Qatar says Israel and Hamas are at the “closest point” yet to agreeing on a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages.

Some soldiers say they saw or did things while serving in the Palestinian territory that crossed ethical lines, and want other military members to speak out.

The two parties have held indirect talks for over a year to end the military offensive in Gaza and exchange scores of Israeli and Palestinian captives.

The 5-month-old was discovered on a Turkish Airlines flight from Nigeria to Thailand.

U.S. President Joe Biden, who hopes to wrap up a deal before leaving office next week, spoke with Netanyahu about the talks on Sunday.

The study, published in The Lancet, reflects the reality that Gaza has been unable to count the dead due to Israel destroying the health care infrastructure.

Officials say the black boxes of a Boeing jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four minutes before the accident.

The president intended to present the award in person, but canceled in order to monitor the devastation in California.

Just one brief ceasefire has been achieved in 15 months of war, and that was in the earliest weeks of fighting.