Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) stipulated on Sunday that his call for a humanitarian pause or cease-fire between Israel and Hamas must include the removal of the militant group, along with the release of hostages. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Raskin outlined his idea for what he hopes would be a better…
Sen. Chris Coons celebrated reports of a possible deal for Hamas to release 50 or more hostages before Thanksgiving but rejected calls for a cease-fire.
GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis pledged to strip the United Nations of its funding if elected to the White House after it passed a resolution calling for a humanitarian pause and a release of hostages Wednesday. The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling for the release of hostages held by the militant group Hamas and for…
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Thursday that the U.S. is involved with “intense negotiations” on securing the release of some hostages held by Palestinian militant group Hamas but there was no deal on the table yet. Kirby told CNN the U.S. has a “team on the ground” that is working “by the…