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People attend a rally marking 600 days since Israelis were taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza, demanding their release and an end to the war, at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)People attend a rally marking 600 days since Israelis were taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza, demanding their release and an end to the war, at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to end the war until all the hostages are released and Hamas is either destroyed or disarmed and sent into exile. He has said Israel willand facilitate what he refers to as the voluntary emigration of much of its population.Palestinians and most of the international community have rejected plans to resettle Gaza’s population, a move experts say
Hamas has said it will only release the remaining hostages — its only bargaining chip — in return for, a lasting ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal. It has offered to give up power to a committee of politically independent Palestinians that could oversee reconstruction.
. Around a third are believed to be alive, though many fear they are in grave danger the longer the war goes on. Thousands of Palestinians have been killed since Israel renewed its airstrikes and ground operations after ending a ceasefire in March.
The dispute over whether there should be a temporary ceasefire to release more hostages — as Israel has called for — or a permanent one — as Hamas wants — has bedeviled talks brokered by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar for more than a year and a half, and there’s no indication it has been resolved.of the conservative pressure group CPAC in Poland, where she offered a strong endorsement.
Noem even dangled the prospect of closer U.S.-Polish military ties in the event of a Nawrocki win — with the implied warning that a Trzaskowski victory could jeopardize Poland’s security.Hungary’s autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orbán, who maintains close Kremlin ties, also gave his support to Nawrocki at a CPAC meeting in Budapest on Thursday.
Karol Nawrocki, front, the conservative candidate heading into the second round of Poland’s presidential election, meets with union members in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)Karol Nawrocki, front, the conservative candidate heading into the second round of Poland’s presidential election, meets with union members in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)