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A Palestinian man collects his belongings southeast of the Gaza City on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. on the fifth day of the temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

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With deadline looming, diplomats seek to extend Gaza truce; …

In this photo provided by Thailand's Foreign Ministry, Thai hostages, who were previously released, hug their newly-freed compatriots at the Shamir Medical Center in Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Hamas freed several Thai nationals seized in the group's surprise attack on southern Israel last month, releasing them alongside Israeli hostages under a cease-fire deal. (Thailand's Foreign Ministry via AP )

The US tells Israel any ground campaign in southern Gaza …

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks to reporters on Nov. 26, 2023, in Nantucket, Mass. The Biden administration has told Israel that it must operate with far greater precision in southern Gaza if it renews a ground campaign aimed at eradicating the Hamas militant group. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Trump gives mixed messages on how he’d handle Israel-Hamas …

Lawmakers debate aid for Israel

Freed Israeli hostage describes deteriorating conditions …

This undated photo released by Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters shows Roni Krivoi, 25 years old. Roni Krivoi was part of the third group of hostages released by Hamas on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, as part of truce deal. Hamas freed 17 hostages, including 14 Israelis. (Hostages and Missing Families Forum headquarters via AP)

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The family of an infant hostage pleads for his release …

Israeli protesters call for the release of the Bibas family, whose members are being held hostage in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Hamas has released over 50 Israeli hostages in recent days as part of a cease-fire agreement, but it still holds dozens of others, including the Bibas family. The family's 10-month-old son Kfir is the youngest hostage in Hamas captivity. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

California city calls for permanent cease-fire in …

Speakers wait in line during the public comment portion of a special session of City Council to consider resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more …

Released Palestinian prisoners arrive in the West Bank town of Ramallah Tuesday Nov. 28, 2023. Thirty-three Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrived early Tuesday in east Jerusalem and Ramallah. Eleven Israeli women and children, freed by Hamas, entered Israel Monday night in the fourth swap under the original four-day truce, which began Friday and had been due to run out. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Blinken will return to Israel as the US hopes to …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives board his aircraft prior to departure, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., as he travels to Brussels for a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Live updates | Israel releases Palestinian prisoners …

An Israeli helicopter transporting released hostages lands at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, Tuesday Nov. 28, 2023. Eleven Israeli women and children, freed by Hamas, entered Israel Monday night in the fourth swap under the original four-day truce, which began Friday and had been due to run out. Qatar said Israel was to release 33 Palestinians from its prisons, mostly teenagers. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Fiery rhetoric around Israel-Hamas war stokes fears …

Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Mideast war. Its …

FILE - Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani listens a question with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Doha, Qatar, Friday Oct. 13, 2023. Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Israel-Hamas war. On Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, a Qatari jet landed in Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport with an urgent task: save the cease-fire deal between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)