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Hamas senior official invites Elon Musk to Gaza, day after Israel visit
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 27: Elon Musk (L) meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog (R) on November 27, 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel. Billionaire and boss of the social network X, Elon Musk, travelled to Israel during the truce between Israel and Hamas. Musk is due to speak with Israeli President Isaac Herzog about the online fight against anti-Semitism. (Photo by Haim Zach (GPO) Handout via Getty Images)
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Diplomats seek extension of Israel-Hamas truce as deadline looms
Hamas fighters accompany newly released hostages before handing them over to the Red Cross in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on November 28, 2023. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
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Evening Update: Truce between Israel and Hamas extended by two days
Palestinians walk among the rubble, as they inspect houses destroyed in Israeli strikes during the conflict, amid the temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, at Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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Israel, Hamas to extend truce for two more days, Qatar says
Palestinians shop in Al-Zawiya market in Gaza City on November 27, 2023, on the fourth day of a truce between Israel and Hamas. The Israeli government said on November 27, it had put Hamas "on notice" that an "option for an extension" of the truce in the Gaza Strip was open. (Photo by Omar El-Qattaa / AFP) (Photo by OMAR EL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Elon Musk to meet Israeli president, Gaza hostage families on Monday
FILE PHOTO: People gather to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to California as he is scheduled to meet with entrepreneur Elon Musk, at union square in San Francisco, California, U.S. September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Hamas releases third group of hostages as part of truce deal, while Netanyahu visits Gaza
A vehicle carrying Israeli hostages released by Hamas from the Gaza Strip arrives at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, early on November 26, 2023. Hamas on November 25, released a second group of Israeli and foreign civilians it had been holding hostage in the Gaza Strip in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, after an hours-long unexpected delay set nerves on edge. Israeli authorities said 13 Israelis and four Thai citizens had returned to Israel. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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‘Can’t find words’: Israeli families welcome second group of hostages
Orit Meir, right, mother of Israel hostage Almog Meir is comforted by Thomas Hand, left, father of 9 year old Irish-Israeli hostage Emily Hand, both taken after the Oct. 7 assault by Hamas militants, attend a news conference at the Israel Embassy in London, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. More than 200 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage on Oct. 7 after Hamas militants infiltrated Israel. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel and Hamas complete second day of hostage exchanges after tense delay
A helicopter carrying hostages released by Hamas lands at Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Israel on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. The hostages were released from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip as part of a four-day ceasefire during which the Gaza militants pledged to release 50 women and children hostage in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Tens of thousands march in London calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza
Protester hold flags and placards as they take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration as pass by Trafalgar Square in London, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
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Israel reviews list of hostages set to be freed by Hamas on Saturday
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 24: People gather around singing and dancing traditional Hebrew songs ahead of the return of the 13 hostages outside The Museum of Modern Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on November 24, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. A total of 50 hostages currently held by Hamas are to be released during a four-day truce with Israel, the first such pause in fighting since Oct. 7, when Hamas launched its surprise attack and Israeli responded with a vast military offensive to destroy the militant group that governs Gaza. Under the deal, 150 Palestinian prisoners are also to be released from Israel, and more humanitarian aid will be admitted at the Gaza-Egypt border crossing. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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Families of hostages not slated for release from Gaza during current truce face enduring nightmare
Ofri Bibas Levy wears a shirt with her brother, sister-in-law and their two children, age 4 and 10 months held captive in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Ofri Bibas Levy has been haunted by nightmares since Oct. 7, when her brother, sister-in-law and their two children, age 4 and 10 months, were snatched by Hamas militants from their homes and dragged into the Gaza Strip. The cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas which gets underway Friday will bring relief to dozens of families. But with militants having abducted 240 people, many families will be left to endure the torment. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Evening Update: Hamas releases 24 hostages as truce with Israel takes hold in Gaza
The face of the newly released hostage, Peri Chana, 79, is projected onto the wall outside The Museum of Modern Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on November 24, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Hamas hostage deal ‘progress’ but long-term peace needs ‘many more steps’, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends the second day of the Canada-EU summit in St. John’s on Friday, Nov.24 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Cheers, whistles as Red Cross transfers hostages in Gaza
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The dream of normalizing ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel is not dead
Dennis Horak
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Hamas releases 24 hostages as truce with Israel takes hold in Gaza
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 24: People gather around singing and dancing traditional Hebrew songs ahead of the return of the 13 hostages outside The Museum of Modern Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on November 24, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. A total of 50 hostages currently held by Hamas are to be released during a four-day truce with Israel, the first such pause in fighting since Oct. 7, when Hamas launched its surprise attack and Israeli responded with a vast military offensive to destroy the militant group that governs Gaza. Under the deal, 150 Palestinian prisoners are also to be released from Israel, and more humanitarian aid will be admitted at the Gaza-Egypt border crossing. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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Understanding Hamas’s tunnel network in Gaza
A view of what the Israeli military says is the way leading to a Hamas tunnel underneath a house near the Al Shifa Hospital, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in a location given as Gaza, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on November 23, 2023. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS WAS NOT ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE LOCATION OR THE DATE WHEN THE VIDEO WAS FILMED
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Ukraine fatigue risks leaving Volodymyr Zelensky out in the cold
Konrad Yakabuski
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Toronto man says his family needs Canadian help to get out of Gaza
Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Israel and Hamas four-day truce starts tomorrow, some Israeli hostages will be released
Israeli soldiers stand on a tank, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, near Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel, November 23, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Dispute erupts over whether Pope Francis called Gaza situation a ‘genocide’
A photo made available by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis (L) speaking with a family member of Palestinians who are currently living through the war in Gaza at the Vatican on November 22, 2023. (Photo by Divisione Produzione Fotografica / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP) / )RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / VATICAN MEDIA" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by DIVISIONE PRODUZIONE FOTOGRAFICA/VATICAN MEDIA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israel-Hamas hostage deal offers hope for longer-term peace in Gaza, Trudeau says
Families and friends of about 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bring them home during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Israel’s Cabinet has approved a ceasefire agreement with the Hamas militant group that would bring a temporary halt to a devastating war that has continued for more than six weeks. The Israeli government said that under an outline of the deal, Hamas is to free at least 50 of the roughly 240 hostages taken in its Oct. 7 attack over a four-day period. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Boycott campaigns over Gaza war hit Western brands in some Arab countries
FILE PHOTO: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference with defense minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet minister Benny Gantz in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023. ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Goldman Sachs sees no immediate impact on oil inventories from Israel attacks
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Goldman Sachs company logo is seen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Israeli official says talks continuing, hostage release won’t take place before Friday
Israeli soldiers stand near the opening to a tunnel at Al Shifa Hospital compound in Gaza City, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun EDITOR'S NOTE: REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHS WERE REVIEWED BY THE IDF AS PART OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE EMBED. NO PHOTOS WERE REMOVED.
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Israeli Cabinet approves truce for hostages deal with Hamas; Palestinian prisoners also to be freed
Families and friends of about 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bring them home during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Evening Update: Ottawa’s economic update promises more affordable homes; Netanyahu asks Israeli government to back hostage deal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland make their way to the House of Commons to present the Fall Economic Statement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.
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In Gaza, civilian evacuation looks like forced displacement. That cannot be the way forward
Lama Mourad and Stephanie Schwartz
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South African leader accuses Israel of war crimes, Putin and Xi strike more cautious note BRICS meeting
Palestinians walk amid the rubble of a buildings destroyed during an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Netanyahu asks Israeli government to back Hamas hostage deal
Families and friends of about 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bring them home during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Evening Update: China defends prosecution of Kovrig and Spavor; premature babies in Gaza evacuated to Egypt
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor stand as they are recognized before President Joe Biden speaks to the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, Canada, Friday, Mach 24, 2023. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
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Relatives of Gaza hostages say stop talk of execution for Hamas detainees
Demonstrators calling for the return of 40 children who are among the roughly 240 hostages believed held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip and to mark World Children's Day, during a protest across from UNICEF offices in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. The hostages, mostly Israeli citizens, were kidnapped during an Oct. 7 Hamas cross-border attack in Israel and have been held in Gaza since then. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Liberal, Conservative MPs visit Israel in show of solidarity
JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 18: A person carrying an Israeli flag walks by graffiti that reads, "Bring them home now" on November 18, 2023 in Jerusalem, Unspecified. Families and supporters of the hostages taken by Hamas in its Oct 7 attack commenced a multiday march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, where they will demonstrate in front of the Prime Minister's office. According to Israeli officials, over 240 hostages are being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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Vengeance in war is terrible – and nothing new
Charles Lewis
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Canadian woman who escaped Gaza describes experience fleeing war
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