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3 weeks ago | 
postguam.com | Claire Parker |Lior Soroka |Heidi Levine |Shira Rubin
JERUSALEM - Hamas on Monday released Israeli American Edan Alexander after more than 19 months in captivity in the Gaza Strip, the result of direct talks between U.S. and Hamas officials in recent days. The militants handed Alexander to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza on Monday evening local time. The 21-year-old soldier was transferred to the Israeli military and flown to a facility in southern Israel for medical tests and to reunite with his mother and other family members.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
postguam.com | Gerry Shih |Miriam Berger |Heidi Levine |Claire Parker
TULKARM, West Bank - Israel’s soldiers have destroyed entire city blocks and bulldozed roads. Its drones fire at cars and buildings believed to be sheltering militants. Its tanks and snipers watch over deserted neighborhoods where thousands of civilians lived before their water and electricity lines were severed. This is not Gaza but the newest front in Israel’s war: the West Bank. More than a year after Hamas launched its Oct.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
postguam.com | Claire Parker |Heba Farouk Mahfouz |Mustafa Salim
CAIRO - Arab leaders adopted a unified plan for the future of the Gaza Strip at an emergency summit in Egypt’s new administrative capital on Tuesday to counter President Donald Trump’s proposal for the mass displacement of Palestinians and to help salvage a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas that is at risk of collapse.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
postguam.com | Claire Parker |Heba Farouk Mahfouz |Hajar Harb |Adam Taylor
JERUSALEM - An influx of aid to the Gaza Strip during the first days of the ceasefire was temporarily interrupted on Thursday after clashes broke out between Hamas and organized looters near the main crossing in the enclave’s south, according to residents, transport workers and video footage of the gunfight.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
spokesman.com | Gerry Shih |Claire Parker |Miriam Berger |Hazem Balousha
JERUSALEM – Israel and Hamas on Tuesday edged closer to reaching a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, as officials from both sides, as well as third-country mediators, confirmed that the broad contours of an agreement had been reached but that thorny, round-the-clock talks were underway to hammer out details. The negotiations – more advanced now than at any other point since the war began on Oct.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
smh.com.au | Claire Parker |Hazem Balousha
By Claire Parker and Hazem Balousha October 18, 2024 — 3.47pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Ramallah: Few Palestinian leaders had gained a reputation like Yahya Sinwar’s. He was at once a ruthless militant leader hunted by Israel and a man many Palestinians saw as an ardent defender of their cause.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
postguam.com | Susannah George |Claire Parker |Suzan Haidamous |Sufian Taha
BEIRUT — Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, gave a defiant sermon at Friday prayers in Tehran as thousands of people gathered there to commemorate slain Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, and Iran’s foreign minister traveled to Beirut to show solidarity with Lebanon amid a punishing air and ground campaign.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
postguam.com | Claire Parker |Lorenzo Tugnoli
JENIN, West Bank - Israeli raids targeting Palestinian militants in the West Bank are taking an enormous toll on daily life in the territory, leaving hundreds dead and neighborhoods destroyed, tactics residents and local fighters say are feeding resentment and causing more unrest. Since the Oct.
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Jul 27, 2024 | 
postguam.com | Claire Parker
PARIS — France’s audacious plan to open the Paris Olympic Games on the Seine raised plenty of eyebrows before Friday night’s ceremony. Detractors worried about security, about crowd management, about the logistics of moving 85 boats carrying 6,800 athletes down the Seine. Coordinated arson attacks on France’s high-speed rail network Thursday night further raised anxieties about unwelcome disruptions.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
myemail-api.constantcontact.com | Rishi Sunak |Ana Swanson |Vivian Wang |Claire Parker
Quotes of the Day:"In unconventional warfare, the terrain is not just geographical; it's psychological, cultural, and societal. Success hinges on mastering these dimensions." - Unknown"Unconventional warfare is a mindset as much as it is a set of tactics. It's about leveraging asymmetrical advantages to achieve strategic objectives." - Unknown"Unconventional warfare is not about brute force; it's about finesse. It's the art of achieving strategic goals through unconventional means." - Unknown1.
