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Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and their supporters protest near the hotel where U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is staying during his visit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leadership about a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free the hostages, in Tel Aviv, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza as Blinken tries to advance cease-fire deal

By Julia Frankel - Associated Press

A Palestinian child rides in the trunk of a car as he evacuates Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, as part of a mass evacuation ordered by the Israeli military ahead of an operation, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

What is the latest on the high-stakes negotiations over a cease-fire in Gaza?

By Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Israel's President Isaac Herzog, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Kevin Mohatt/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken warns now may be the last chance to get a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards his plane to depart Yokota Air Base in Fussa, on the outskirts of Tokyo, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, Pool, File)

Blinken is back in the Middle East to press for the conclusion of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Gunmen march during a funeral with the bodies of Palestinians Ahmed Abu Arra from the town of Aqaba, left, and Raafat Dawasa from the town of Silat Al-Harithiya, both draped in the Hamas flag and killed in an Israeli strike in the Jenin refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Jenin, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. Israel's military said Saturday it struck a "terrorist cell" in Jenin. The Palestinian health ministry there said two bodies were taken to a government hospital; Hamas claimed the two men as commanders in its military wing. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Quadruplets among Gaza’s dead as Blinken travels to the region to try to seal a cease-fire deal

By Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Einav Zangauker, center, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, who was kidnapped by Hamas, protests for his immediate release along with other families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and their supporters and against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Blinken heads to Middle East to try to close Israel-Gaza cease-fire deal

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Palestinians grieve at the funeral for more than 15 people, including several children and women, killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. The strike hit a house and an adjacent warehouse sheltering displaced people at the entrance of the town of Zawaida, according to the hospital where the casualties were taken. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Deadly violence still persists in Gaza despite mediators’ hopes for a truce

Associated Press

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, walk through a dark streak of sewage flowing into the streets of the southern town of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on July 4, 2024. Health authorities and aid agencies are racing to avert an outbreak of polio in the Gaza Strip after the virus was detected in the territory's wastewater and three cases with a suspected polio symptom have been reported. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)

Aid groups in Gaza try to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations

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A Palestinian carries his belongings as he evacuates Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, as part of a mass evacuation ordered by the Israeli military ahead of an operation, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

An Israeli airstrike kills 18 members of a family in Gaza as mediators hope for a cease-fire

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Palestinians evacuate a school that had been their shelter, in eastern Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, after the Israeli military dropped leaflets asking civilians to evacuate from the area and northern Khan Younis, saying forces plan to respond to rocket fire that targeted Israel. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advance, U.S. official says

By Ravi Nessman, Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

Israeli tanks head towards the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel on Thursday, Oct.12, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Mideast mediators strike hopeful note after talks in Doha

By Ravi Nessman - Associated Press

A Palestinian stands in his home the morning after it was torched in a rampage by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Jit, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Day 2 of cease-fire talks in Qatar as mediators try to prevent regional war

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President Joe Biden, who is joined by civil rights leaders, community members, and elected officials, speaks after signing a proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 16, to designate the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden: ‘Closer than we’ve ever been’ to Israeli-Hamas cease-fire and hostage deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Israeli tanks head towards the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel on Thursday, Oct.12, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Mediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks say the two-day talks have wrapped up

By Ravi Nessman - Associated Press

Palestinian mourners carry their loved one for burial at the cemetery in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Hamas-run Health Ministry says Gaza death toll passes 40,000 as corpses are buried in yards, streets

By Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa - Associated Press

FILE - Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, outside the hospital in Khan Younis, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)

With Gaza death toll over 40,000, here’s the conflict by numbers

By Julia Frankel - Associated Press

Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza hold photos of their loved ones during a protest calling for their return in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Mediators are set to hold new Gaza cease-fire talks, hoping to head off an even wider war

By Abby Sewell and Tia Goldenberg - Associated Press

FILE -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

A new round of Gaza cease-fire talks is starting. Why is a deal so elusive?

By Tia Goldenberg and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Iran's response to Israel's assassination of Ismail Haniyeh illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Iran’s crisis of humiliation: Planning its response to Israel

By Abraham Wagner

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reacts as he speaks at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Convention in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Tim Walz has record of praising Muslim cleric who commended Hitler

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times