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Israel, Hamas and the ceasefire
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has toured a U.S.-led coordination center in southern Israel. The Trump administration is pushing plans for an international security force in Gaza to support a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
One complication for doctors at Nasser Hospital now is determining which of the returned bodies are Hamas fighters killed in combat, which are civilians and which are detainees who died in Israeli custody.
A collective funeral ceremony was held Wednesday in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, for 54 unidentified Palestinians whose bodies were returned from Israel, the Palestinian Civil Defense (PCD) reported.
A total of 195 bodies were transported by the Red Cross to the hospital in southern Gaza since last week, when a ceasefire agreement to end the war between Israel and Hamas was put in place.
The court also says Israel has not substantiated its allegations against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed cautious optimism on the implementation of President Donald Trump’s peace agreement that’s come under strain from bloodshed in Gaza and political intrigue in Jerusalem during a visit to a new led-US command center in southern Israel.
Israel launched a wave of attacks on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines. Both sides say they are still committed to the truce.
Kosher restaurant chain Shouk permanently closes all Washington DC locations after two years of boycotts and protests over Gaza war allegations.
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Trump mulls asking Israel to free Palestinian leader Barghouti as US looks to Gaza’s post-Hamas rule
President Donald Trump is suggesting he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader.
The International Court of Justice said Israel must work with U.N. agencies, including UNRWA, the group for Palestinian refugees, which Israel has banned.
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