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Strong-Armed by Trump, Netanyahu Embraces Gaza Deal as a Personal Win
ByIsabel Kershner October 5, 2025October 5, 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took credit for an emerging agreement, but it was clear that President Trump was calling the shots.

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Amid the Gaza War, Israel Is More Divided and Isolated Than Ever
ByRoger Cohen, David Guttenfelder and Saher Alghorra October 5, 2025October 7, 2025

The longest war of an endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to challenge Israel’s own image and understanding of itself.

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At a Protest for a Deal, Israelis Wrestle With a Mix of Emotions
ByNatan Odenheimer and Gabby Sobelman October 4, 2025October 8, 2025

Along with optimism that President Trump can lock Israel and Hamas into a deal, many expressed anxiety about being disappointed once more.

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Netanyahu Defends Wartime Leadership, Saying Hostage Deal Is Within Reach
ByDavid M. Halbfinger October 4, 2025

In a speech that lasted just minutes, the Israeli prime minister boasted that he had defied his critics to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza.

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Here’s the latest.
ByLiam Stack October 3, 2025October 4, 2025

The militant group responded to a proposal by President Trump to end the war in Gaza.

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A Family’s Global Efforts to Free the Only Nepali Kidnapped by Hamas
ByPranav Baskar October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

A family’s campaign to free a student abducted from a rural Israeli town two years ago may be imperiled by an uprising in Nepal and stalled attempts at a cease-fire.

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Defiant Netanyahu Denounces Palestine Recognition, to a Mostly Empty U.N. Hall
ByEphrat Livni, Liam Stack and Thomas Fuller September 26, 2025September 26, 2025

A Palestinian state would be “national suicide” for Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, but many of the diplomats and leaders at the assembly boycotted his remarks.

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Abbas Says Hamas Will Not Govern Palestine After War With Israel
ByFarnaz Fassihi September 25, 2025September 26, 2025

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, delivered a speech by video to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday in which he thanked countries for recognizing Palestinian statehood.

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Here’s what to know.
ByFarnaz Fassihi September 25, 2025

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Here’s what to know.
ByFarnaz Fassihi September 25, 2025

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