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The government said it would push for a stricter vetting process for people applying for gun licenses and limit access to some weapons, particularly the AR-15.
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Authorities in Gaza have been recovering bodies from under the rubble every day and the death toll has been rising ever since Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire
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“Why would they want to return?” Trump said. “The place has been hell.”
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In a joint press conference with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump laid out his vision for the Gaza Strip, saying he wants to turn it into “the Riviera of the Middle East.”
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The new Syrian presidency condemned the attack, calling it a “terrorist” attack and vowing “this crime will not go unpunished.”
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Israel had initially blocked Palestinians from returning to their homes as planned, saying that Hamas violated the ceasefire deal by not prioritizing releasing civilian hostages.
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Videos shared on social media showed Israeli forces shooting at thousands of Palestinians waiting to return to their homes.
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A video released Hamas showed the four women speaking in Arabic and thanking al-Qassam Brigades for taking care of them, providing them with food and clothes and protecting them from Israel’s bombing.
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The operation called “Iron Wall” was expected to go on for “at least several days”, Al Jazeera reported.
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Khalida Jarrar has been held in administrative detention, without charges or trial, since Dec. 26, 2023.
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The freed Palestinians included 69 women and 21 teenage boys — some as young as 12 — detained from the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.
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Hamas' armed wing al-Qassam Brigades' spokesperson Abu Obeida said Hamas is committed to all the conditions of the agreement as long as Israel is also committed.