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By Ben Sales (JTA) — After more than a day of delays, Israel’s security cabinet has gathered to formally approve an agreement to stop the fighting in Gaza, paving the way for hostages to be released beginning on Sunday. Later in the day, the full Israeli government will assemble to approve the deal, which negotiators…

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By Philissa Cramer Jan. 16, 2024 (JTA) — Facing opposition from some of his allies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed a planned Cabinet meeting to approve a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas. Netanyahu said in a statement that Hamas was reneging on parts of the deal announced Wednesday and confirmed by…

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By Ben Sales Jan. 15, 2024 (JTA) — This is a developing story.  Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal that will cease more than a year of fighting in Gaza and Israel, bring dozens of Israeli hostages home and release hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners. The agreement was confirmed by multiple parties to…

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By Ben Sales Jan. 13, 2024 (JTA) — If the past year has taught anything, it’s that banking on a hostage deal is a bad idea. But those odds appear to be changing, with Israeli officials reportedly saying on Tuesday that Hamas has accepted a proposed outline for a deal. There are still details to…

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By Sarah Wildman Dec. 29, 2024 (JTA) — WASHINGTON (JTA) – Jimmy Carter, the one-term president who brokered the historic Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt but earned pariah status in some corners of the Jewish community for his criticisms of Israel, has died. Carter, who had remained active into his final years despite…

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By Ron Kampeas This is a developing story. (JTA) Nov. 8, 2024 Israel said it had dispatched two planes to Amsterdam early Friday morning to extricate Israeli soccer fans beset by mobs after a game between Ajax, a local team, and Maccabi Tel Aviv, an Israeli team. Amsterdam police said on Friday morning that five…

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By Ron Kampeas (JTA) Nov. 5, 2024 — Josh Stein, North Carolina’s Democratic attorney general, is projected to become the state’s first Jewish governor after defeating Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate who once called himself a “Black NAZI.” The race was closely watched both because of Robinson’s inflammatory comments denigrating Jews, LGBTQ people…

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Ron Kampeas August 31, 2024 (JTA) — The Israeli military reported that the bodies of six hostages have been recovered in the Gaza Strip, and the main group representing the families of hostage held in Gaza promised a massive protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to achieve a deal that would release the…

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Ben Sales August 27, 2024 (JTA) — Israeli troops have rescued an Israeli hostage from southern Gaza, the military announced Tuesday, the eighth captive held by Hamas to be brought back alive by Israeli forces since Oct. 7. Qaid Farhan al-Qadi, 52, a Bedouin Israeli and father of 11 from the southern city of Rahat,…

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