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Hamas expected to respond to hostage deal in next 24 hours after Israel gives green light - sources

"For the first time, there is real optimism that Hamas will say ‘yes,’" two sources familiar with the talks told The Jerusalem Post.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Hostage families and supporters rally, calling for the return of the remaining 50 hostages in Hamas captivity, June 28, 2025.
Javier Milei at the Western Wall, February 6, 2024

Argentina's Javier Milei, in Israel, vows to move embassy to Jerusalem

The Argentinian president announced his intention to have his country recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization.

|BySAM HALPERN
Sara Gideon speaks to the media in her office at the Maine State House, July 3, 2017

Sara Gideon could flip Susan Collins’ Senate seat blue

Democrats nationwide think Gideon has momentum (first she has to clear a primary on Tuesday, but she is the favorite).

|ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Left: Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives (Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images); right: Sen. Susan Collins in Washington, April 3, 2019

Sen. Susan Collins is facing a major challenge in Maine

Sara Gideon, who is favored to win the Democratic primary on Tuesday, is drawing support from Maine’s 10,000-15,000 Jews and from national political Jewish organizations.

|ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA