The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken back to Gaza as hostages during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 7 October. The bodies of kindergarten teacher Maya Goren as well as the soldiers Sergeant Major Ravid Aryeh Katz, Master Sergeant Oren Goldin, Staff Sergeant Tomer Ahimas and Sergeant Kiril Brodski were found in a Hamas tunnel in the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza

Reuters

DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement as Israel continued to slam targets in the Palestinian enclave.

Gaza ceasefire negotiations extend to another day as death toll exceeds 40,000

The Independent

Ireland’s president has condemned the “outrageous level of killing” of people in Gaza, and called for an immediate ceasefire, after 80 people were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter.The strike on the school in central Gaza City also left another 47 people injured, Gaza’s health ministry said.Video from the scene showed walls blown out of a large building. Chunks of concrete and twisted metal lay on top of a blood-soaked floor, with clothing, toppled furniture and other debris.A blackened car with the windows blown out was covered in rubble.Statement by President Higgins following strike on school site in...

Irish president condemns ‘outrageous level of killing’ of people in Gaza

Axios

Former President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and discussed the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, according to two U.S. sources who were briefed on the call. Why it matters: A crucial round of negotiations with senior U.S., Qatari, Egyptian and Israeli...

Scoop: Trump speaks to Netanyahu about the Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal, sources say

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain have endorsed calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, the return of scores of hostages held by Hamas and the “unfettered” delivery of humanitarian aid.In a joint statement released Monday, they endorsed the latest push by the United States, Qatar and Egypt to broker an agreement to end the 10-month-old Israel-Hamas war.The mediators have spent months trying to get the sides to agree to a three-phase plan in which Hamas would release the remaining hostages captured in its Oct. 7 attack in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and Israel would withdraw from Gaza.“The...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse calls for cease-fire in Gaza

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The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators have invited Israel and Hamas for negotiations aimed at ending fighting that the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says has killed nearly 40,000 people in the Palestinian territory. The talks will be held in the Qatari capital Doha, a source close to Hamas and a second...

Qatar to host high-stakes Gaza truce talks

Business Times

Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, high-stakes negotiations are set to take place on Thursday as the United States seeks a breakthrough that could not only end the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas but also avert a wider regional war. Mediators from the U.S., Egypt, and Qatar will convene in Doha, hoping to broker a cease-fire agreement that has eluded diplomats for months, despite the mounting devastation in Gaza and increasing hostilities between Israel and Iran.

Critical Gaza Truce Talks Underway in Doha Amid Fears of Wider Conflict

American, Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari negotiators have convened in Doha, Qatar’s capital, for talks which the Biden administration hopes will finally lead to a ceasefire in the nearly year-old Israeli war against the militant group. White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby told reporters on Thursday that the...

Latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks under way, White House says

WASHINGTON/ BEDMINSTER, New Jersey (Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their last meeting in July to quickly end Israel's war in Gaza, but the former president also criticized ceasefire demands.

Trump says he told Netanyahu to end Gaza war but criticizes ceasefire call

The Associated Press

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A top Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group is losing faith in the United States’ ability to mediate a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of a new round of talks scheduled for this week amid mounting pressure to bring an end to the 10-month-old war with Israel.

A top Hamas official says the group is losing faith in the US as a mediator in Gaza cease-fire talks

DUBAI (Reuters) - Any possible Israeli attack on Lebanon will have serious consequences for Israel, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a phone call with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Iran's state media reported on Monday.

Iran warns of serious consequences for any Israeli hit on Lebanon

Netanyahu lambasted Gallant on Monday, accusing him of adopting an “anti-Israel narrative,” revealing a rupture at the top of the government as the Middle East risks spiraling into a full-scale regional conflict.

Netanyahu accuses defense minister of ‘anti-Israel narrative,’ exposing rift over war in Gaza

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The number of Ohioans under 65 without health insurance has dropped significantly over the past 15 years, according to new Census Bureau data. Why it matters: Coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act and social safety net policies enacted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic are helping more people get insured across the country, per KFF.

Ohio's uninsured population has dropped since mid-2000s

Fox News

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened military intervention in Israel in a move to stop its war in Gaza as Palestinian casualties mount and Israel faces mounting aggression by Islamic extremists.

Turkey's Erdogan threatens to invade Israel over war in Gaza as regional tensions grow

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A study released this month from University of Michigan researchers found that a temporary expansion of the Child Tax Credit helped some low-income families maintain stable housing. Why it matters: In a city with a high poverty rate and serious affordable housing crunch, the analysis of the national tax credit...

U of M study: Child Tax Credit expansion helped housing affordability

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign this week began trying to persuade a surprise group of voters: Fox News viewers. Why it matters: While Fox News is known for its conservative coverage, its viewers — particularly during the daytime — are more ideologically diverse, and the Harris team wants to reach them.

Harris brings her ad blitz to Fox News

President Biden told reporters he expects Iran to hold off on possibly attacking Israel if a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is reached in the next few days. Why it matters: The U.S., Egypt and Qatar called on Israel and Hamas to participate in a final and decisive round of negotiations on Thursday in Doha for a deal to release hostages held by Hamas and establish a ceasefire in Gaza.

Biden says Iran could hold off on Israel attack if Gaza deal reached

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President Biden and first lady Jill Biden may have been in New Orleans on Tuesday for a serious topic — cancer — but it didn't get in the way of them cracking jokes about the stifling heat and Tulane's private tuition. Why it matters: They announced about $150...

President Biden jokes about Tulane's tuition during New Orleans visit

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Pressure grows as \"last chance\" negotiations for Gaza deal resume

Senior U.S., Qatari, Egyptian and Israeli officials will meet on Thursday under intense pressure to reach a breakthrough on the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal. Why...

Pressure grows as "last chance" negotiations for Gaza deal resume

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