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Medical evacuees from Gaza enter Egypt as the Rafah crossing reopens

  • Feb 2

Israel to reopen Gaza border crossing with Egypt after nearly 2 years

  • Jan 30
Hostages and Missing Families Forum via AP

Body of final hostage retrieved from Gaza

  • Jan 26
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Trump welcomes Israel's Netanyahu for talks

  • Dec 29, 2025

Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem

  • Dec 8, 2025

Palestinian death toll tops 69,000 in Gaza

  • Nov 9, 2025

Body of American-Israeli hostage among 3 returned by Hamas

  • Nov 3, 2025

Israel hands over bodies of 30 Palestinians: Gaza hospital officials

  • Oct 31, 2025

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Israeli with family in Houston among hostages freed from Gaza after 2 years

  • Oct 14, 2025
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Nonprofit brings families from Gaza to Houston for medical treatment

  • Nov 24, 2024
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Hundreds gather in Houston to mark one year since Hamas attack on Israel

  • Oct 8, 2024
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All 57 jailed during pro-Palestinian protest at UT were released

  • Apr 26, 2024
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Interfaith candlelight vigil held in NW Houston for those killed in Israel

  • Oct 16, 2023
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Former Houston resident worries about young sisters believed to be held hostage in Gaza

  • Oct 14, 2023
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Meyerland woman mourns loss of brother killed in Middle East war

  • Oct 13, 2023
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Israeli officials say it's not the time for hostage negotiations amid war against Hamas

  • Oct 11, 2023

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Israel's military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104

Israel's military said the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials.

  • Oct 29, 2025
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Gaza ceasefire tested as Israel and Hamas exchange fire and blame

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered the army to immediately carry out "powerful strikes" in Gaza, in a new test for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

  • Oct 28, 2025
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Israel identifies two more hostages' bodies as Vance meets Netanyahu

Israel has completed the identification of the bodies of two more hostages, Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Wednesday, as JD Vance held high-level meetings in Israel to nudge forward Gaza's fragile ceasefire.

  • Oct 22, 2025
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Vance is optimistic about Gaza ceasefire but notes 'very hard' work to come

JD Vance and other envoys projected optimism Tuesday about Gaza 's fragile ceasefire agreement, calling progress better than anticipated as they visited a new center in Israel for civilian and military cooperation.

  • Oct 21, 2025
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Rebuilding Gaza will take 'decades,' cost $70B, experts say

Experts say it will likely take decades, not years, to rebuild Gaza due to the massive destruction.

  • Oct 20, 2025