Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating ceasefire
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CAESAREA, Israel — Ten years ago this week, two Palestinian attackers boarded a bus in Jerusalem and shot, beat and stabbed Israeli American educator Richard Lakin to death along with two others before police killed one of the militants and injured and arrested the other.
President Donald Trump is threatening to "go in and kill" Hamas members in Gaza after Hamas-linked gunmen appeared to carry out a public execution in Gaza this week.
The disturbing images are part of a long pattern of punishment meted out to suspected collaborators, according to an Israeli hostage negotiator.
Two dozen countries have restricted or ended arms sales to Israel. But the impact has been limited — and with the ceasefire, some could resume trade.
A ceasefire in Gaza is raising hopes among many in Israel that the country can begin to repair its image abroad, after months of deepening isolation due to the toll of the two-year conflict.
Gaza is in ruins, and the bodies of 21 Israeli hostages are somewhere amid the rubble, along with an estimated 11,000 Gazans.
Ceremonies took place on Thursday to commemorate two years since the surprise attack on southern Israel, according to the Jewish calendar.
After Hamas handed over two dead Israeli hostages overnight, Israel returns 30 dead Palestinians - a ratio agreed in the first phase of the peace deal.
Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages Monday, and Israel released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. U.S. President Donald Trump visited the region to discuss postwar plans.
National Education Association teachers union distributed antisemitic course materials that included Palestine map replacing Israel and Hitler-praising content.
During the New York City mayoral debate, candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparred over Israel-Gaza positions. Silwa scolded Cuomo and Mamdani for not crediting Trump for the ceasefire plan while Mamdani said “of course” Hamas should lay down its arms and Cuomo said he “hopes the peace holds.