U.S. officials had talks Monday morning about the state of the negotiations with Egyptian and Qatari officials, who have been serving as intermediaries with Hamas.
War in Israel
The U.S. military told The Associated Press it was aware of the claim but has “received no reports” of American military drones being downed over Yemen.
Three Israelis were shot and killed Sunday at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli officials said.
Israelis again poured into the streets for another large protest over the government’s failure to secure the return of remaining hostages in Gaza.
The stakes have gone up this fall for students protesting the war in Gaza, as U.S. colleges roll out new security measures and protest guidelines.
While President Joe Biden personally announced the current cease-fire framework back in May, and U.S. officials have often hinted that a deal was close.
The U.S. government confirmed the death of 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi but did not say whether she had been shot by Israeli troops.
The two sides have been negotiating for months over a deal to pause fighting in Gaza and get Hamas to release more hostages it’s holding in the Palestinian territory.
Orna and Ronen Neutra advocate for the immediate release of all people taken hostage in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel.
U.N. agencies now hope to expand the campaign to the harder-hit north and south of the territory.
The almost 11-month-old war has ignited hostilities on other Middle East fronts and become a divisive issue in the U.S. ahead of November’s elections.
The Justice Department announced criminal charges against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other senior terrorists in connection with the Oct. 7 rampage in Israel.
The incident threatens to become one of the worst yet in the Iranian-backed terrorists’ campaign that has disrupted the $1 trillion in goods that pass through the Red Sea each year.
Dozens of protesters with noisemakers and megaphones — some with their backpacks — picketed against the war in Gaza on 116th St. and Broadway.
National security spokesman John Kirby said the “executions” of six hostages, including one American, by Hamas terrorists, “underscores the sense of urgency” in the talks.