TRADING PLACES:  After a third swap of hostages for prisoners yesterday, 58 people taken by Hamas on October 7th have been traded for 117 imprisoned Palestinians and Hamas appears to be interested in an Israeli offer to extend the cease fire one …

HOSTAGE DEAL: The Israeli parliament overnight approved a deal for a temporary ceasefire and the release of 50 women and children hostages held by Hamas in exchange for 150 Palestinian women and teenagers imprisoned in Israel.     Israel would pause its attacks …

DEAL WORKING: President Joe Biden and other US authorities say a deal is close for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Asked by a reporter whether a rumored agreement was near, Biden said, “I believe so”.   CNN reports that …

PEACE BUT NOT CEASE: Two schools run by the United Nations in northern Gaza were bombarded over the weekend resulting in as many as 24 deaths plus injuries. The New York Times reports that it verified video from one of the …

TECH WAR: The Gaza Health Ministry, which answers to Hamas, now says that 16,000 people have been killed in the crowded strip of land since the war with Israel began.    The US is pushing for Hamas to release its hostages to …

TUNNEL VISION: Israeli soldiers led journalists on a tour of the grounds of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza in an attempt to prove that it was used as an underground base by Hamas militants.   They were shown the entrance to a …

HOSTAGE DEAL: Hamas militants say they would free 50 Israeli women and children held hostage in trade for a pause in fighting, increased humanitarian aid, and freedom for an unspecified number of Palestinians held in Israeli jails.    Israel is reported to …

MAJOR SURGERY: Israeli forces conducted what they described as a “precise and targeted operation” against Hamas militants inside the grounds of the Al Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza.  Both Israel and the US have said Hamas is storing weapons and operating a command …

INTERNAL DISSENT: More than 400 government employees from 40 agencies have sent letters of dissent on President Joe Biden’s support of Israel in its war on Hamas militants.    In just one example, dozens of State Department employees disagreeing with administration …

November 11, 2023Vol. 12, No. 2038 FAR TOO MANY: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday that “far too many Palestinians have been killed” in Gaza under Israeli bombardment, a blunt statement of the Biden administration’s increasing concern about what has …