Shira Rubin

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Michael Birnbaum |Shira Rubin |Lior Soroka

Trump administration ‘optimistic’ on Gaza ceasefire; Hamas expresses doubts (washingtonpost.com) Trump administration ‘optimistic’ on Gaza ceasefire; Hamas expresses doubts By Michael Birnbaum; Shira Rubin; Lior Soroka 2025052922124200 The White House has sent an Israeli-backed ceasefire proposal to Hamas, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday, in the latest bid to quell fighting, free hostages and enable the flow of humanitarian aid to struggling Gaza. The White House has been...

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Shira Rubin |Abbie Cheeseman |Karen DeYoung

Deadly strikes hit Gaza as new aid group says it has begun distributing food (washingtonpost.com) Deadly strikes hit Gaza as new aid group says it has begun distributing food By Shira Rubin; Abbie Cheeseman; Karen DeYoung 2025052603133100 TEL AVIV — Deadly Israeli airstrikes hit a school turned shelter and other targets in Gaza on Monday, according to rescue workers and witnesses, as a controversial new private aid organization with ties to both the Israeli and U.S. governments said it began...

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Shira Rubin |Lior Soroka

Israelis express horror at D.C. embassy attack as politicians trade blame (washingtonpost.com) Israelis express horror at D.C. embassy attack as politicians trade blame By Shira Rubin; Lior Soroka 2025052214382800 TEL AVIV — Israelis expressed horror and sorrow Thursday at the killings of two young Israeli Embassy workers outside a Jewish museum in Washington.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Shira Rubin |Abbie Cheeseman |Lior Soroka |Claire Parker

Netanyahu says ‘minimal’ aid will go to Gaza to preserve U.S. support (washingtonpost.com) Netanyahu says ‘minimal’ aid will go to Gaza to preserve U.S. support By Shira Rubin; Abbie Cheeseman; Lior Soroka; Claire Parker 2025051914420000 TEL AVIV — Israel plans to take control of the Gaza Strip while restarting "minimal" aid deliveries to the enclave, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, describing potential mass starvation there as a "red line" that could cost Israel its support...

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.