Israel and Hamas to extend Gaza cease-fire by one day
Israel’s military and the Hamas militant group have agreed to extend the cease-fire in Gaza by one more day, allowing the release of more hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
The truce was extended after Israel was given a list of women and children for potential release, the Israeli government said Thursday.
Israel’s war cabinet had unanimously decided the previous night that fighting would start immediately if the list was not handed over to them by 7:00 a.m. local time Thursday.
This is the second time the truce has been extended.
— Vinay Dwivedi
IDF says 2 released hostages are in Israel
An image grab from a handout video released by the Hamas Media Office shows Hamas fighters handing over newly released Russian hostages to the Red Cross, in the Gaza Strip on November 29, 2023. Two hostages with Russian citizenship released by Hamas in the Gaza Strip on November 29 arrived in Egypt via the Rafah crossing, state television Al-Qahera News reported.
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Two recently released hostages are now with IDF forces inside Israeli territory, according to a joint statement from the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency.
The IDF and ISA said their forces are currently in Israeli territory with the two hostages and that after the two undergo medical assessment, they will be escorted by IDF to a hospital to be reunited with family.
Israel identified the released hostages as Yelena Trupanov, 50, and Irena Tati, 73.
— NBC News
U.S. Navy warship shoots down drone launched by Houthis from Yemen, official says
A U.S. Navy warship sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait shot down a drone launched from Yemen, a U.S. official said Wednesday, in the latest in a string of threats from Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) sets sail in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, July 14, 2019.
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The official said according to initial reports, USS Carney, a Navy…
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