territory's communications

The Israeli army says its ground forces are “expanding their activity” in the Gaza Strip, as it moves closer to a full-on ground invasion of the besieged territory

Israel steps up air and ground attacks in Gaza and cuts off the territory's communications
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel-Hamas war upends years of conventional wisdom. Leaders give few details on what comes next

Just three weeks into the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas, it is already clear that the bloodshed has shaken the region for years to come and flipped long-standing Israeli assumptions upside down

Israel-Hamas war upends years of conventional wisdom. Leaders give few details on what comes next
MidEast|News|World

Has Israel invaded Gaza? The military has been vague, even if its objectives are clear

Over the past five days, Israeli ground troops have pushed deeper and deeper into Gaza in their war against Hamas, launched in response to a bloody Oct. 7 cross-border raid by the Islamic militant group

Has Israel invaded Gaza? The military has been vague, even if its objectives are clear
MidEast|News|Political|World

The US has strongly backed Israel's war against Hamas. The allies don't seem to know what comes next

When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked who would govern the Gaza Strip following Israel’s war against Hamas, he said a return of the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority made “the most sense.”

The US has strongly backed Israel's war against Hamas. The allies don't seem to know what comes next
News|Political|World

Israel resists US pressure to pause the war to allow more aid to Gaza, wants hostages back first

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against growing pressure for a humanitarian pause in the nearly month-old war to protect civilians and allow more aid into Gaza

Israel resists US pressure to pause the war to allow more aid to Gaza, wants hostages back first
MidEast|News|World

Blinken urges united future Palestinian government for Gaza and West Bank, widening gulf with Israel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling for a united and Palestinian-led government for Gaza and the West Bank after the war ends, as a step toward Palestinian statehood

Blinken urges united future Palestinian government for Gaza and West Bank, widening gulf with Israel
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel says it will maintain 'overall security responsibility' for Gaza. What might that look like?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not elaborate when he said that Israel would maintain indefinite “overall security responsibility” in Gaza once it removes Hamas from power in response to the Islamic militant group's cross-border raid

Israel says it will maintain 'overall security responsibility' for Gaza. What might that look like?
News|World

Is Hamas hiding in Gaza's main hospital? Israel's claim is now a focal point in a dayslong stalemate

Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against Hamas

Is Hamas hiding in Gaza's main hospital? Israel's claim is now a focal point in a dayslong stalemate
MidEast|News|World

The Israeli military has set its sights on southern Gaza. Problems loom in next phase of war

After raiding the Gaza Strip’s largest hospital, Israel appears close to completing its takeover of the besieged territory’s northern sector

The Israeli military has set its sights on southern Gaza. Problems loom in next phase of war
MidEast|News|World

Israel reveals signs of Hamas activity at Shifa, but a promised command center remains elusive

Nearly a month ago, the Israeli military unveiled a detailed 3D model of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital

Israel reveals signs of Hamas activity at Shifa, but a promised command center remains elusive
MidEast|News|World

Qatar announces Israel-Hamas truce-for-hostages deal that would pause Gaza fighting, bring more aid

Qatar has announced a truce-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas that would bring a four-day halt in fighting in a devastating six-week war

Qatar announces Israel-Hamas truce-for-hostages deal that would pause Gaza fighting, bring more aid
News|World

Israeli official says talks continuing, hostage release won't take place before Friday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser says a planned hostage-for-prisoner swap with Hamas has been delayed until at least Friday

Israeli official says talks continuing, hostage release won't take place before Friday
News|World

On Day One of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners

On the first day of a four-day Gaza cease-fire agreement, Hamas released 24 hostages abducted by militants from southern Israel seven weeks ago

On Day One of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners

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