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Rubio slams UNRWA as a ‘subsidiary of Hamas,’ vows it will not ‘play any role’ in delivering aid to Gaza

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who arrived in Israel shortly after Vice President JD Vance left for Washington, railed against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) amid the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. “UNRWA’s not going to play any role in it,” Rubio said when asked …

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Experts slam UN court ruling on Israel, warn opinion is also ‘a real danger to the US’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Leading experts on the United Nations and international law on Wednesday blasted the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) for its non-binding ruling that Israel cooperate with a scandal-plagued U.N. aid agency that the U.S. stopped funding because of its support for Hamas terrorists. ICJ President Yuji Iwasawa said the Jewish state “is …

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Trump pick for religious freedom envoy visits Holy Land, cites strong US-Israel bond

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! On his visit to Israel this week, Ambassador-Designate for International Religious Freedom Mark Walker said meeting families of hostages and survivors of Hamas captivity left him “overwhelmed,” reaffirming what he called the “spiritual and historic bond” between the United States and Israel. Walker, a former Republican congressman and Baptist pastor from North …

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US military opens coordination center in Israel for Gaza stabilization and aid efforts amid ceasefire

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Five days after world leaders endorsed a U.S.-brokered plan to end the Israel-Hamas war, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday opened a Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in southern Israel to serve as the main hub for Gaza stabilization efforts. The CMCC is designed to support stabilization efforts, according to a news …

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Israel identifies 2 hostages returned from Gaza as residents of same kibbutz

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel identified the remains of the two deceased hostages that Hamas returned from Gaza Tuesday as Aryeh Zalmanovich, 85, and Tamir Adar, 38, both residents of Kibbutz Nir Oz. Zalmanovich is believed to have been murdered by Hamas while in captivity after being abducted from his home by the terror group on …

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Experts urge Trump to ban terror-linked UN agency from his Gaza peace plan

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Amid the implementation of President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan to end the Hamas-Israel war, Mideast experts are urging that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have no presence in the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip because of its reported support for the …

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Vance warns Hamas as Gaza peace plan’s Civilian Military Cooperation Center opens

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President JD Vance issued a warning to Hamas on Tuesday while speaking to reporters in southern Israel at the new Civilian Military Cooperation Center (CMCC), which plays a critical role in the historic ceasefire deal. “The terms of the 20 point plan that the president put out there is very clear. …

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Israel confirms how hostage Tal Haimi died, with 15 bodies remaining in Gaza

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel identified the remains of a deceased hostage returned from Gaza as Sgt. Maj. Tal Haimi, the commander of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak’s rapid response team. Haimi was 41 years old at the time of his death. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Haimi was killed in combat while defending Kibbutz Nir …

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Trump threatens Hamas if Gaza ceasefire collapses as JD Vance to visit Israel

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As it was announced that Vice President JD Vance would visit Israel, President Donald Trump once again warned Hamas, saying the U.S.-brokered Gaza truce must hold, and issued another blunt warning to the terrorist group. During a White House meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday, Trump warned, “We’re going …

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Hamas transfers coffin of dead hostage to Israel, IDF confirms

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A coffin of a deceased hostage has been transferred from Hamas to Israel via the Red Cross, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday. The body will be taken from the Gaza Strip and received in a military ceremony with a military rabbi, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in …

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